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Franchise · New Orleans, Louisiana
Choosing Antoinette's means bringing something rare to your city: a coffee house that feels like an escape. Backed by a brand rooted in French elegance and New Orleans hospitality, guided by founders who built the original by hand, and supported by the systems that keep it running, you gain everything you need to open, operate, and grow a destination — not just a café.
You'll be guided and supported through the entire Antoinette's process — from site selection and lease negotiation to the morning you open your doors. And it doesn't end there: our ongoing support means that when something comes up, we know in real time, which means a faster answer. Once you join, you're part of the House.
Every Antoinette's runs on one connected system for point of sale, catalog, pricing, and reporting — the same platform that keeps our own menu and hours in sync with the website automatically. You'll see sales, inventory, and customer trends from anywhere, without stitching software together yourself.
We never compromise on location. We identify the neighborhoods, foot traffic, and neighboring businesses that make an Antoinette's thrive — historic districts, walkable streets, places people linger — and work with you to secure the address that gives your coffee house the best possible start.
Our phased opening process walks you through everything required to open for business: real estate and administrative setup, vendor accounts, permitting and licensing, build-out and inspections, then hiring and training — with task lists to track progress and a dedicated development contact to guide you. Why reinvent the wheel?
First impressions are everything. Through corporate and in-store training, you and your team will learn the art of a perfect guest experience — the porcelain, the pace, the warmth — and how to keep the same standard guests find at the original on every visit.
Our team is constantly refining the beans we roast and the French pastries we serve. You'll join an established network of vendors, with help setting up every account and negotiated partner pricing on the ingredients and supplies that make the menu what it is.
Owner and manager training happens at the original in New Orleans, followed by in-store staff training before you open. Classroom, counter, and online learning together mean your team is ready for anything from day one — from espresso quality to speed of service.
Antoinette's has a story people love to share, and we help you tell it — social campaigns, local press, seasonal launches, and the visual identity that makes every photo of the café recognizable. A brand people already want to photograph is half the marketing done.
The people who built the original — and who will be in your corner as you build yours.
Co-Founder
Founder of Antoinette's Coffee House, New Orleans. Andrew leads the brand and the guest experience, and is the first call for partners exploring a location of their own.
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Antoinette's Coffee House. Charles descends from the French aristocracy the café pays homage to — an ancestor served as a General in Napoleon's Grand Armée — and he carries that heritage into every detail of the House.
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Antoinette's Coffee House. Nancy shapes the menu and the hospitality standard, and supports new locations from training through opening day.
Following a conversation with our franchise development team, we'll send a brief form to confirm your background and capital align with the opportunity Antoinette's offers.
Get to know the brand, what sets it apart, and how it's positioned. Once our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is finalized, you'll receive it to review at this stage.
A thorough walk-through of the support you'll receive as a franchise partner — site selection, opening support, marketing, training, and operations.
A deep dive into your market. We use demographics and on-the-ground judgment to help determine the ideal trade area for your coffee house.
If we're a good fit for each other, we'll invite you to the original in New Orleans to meet the team, experience the House first-hand, and have every question answered.
Once approved and the agreement is signed, a kickoff call is scheduled within 48 hours to begin site selection — and your Antoinette's is on its way.
Where we are — and where we're going.
Antoinette's began in New Orleans, and that's where we've built the brand, the menu, and the systems. We are now welcoming conversations with franchise partners in select markets — historic districts and walkable neighborhoods where a coffee house can become a destination. Single-unit and multi-unit agreements will be considered.
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