The Goutte d'Or (French pronunciation: [ɡut dɔʁ], Drop of Gold) is a neighbourhood in Paris, located in the 18th arrondissement. It is also known as "Little Africa".
The neighborhood has large numbers of African and Arab residents. It is known for its open-air market, le marché Dejean. Additionally, some neighborhood associations organise festivals and communal meals. The names comes from ancient vineyards, that gave a light white wine (Goutte d'Or means "golden drop").[citation needed]
This neighbourhood has always been working-class (at least for the past two hundred years). Aristide Bruant sung about it in À la goutt' d'Or.[citation needed] As 2002 a large number of illegal immigrants lived in the area. During that year, Ervin Dyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that his guide told him that the numbers of illegal immigrants were increasing.
The district is also known for the crack cocaine trade and its high crime rate.[citation needed]