New York City · Neighborhood
Little Italy
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A few vivid blocks of Italian American restaurants and festivals around Mulberry Street.
- Places to eat
- 4
- Shops
- 1
Things to do in Little Italy
Landmarks, museums and viewpoints in and around this neighborhood.
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Tenement Museum
Guided tours through restored Lower East Side tenement apartments telling real immigrant families' stories. Tickets from about $30 — check the museum site for the current price.
Landmark · NearbyBrooklyn Bridge
The 1883 stone-and-cable suspension bridge, walkable from the Manhattan approach at Park Row.
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Park & Outdoors · NearbyWashington Square Park
Greenwich Village's 9.75-acre square with a marble arch, fountain and street musicians.
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Architecture · NearbyThe Oculus
Santiago Calatrava's white-ribbed transit hall and shopping concourse at the World Trade Center.
Photo: Nadia Eimandoust / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where to eat
Restaurants, bakeries and bars locals and visitors both turn up for.
RestaurantKatz's Delicatessen
The Lower East Side institution that has been hand-carving pastrami since 1888. — Jewish Deli · $$
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RestaurantLombardi's
Widely credited as America's first pizzeria, still firing coal-oven pies. — Pizza · $$
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RestaurantVeselka
An East Village Ukrainian diner open around the clock since 1954. — Ukrainian/Diner · $$
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RestaurantRuss & Daughters
A century-old appetizing shop for smoked fish, bagels and caviar. — Jewish Appetizing · $$
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Theaters and shows
Stages within walking distance.
Theater · NearbyMadison Square Garden
The world's most famous arena, above Penn Station. — 20789 seats
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Theater · NearbyNew Amsterdam Theatre
A restored 1903 Art Nouveau house on 42nd Street. — 1702 seats
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Theater · NearbyLyric Theatre
Broadway's largest theatre by seat count, on 42nd Street. — 1622 seats
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Theater · NearbyMinskoff Theatre
A large modern house above Times Square. — 1710 seats
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Shopping
Stores, markets and specialty shops worth a detour.
ShoppingEssex Market
A Lower East Side food market with eight decades of immigrant history. — Market
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Shopping · NearbyBloomingdale's SoHo
A smaller, fashion-forward Bloomingdale's on Broadway downtown. — Department Store
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Shopping · NearbyNike SoHo
Five floors of sport in SoHo, with trial courts and a treadmill studio. — Flagship Boutique
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Shopping · NearbyWestfield World Trade Center
Shopping beneath the Oculus, inside Calatrava's white ribbed hall. — Shopping Center
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Where to stay
Hotels in and around this neighborhood.