{petite} maman

The small Design District branch of the French café, in the Palm Court: coffee, pastry, a quiet seat.

Geprüft Oktober 2026

Petite maman is the Design District's coffee break: a small French café inside the Palm Court with good coffee, pastries and breakfast plates, open until 7 pm when most cafés here have long closed.

Why you go

Because the Design District is for walking and looking, and at some point you need to sit. This is the compact version of maman, the French-inspired café, tucked into the Palm Court at 140 NE 39th Street beside the dome. Coffee, pastries, breakfast and lunch plates, a few tables, and a view of the courtyard.

When to go

Open 8 am to 7 pm every day. Early morning before the stores open is the quietest; mid-afternoon for a coffee after the galleries. It stays open two hours later than the shops close early.

Know before you go

$ and counter service. Find it inside the Palm Court courtyard, suite 136, next to the Buckminster Fuller dome. The Design District garages are the parking.

Anfahrt

1. No Metromover or Metrorail stop within walking distance; the nearest is Allapattah (Metrorail), about 2.3 km away, so plan on a bus, a ride or a car. The free trolley stops at Northeast 38th Street & Northeast 1st Court, 1 minute away. Parking, according to Google: a paid lot and paid street parking.

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