We had walked from the French quarter all the way down Magazine Street past the warehouses to the lower garden district for the boutiques and antique shops. We pottered around this picturesque part of Town and then in need of refreshment stopped by District-donuts-sliders-brew. The seats outside, spilling across the pavement were full. We ventured inside this cavernouse old market/warehouse building and were greeted with a queue and a sign requesting that no individual purchase more than 18 donuts today to allow them to service all their customers. Clearly we had stumbled across a very popular place.
We had already had lunch, so were unable to try the mini sliders menu which looked fantastic. I watched with envy as people ordered three each, picked them up and then perched at the wooden bar or table to devour. I only wanted a drink and chose a large lemonade. Oh, my. It was proper southern lemonade, the best I have tasted anywhere. When this restaurant got lemons, it really made lemonade with it. The array of donuts on the side were large, bright and colourful. Gipsy Spread, not being able to help himself and yet to sample the NOLA beignets chose this location for his one and only taste of this local delicacy.
He was not disappointed and we got a sense of why people travel here to pick up many (clearly sometimes more than 18) donuts. There was a guy in scrubs in the queue for the food and we were trying to figure out how far he had come, i.e where was the nearest hospital to sample the food here? We would most definitely suggest that District.donuts.sliders.brew is worth a vist whenever, in fact every time you are on Magazine street. Make sure you stay hungry though, so that you can sample all of it. As in the title, the sliders, donuts and brew.
If I'm ever back in New Orleans, I will visit again and do exactly as advised by the name of this fantastic bohemian treasure in the garden district.
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