It's not often when scrolling through Instagram and TikTok that viral food videos with millions of views are from a spot in your city.

So when Royal Roastery in Terrytown came across my algorithm, I immediately added the coffee roaster and specialty shop to my list.

The multiple videos I saw featured items like house-made Dubai chocolate and interesting fruit-shaped pastries. So it didn't take much convincing when staff writer Poet Wolfe suggested I join her on a trip over the Mississippi River.

I was not prepared for the wall-to-wall amount of snacks and treats to peruse. Chocolates, nuts, spices, Palestinian chips, dried fruits, and many other items were drawing my attention when I entered the store.

But back in the corner was what I came for — the viral treats.

Sure, the

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