Mo'Bay Beignet Co. to open first downtown Tuscaloosa location

A new restaurant that specializes in made-from-scratch beignets will hold a grand opening in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Mo-Bay Beignet Co. will be open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Friday for the grand opening at 401 23rd Ave. in Temerson Square.

The restaurant, which originated in Mobile, features beignets made fresh daily in the kitchen using Mo'Bay's original mix.

Mo'Bay's signature syrups are buttercream and cinnamon, both of which are made in-house every day. The restaurant also sells blended coffees, such as pecan praline cold brew and Cafe au Lait.

The first Mo'Bay Beignet Co. was opened in 2020 in downtown Mobile by the restaurant's founder, Jaclyn Robinson.

Robinson began by selling the beignet mixes and syrups, based on her grandmother's recipes, at local markets before opening her first restaurant at 451 Dauphin St. in Mobile.

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Mobile Beignet Co. will have soon have a total of seven cafes and two food trucks, a mix of corporately-owned and franchised locations, according to its website.

Other locations are in Auburn, The Wharf at Orange Beach, West Mobile and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. A Saraland restaurant set to open this fall.

Reach Ken Roberts at ken.roberts@tuscaloosanews.com.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Mo'Bay Beignet Co. to open in downtown Tuscaloosa in Temerson Square