Jul 23, 2026 | 10:45 am
A new coffee shop is bringing Dallas-Fort Worth an authentic NOLA-style experience: The shop is called Cafe La Faye, and it’s summoning that Big Easy spirit with the classic combination of coffee and beignets, the pillowy fried pastry that’s a signature of New Orleans.
The family-owned spot just opened in McKinney at 407 E. Louisiana St., in the historic McKinney Flour Mill building, with a stated goal to deliver a New Orleans experience that immerses you in Southern and French Quarter culture.
The cafe is from Ben Tapper, a native of Baton Rouge who left his job at Boeing to fulfill his passion for hospitality. He started out doing Cafe La Faye as a mobile concept in 2025, and was pleasantly surprised to discover there was a big demand…