Li'l Dizzy's Cafe
Creole restaurant · Treme
1500 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
Highlights
Soulful Creole cuisine, famous for fried chicken & gumbo
Soulful Creole cuisine, famous for fried chicken & gumbo
"Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. " - Atlas Obscura
"New Orleans nearly lost this Treme institution during the pandemic, but a third generation of the Baquet family came together to reopen the family-owned favorite. Li’l Dizzy’s serves dishes like grilled catfish and grits, gumbo, po’ boys, and top-notch fried chicken in a quaint, low-key corner building on Esplanade Avenue with walls covered in New Orleans, Saints, and Baquet family memorabilia." - Beth D’Addono
"Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe has been a Treme institution since 1947. While perhaps best known for the Baquet family’s fried chicken and gumbo, the po’ boys are outstanding, all three flavors: shrimp, hot sausage, and fried catfish. The setting is friendly and lively, a neighborhood icon." - Eater Staff
"Lil’ Dizzy’s Cafe has a history that reaches deep into the neighborhood, owned by the Baquet family whose New Orleans roots go back centuries. That Creole file gumbo you’re slurping is from a family recipe that the Baquets have been serving for decades, and thank goodness it’s still around." - Beth D’Addono
"The Baquet family’s homestyle cooking has powered New Orleans family celebrations for decades. Now Wayne Jr. and his wife Arkesha Baquet are running Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe in Treme. Get the fried chicken plate with greens and amazing potato salad on the side, but there’s no wrong choice on this winning menu." - Beth D’Addono
