Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian culture. There are shops selling Italian goods as well as Italian restaurants lining the streets. A "Little Italy" strives essentially to have a version of the country of Italy placed in the middle of a big non-Italian city. This sort of enclave is often the result of periods of immigration in the past, during which people of the same culture settled together in certain areas. As cities modernized and grew, these areas became known for their ethnic associations, and towns like "Little Italy" blossomed, becoming the icons they are today.
Little Italy, Melbourne
Little Italy, Edmonton in Alberta. This ethnic enclave shares its community with a Chinatown.
Little Italy, Montreal, in Quebec – this city also has a Chinatown and a Little India.
Little Italy, Ottawa, in Ontario.
Little Italy, Toronto, in Ontario – this city also has a Chinatown and a Koreatown.
Little Italy, Vancouver, in British Columbia – this city also has a Chinatown and a Japantown.
Little Italy, Windsor, in Ontario.
Little Italy, Winnipeg, in Manitoba.
Little Italy in Bedford
Little Italy, Hoddesdon, in Hertfordshire
Scotland Road in Liverpool was known as Little Italy
Clerkenwell in London was known as Little Italy
Ancoats in Manchester was known as Little Italy
Several Little Italies exist in New York City, including:
Little Italy, Manhattan
Italian Harlem
Pleasant Avenue, East Harlem, Manhattan
Little Italy, The Bronx
Morris Park, Bronx
Country Club, Bronx
Pelham Bay, Bronx
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
South Brooklyn
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
Howard Beach, Queens
Ozone Park, Queens
Astoria, Queens
Middle Village, Queens
Rosebank, Staten Island
Many Staten Island neighborhoods (44% of Borough Residents claim Italian ancestry)
Little Italy, Chicago, in Illinois
Elmwood Park, Illinois
Melrose Park, Illinois
Norridge, Illinois
Berwyn, Illinois
Grand Ave, Chicago
Little Italy, Altoona, in Pennsylvania
Little Italy, Baltimore, in Maryland
North End, Boston, in Massachusetts
Little Italy, Bridgeport, in Connecticut
Franklin Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut
Little Italy, Buffalo, in New York
Little Italy, Rochester - Gates Ny - Lyell Ave & Spencerport Rd
Little Italy, Cleveland, in Ohio
Little Italy, Connellsville, in Pennsylvania
Little Italy in Erie, Pennsylvania, an area centered on West 18th Street between Sassafras and Liberty Streets.
Little Italy, Kansas City, Missouri – Now defunct and mainly inhabited by South East Asian migrants.
Little Italy, Los Angeles – a defunct neighborhood now part of New Chinatown
Wooster Square, in New Haven, Connecticut
East Haven, Connecticut (40% of residents claim Italian ancestry)
Little Italy, Omaha, in Nebraska
Little Italy, Paterson, in New Jersey
South Trenton, New Jersey
South Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island
North Providence, Rhode Island (small town with high number of Italians; about the size of most Little Italies in big cities).
The Hill Little Italy in St. Louis, Missouri
Little Italy, San Diego, California
North Beach, San Francisco, in California
Little Italy, Schenectady, in New York
South End, Springfield, in Massachusetts
Little Italy, Syracuse, in New York
Little Italy, Waterbury, in Connecticut
Little Italy, Clay County, West Virginia
Little Italy, Randolph County, West Virginia
Little Italy, Wilmington, in Delaware
Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio
Republic of Ireland
Italian Quarter, Dublin
Little Italy, Gothenburg
Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as "Little Italy," including:
Little Italy, Melbourne
Norton Street: in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt
Ramsay Street: in the Sydney suburb of Haberfield
Campbelltown/Athelstone in Adelaide
New Farm in Brisbane
New Italy, New South Wales
Griffith, New South Wales
Hebei District, Tianjin
Orange Grove, Johannesburg
Mooca, São Paulo
Bexiga
Jundiaí, São Paulo state
Santa Felicidade, Curitiba, Paraná
Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Antonio Prado, Rio Grande do Sul
Chipilo, Puebla
Colonia Manuel Gonzalez, Veracruz
Colonia Roma, Mexico City
Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz
Colonia Diez Gutierrez, San Luis Potosi
San Pedro (Monterrey), Nuevo Leon
Nueva Italia, Michoacán
Lombardia, Michoacán
Arandas, Jalisco
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Little Italy, Montreal
St. Leonard, a borough of Montreal with a large Italian population
LaSalle, a borough in Montreal with a large Italian population
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, another borough of Montreal with a prominent Italian population
Corso Italia (Toronto) and Little Italy, Toronto, prominent Italian neighbourhoods in Toronto
Vaughan, Ontario, A city in just north of Toronto with a high population of Italians
Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario
North Burnaby, British Columbia
Capitán Pastene, northwest Temuco
Malindi District, Kilifi County
Clerkenwell, London
Ancoats, Manchester
North Beach, San Francisco, California
Little Italy, San Diego, California
Spaghetti Hill, Monterey, California
Thompsonville (Enfield), Connecticut
Town Plot in Waterbury, Connecticut
Wooster Square in New Haven, Connecticut
Taylor Street Archives, Chicago, Illinois (The port-of-call for Chicago's Italian Americans)
Heat of Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois
Little Sicily, Chicago, Illinois
Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois
Dunning, Chicago
Indy Little Italy, Indianapolis, Indiana
Des Moines, Iowa, South Des Moines is an Italian neighborhood
Independence, Louisiana
Little Italy, Baltimore, Maryland
North End, Boston, Massachusetts
Columbus Park, Kansas City, Missouri
The Hill, St. Louis, Missouri
North East, Kansas City, Missouri (formerly Columbus Square)
Little Italy, Omaha, Nebraska
Seventh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Varick Street, Utica, New York
Dominick Street, Rome, New York
North Side, Buffalo, New York, though "Little Italy" was considered the West Side of the city
Schenectady, New York, proposed "Little Italy" from Hillary Clinton, to run through sections of downtown.
Utica, New York, East Side considered to be city's "Little Italy"
Brier Hill, Youngstown, Ohio
Italian Village (Columbus), Ohio
Italian Market (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania
Bloomfield (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
Roseto, Pennsylvania
Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
Johnston, Rhode Island has the highest percentage of Italian Americans of any municipality in the country.
Galveston, Texas, south of Houston, highest Italian-American population in the Greater Houston as well as Texas.
Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.
Maggiano's Little Italy
In Little Italy, a 1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
