Little Italy
Little Italy
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Section of the North Beach neighborhood with plenty of Italian restaurants and businesses.
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Cupertino, CA93 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
North beach (it's not called little italy, no idea why they call it little italy) is a very nice "district" in San Francisco. I come here every weekend. I recommend coming here. Also note that too far up Columbus ave is useless. Stay in the area to the south of North beach, the far end of Columbus is kinda sketchy.
Written August 30, 2023
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mrbertnl
Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands227 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
We wslked trough this area and we think is was not really something special. There was quite some dirth on the streets an the neigbourhood did not impress me. The restarants we saw did not look inviting for a lunch. May just bad luck
Written September 22, 2023
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Frank T
San Francisco, CA2 contributions
Aug 2023
There is no neighborhood in SF called Little Italy. It's called North Beach and it's more than just Italian flare, beatnicks, and more chinese than italians these days.. I have heard tourists call it the "little Italy" of SF much like saying SF is the Paris of the West or something like that. But Little Italy is not the actual name.
Written August 19, 2023
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Caitie K
San Francisco, California, United States6 contributions
Apr 2013 • Friends
I love San Francisco because of the close proximity of everything. Everything is within walking distance, and little Italy is the same. All the restaurant, the ambiance is quite different from anything else. I love Italian food so I guess that is why I love it so much. Worth a walk through :)
Written April 22, 2013
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probate1
Puerto Iguazu, Argentina169 contributions
Sep 2012
San Francisco does not have an area called "Little Italy" but the area called North Beach is a little Italy. Bordered by Chinatown, as is the case in so many cities, North Beach is restaurant and coffee house heaven. This area has shrunk as the Chinatown area has expanded, but still houses delis, cafes, butchers and bakeries - oh, yes, and Beach Blanket Babylon - and is a great destination for an afternoon.
Written September 27, 2012
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njronneberg
Berkeley, CA84 contributions
Sep 2012 • Family
Someone from Los Angeles must have started this posting. San Francisco has never had a neighborhood called Little Italy. The Italian-flavored neighborhood is called North Beach, and has the massive Italian church, St. Peter and Paul's; the Wonderful Washington Square for people-watching, great delicatessens, bakeries and restaurants.
Written October 20, 2012
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skytre
Calgary, Canada132 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
It is sad to hear that Chinatown is starting to edge out Little Italy, so be sure to see it while you can! The food, the smells, the chatter, the buzz is memorably set in the midst of beautiful homes, parks and churches. It feels like a village in the midst of a big city. It is very safe to walk around here day or night, but the area is very hilly, so have your walking shoes ready.
Written May 24, 2013
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cosec00
California36 contributions
Apr 2013
I love this part of the city. totally walkable--take bart to the city and start heading east. some lovely restaurants with sidewalk seating. always fun to sit and sip wine and people watch. Make sure to check city lights bookstore on your way over
Written April 20, 2013
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Raptor2310
Zirich12 contributions
Little Italy does really not look like Italy. There are only many Italian restaurants and Italian flags. I don't think that this makes a place look like Italy. So everybody who has already been to Italy will think that little Italy has nothing to do with Italy. There are other places in SF that should be visited, but not this one!
Written May 30, 2014
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JpocJedi
Ogden, UT211 contributions
Apr 2014 • Family
Skip Chinatown and stroll this area. Not nearly as trashy, with much better food, and a more relaxed feel. There are a ton of places to eat here although the prices are inflacted in the standard San Francisico manner. However, there are a lot of great places for food, and I haven't found a place yet that I didn't like. Many of the better eateries have sidewalk seating, which puts you in the middle of the milling locals and tourists. Though to beat that.
Written April 14, 2014
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El mejor lugar para comer en Little Italy en SF ? Pasta y pizza
Written December 13, 2022
I was talking about the neighborhood of little Italy, so it doesn't really have an "opening " time. I'm sure there are many restaurants that serve breakfast therefore probably fairly early.
Written August 17, 2017
Can anyone recommend an intimate Restaurant in Little Italy with fabulous food that is BYOB? ty!
Written December 9, 2016
Every restaurant in SF is BYOB but there is a corkage fee between $15.00 to $30.00. Check with the restaurant online through their website.
If you want authentic Italian in North Beach try North Beach Restaurant. There are so many tiers of types of Italian. There are restaurants with sidewalk seating, cafe/bistro style, modern, cheap and expensive. Check on TripAdvisor for SF North Beach Restaurants. They nailed it already - I live here and TripAdvisor recommendations are AWESOME! Trust them.
Written December 10, 2016
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