Why take a food tour?
You could explore Little Italy on your own, but as Italian food and wine experts with 100-year-old roots on Arthur Avenue, we’ll show you exactly where to find the best of everything. Along the way, we’ll introduce you to the shopkeepers, butchers, bakers and cheesemakers that make Arthur Avenue the best place for Italian food outside Italy.
We know who makes the best mozzarella (it’s not who you think), who crafts their cannoli from a 107-year old award winning recipe, who bakes the crustiest bread, the flakiest sfogliatelle, and which chef uses three egg yolks (and never cream) in her carbonara.
CNN Travel joined us for a food tour of Little Italy in the Bronx. Take a look behind-the-scenes at what they saw and tasted over two days on Arthur Avenue.
Visitors to Arthur Avenue are spoiled for choice when it comes to butchers. Here are the four excllent Arthur Avenue butcher shops where you'll find everything from soppressata to porchetta to 'nduja.
A guide to the bread bakeries in Little Italy in the Bronx including what's best at each one.
Mario Migliucci refused an offer to film the"The Godfather" in his Bronx Little Italy restaurant because he wanted to be known for great food, not a murder scene. Today, people still go to Mario's for the best pizza on Arthur Avenue.
Borgatti Ravioli on 187th Street in the Bronx are the perfect example of something that tastes good because it's made with love.
Stand in the line at this famous Arthur Avenue cheese shop for a wedge of pecorino from Sardinia full of ribbons of black truffles.
Grab a ring of chicola bread also known as "anzonia" bread from Addeo Bakers on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx for the best bacon, egg and cheese sandwich in NYC.