Sweet & Simple Coffee & Sweet Shop

It's a cupcake shop that also makes coffee. Sweet & Simple sits on a corner in the historic Morgan City district facing Lawrence Park, primarily a bakery with a house-blend coffee on the side. Get the order right in your head before you walk in. The Italian creme and red velvet cupcakes are what customers come back for week after week, and they're the right place to start if you've never been. The wedding cake cupcake has a steady following of its own. Custom wedding and grooms cakes are a real part of the business, and people stop in to pick those up as often as they stop in for a cup of coffee. Cinnamon rolls move in the morning and tend to sell through by lunch. The vanilla iced latte is the standard order off the coffee menu. The iced coffee built with specialty milk is the one to try if you want the coffee to read sweeter and creamier. The space is small. A few stools at the counter. A couple of indoor tables. One small outdoor table. A view across the street to the historic park. A little stage area in the back hosts occasional live music, which gives the room a different texture when it's happening. Dogs are welcome at the outdoor table, with treats and pup cupcakes on offer for them. Plenty of customers stop in with a dog as part of the routine. There's no wifi, which is the small detail that tells you what kind of stop this is meant to be. It isn't a laptop cafe. It isn't a hangout. Come for the cupcake first and the coffee second. Sit outside if the weather is nice and you want to watch the park. Pick up the cake if you ordered one. Talk to the baker if she's around. That's the whole loop, and it works the way it's supposed to work.