Exploring Arthur Avenue in the Bronx: NYC's Little Italy, New York, New York
Do you like Italian food? Who doesn鈥檛, right. Ever since we vacationed two summers in a row in Italy in places such as Rome and Tuscany, we鈥檝e been craving Italian food more than ever. Which is why we love going to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx in New York City, the 鈥渞eal Little Italy鈥� according to many New Yorkers.
When you talk to those who live in the Bronx, they鈥檒l tell you the touristy Little Italy on Mulberry Street in lower Manhattan is for 鈥� you named it 鈥� tourists. Commercialized and Disney-ish, as some people refer to it. But I鈥檓 not going to get into that. What I do know is that Arthur Avenue, located in the Belmont section of the Bronx, has shop after shop of Italian delicacies including meats, cheeses, pastas, breads and mouth-watering pastries. Restaurants are a plenty, and old-school barber shops and gelatarias can be found while strolling around.聽
The popular Arthur Avenue Retail Market is here, an indoor market full of character, not to mention all sorts of goodies. Near one of the entrances is a cigar workshop, La Casa Grande, where you can see men hard at work making cigars. Walk a little further and you will find the very cool Bronx Beer Hall, the beloved Mike鈥檚 Deli, Peter鈥檚 Meat Market and Greco鈥檚, just some of the vendors that make up the market. It鈥檚 great for food-shopping, as well as people-watching! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
When you talk to those who live in the Bronx, they鈥檒l tell you the touristy Little Italy on Mulberry Street in lower Manhattan is for 鈥� you named it 鈥� tourists. Commercialized and Disney-ish, as some people refer to it. But I鈥檓 not going to get into that. What I do know is that Arthur Avenue, located in the Belmont section of the Bronx, has shop after shop of Italian delicacies including meats, cheeses, pastas, breads and mouth-watering pastries. Restaurants are a plenty, and old-school barber shops and gelatarias can be found while strolling around.聽
The popular Arthur Avenue Retail Market is here, an indoor market full of character, not to mention all sorts of goodies. Near one of the entrances is a cigar workshop, La Casa Grande, where you can see men hard at work making cigars. Walk a little further and you will find the very cool Bronx Beer Hall, the beloved Mike鈥檚 Deli, Peter鈥檚 Meat Market and Greco鈥檚, just some of the vendors that make up the market. It鈥檚 great for food-shopping, as well as people-watching! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Exploring Arthur Avenue in the Bronx: NYC's Little Italy
Guide Location: USA » New York
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Corey Cook
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Guide Location: USA » New York
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Corey Cook
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Mulberry Street
- Arthur Avenue
- Arthur Avenue Retail Market
- La Casa Grande
- Bronx Beer Hall
- Mike鈥檚 Deli
- Peter鈥檚 Meat Market
- Tino鈥檚 Delicatessen
- Zero Otto Nove
- Ann & Tony鈥檚
- 顿辞尘颈苍颈肠办鈥檚
- Pasquale鈥檚 Rigoletto
- Teitel Brothers
- 贰苍锄辞鈥檚
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