Best American Little Italy section? (better, Chicago, south, NYC) - City vs. City - City-Data Forum

Easy Pick · 07-12-2009, 10:17 PM

What city in the US has the best Little Italy (please only vote if you have been to most of these)

DailyJournalist · 07-12-2009, 10:35 PM

Little Italy in New York City and the Italian section of South Philadelphia are my favorites.

K.O.N.Y · 07-12-2009, 10:37 PM

arthur Avenue, NY

SEAandATL · 07-12-2009, 10:59 PM

The one in New York is best overall. I also like the one in San Diego.

Osito57 · 07-12-2009, 11:02 PM

Um, which Little Italy in NYC are we talking about?

Mulberry Street in Manhattan?
Arthur Avenue in the South Bronx?
Morris Park Avenue in the East Bronx?
18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn?
13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn?

EU20 · 07-12-2009, 11:05 PM

New York.

Cuttlefish · 07-12-2009, 11:41 PM

Has NY Chinatown "poached" a lot more of Manhattan Little Italy territory?

grapico · 07-12-2009, 11:52 PM

NY definitely, Chicago's has a few good restaurants but leaves a little to be desired for, but there are many other good italian just not so many in Little Italy.

Don't have any experience in the other ones.

Osito57 · 07-13-2009, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuttlefish

Has NY Chinatown "poached" a lot more of Manhattan Little Italy territory?

Not really. Both Manhattan's Little Italy and Chinatown are under severe gentrification pressure, rather than one doing better than the other.

IMO, the best Little Italy in NYC (and probably in the U.S.) is on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.

Aylalou · 07-13-2009, 10:22 AM

It definitely has poached, Cuttle. I grew up there - 40 years ago, and there was indeed a Little Italy whose square mileage has greatly lessened. Most of this generation of Italians has moved out of Manhattan.