Visit our Mid-City or our Downtown gathering place for New Orleans fare and all of your traditional breakfast favorites

Welcome to The Ruby Slipper Cafe! We now have 2 locations to serve you. Visit us in the Heart of Mid-City or Downtown! Come enjoy our warm and friendly atmosphere with your friends and family. The Ruby Slipper Cafe was founded by a local family who believes there is no place like home – New Orleans! We welcome you to learn more about us here & look forward to meeting you at the cafe!

Special Jazz Fest 2012 Announcement! Our Mid-City location at 139 S Cortez will be OPEN on Monday April 30 and Monday May 7 to make your Jazz Fest weekend even brighter! Join us for a special breakfast or brunch with your friends and family before they head home after a fabulous fest.  Of course, Mid-City and Downtown will be open their normal hours to serve you great food & drinks on your way to Jazz Fest.

Committed to the Environment and Local Businesses

Did you know that The Ruby Slipper Cafe began with a committment to the environment and to support local businesses that continues to grow? Here are a few ways that we StayLocal!

Composting: Our Mid-City location participates in two programs –we compost all of our coffee grinds and provide them to our neighbor Little Sparrow Farms, where urban microfarmer Marilyn Yank uses them to grow her vegetables, herbs and flowers with love. We are also a proud participant in the NOLA Green Roots program, a Mid-City based non-profit that helps restaurants compost appropriate food wastes and distribute them to community and backyard gardens.

Recycling: Our Mid-City location recycles using local service provider Phoenix Recycling.

Buying Locally: We are proud to use locally made products, and locally-based purveyors. Our sausage (pork breakfast links, chorizo, chicken sausage patties, andouille, and more) is made right in Mid-City, New Orleans by Creole Country Sausage. Our Dairy products come to us from Kleinpeter Farms Dairy; a Louisiana-based, family owned and operated dairy since 1913. Our breads are all locally baked and delivered fresh to our door by Leidenheimer, Wild Flour Breads and La Louisiane Bakery. Some of our locally-owned and operated purveyors include Bubba’s Produce, Natco Food Service, and S&W Wholesale Foods. We’re proud to StayLocal! and hope that you are too.