Treme, New Orleans

The oldest African American neighbourhood in the United States, just north of the Quarter. Dooky Chase's on Orleans Avenue, brass-band history, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe on Esplanade.

Treme, just north of the Quarter, is the oldest African American neighbourhood in the United States, and its tables carry that weight. Dooky Chase's on Orleans Avenue is the historic anchor, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe holds Esplanade, and brass-band history runs the streets between them. Eat here and you are eating the city's civil-rights and musical inheritance at once.

The full Treme food guide is still being researched. In the meantime, see the New Orleans food guide for the places we cover, or the neighbourhood index.