Ever walk into a coffeeshop or cafe and wish it was in “your” neighborhood? Coffeehouse fare isn’t something I cross town to eat. But I wandered into Toute de Suite (347 Verret St) in Algiers Point recently and immediately thought: I wish this place was on my street. Now, TduS isn’t a fancy spot–it’s more scruffy that chic, with bentwood chairs, local newspapers laminated onto the tabletops, and a menu heavy on breakfast and vegetarian options. What it has in spades is personality: nothing slick or corporate, no uniformed servers…just real people, real food, and local character. If I lived in the ‘hood, I would be a regular…
Bouillie 
Good to know — it is run by our former next door neighbors. We always wished for a really good neighborhood restaurant while we lived there, but places tended to come and go. What were you up to in the Point?
I was in the Point to make a purchase from Craigslist…a stained glass window.