Is Lil' Dizzy's Cafe Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New Orleans, LA)
Food Paradise, Season 3 New Orleans, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, Lil' Dizzy's Cafe is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website displayed 2026-dated content, current hours, and a working online-ordering feature, and Google Places listed the business as operational. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 3
- Address 1500 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
- Website lildizzyscafe.net
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
On Food Paradise's "Hot & Spicy Paradise" (S3E3), the show featured Lil' Dizzy's Cafe, a New Orleans restaurant known for spicy Creole and Southern cooking. The cafe operates from 1500 Esplanade Avenue in the Treme neighborhood. The cafe's website, lildizzyscafe.net, describes the business as the "Best Southern Restaurant in Treme." According to the site, the cafe offers catering for birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, and weddings. In September 2026, the restaurant's website (lildizzyscafe.net) listed Saturday hours of 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and included an online ordering option.
The site also invited visitors to plan a party or get-together through its Parties & Groups booking page, according to lildizzyscafe.net. Google Places listed the business as operational on 2026-09-08, and the website's content referenced 2026 dates throughout its pages.
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Sources we checked
- lildizzyscafe.net http://lildizzyscafe.net/
- Google Places listing (listed as operating, checked 2026-09-08)
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Record fp-0175 · checked by Cal Marchetti.