08/27/2026
🌴☀️ There are certain places that, for just a little while, can make you forget exactly where you are.
It was one of those hot, muggy Southern afternoons when I finally made my way to Brew Da Bean in Christiansburg. 🇺🇸⚜️
I’d been hearing about this place for a while. Someone knew about my love of New Orleans food and said, “You HAVE to go to Brew Da Bean.”
So I finally listened. 😂
And the minute I stepped onto their outdoor Porch, I understood.
🌿 Plants everywhere
🎷 Jazz playing softly
🌴 Beautiful wood ceiling
🌀 Ceiling fans slowly moving that warm Southern air
🪑 Wrought-iron seating
It felt wonderfully, authentically New Orleans — the kind of place where you sit outside with a cold drink and let the world slow down for a while.
Inside is beautiful too, with a gorgeous pressed-tin-style ceiling, but on this hot, muggy afternoon, I wanted that Porch. ❤️
Then I saw the neon sign:
🔥 HOT BEIGNETS 🔥
Well… now we're talking.
Brew Da Bean has a genuine New Orleans connection. Owner Eddie Roberts is from New Orleans, and his family owned a restaurant there for decades, with family recipes helping inspire the menu. ⚜️
I started with three beignets. 🤤☁️
And Lord have mercy.
I haven’t had a beignet since my last trip to New Orleans in December, and that first bite took me straight back. Hot, pillowy, covered in powdered sugar and absolutely worth making a mess over. 😂🤍
Of course, beignets require coffee. That's Louisiana law.
Their NOLA coffee was extraordinary. ☕⚜️
Then came the fried shrimp po’boy with Cajun fries. 🍤🥖🔥
And I’m just going to say it:
Those Cajun fries may be my favorite fries in the entire New River Valley right now. 🍟🔥
Sitting there with my iced coffee, beignets and jazz drifting through the air, I felt like I’d escaped to New Orleans for an hour.
And I’m already planning my return.
🍲 Crawfish Corn Bisque
🍛 Jambalaya
🫘 Red Beans & Rice
🍞 Bread Pudding
…and definitely more beignets!
Brew Da Bean, I finally made it.
And I am officially smitten. ❤️⚜️☕🌴
📍 Christiansburg, Virginia