Welcome to Carmo!
Carmo is a tropical café built upon the rich, multi-cultural culinary influences found throughout the Caribbean, Central and South America, Gulf South and beyond. The menu features eclectic and traditional/traditionally-inspired dishes with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients.
You Are What You Eat
Carmo uses the freshest local ingredients, including organic produce and products from suppliers and farmers markets. At the end of the day, does it really make a difference? We have no doubt it does.
Chocolate Fruit?
Juice of the Cocoa Fruit (Cacau) is one of those wonders of nature that has somehow escaped popular knowledge. In fact, Carmo is the only establishment we've encountered actually serving it as juice. Find out what makes it so nutritious and special.
Dende
"Dende" (red palm) oil contains by far, more nutrients than any other dietary oil. In addition to beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and lycopene it contains at least 20 other carotenes along with vitamin E, vitamin K, CoQ10, squalene, phytos...terols, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and glycolipids. Palm oil is one of the richest natural sources of vitamin E. Find out more >>
The Space
More than anything, we want you to feel comfortable. The environment is constantly evolving, and we're excited to have the input of our customers in making it a place which grows with Julia Street, and is a home for our neighbors close to home, as well as those visiting NOLA.