- See also: List of Italian-American neighborhoods
Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood.
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List of Little Italys
Canada
- Little Italy, Calgary, in Alberta
- Little Italy, Edmonton, in Alberta
- Little Italy, Hamilton, in Ontario
- Little Italy, Montreal, in Quebec
- Little Italy (Ottawa), in Ontario
- Little Italy, Toronto, in Ontario
- Little Italy (Vancouver), in British Columbia
- Little Italy, Winnipeg, in Manitoba
- Little Italy (Windsor, Ontario), in Ontario
United States
- South Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Brier Hill in Youngstown, Ohio
- Little Italy, Baltimore, in Maryland
- Little Italy, Bridgeport, in Connecticut
- North End, Boston, in Massachusetts
- Little Italy, The Bronx, in New York City
- Little Italy, Cleveland, in Ohio
- Little Italy, Chicago, in Illinois
- The Hill in St. Louis, Missouri
- Little Italy, Hartford, in Connecticut
- Little Italy, Manhattan, in New York City
- Little Italy, Niagara Falls, in New York
- Little Italy (Omaha), in Nebraska
- Little Italy, Paterson, in New Jersey
- Little Italy, San Diego, California
- Little Italy, Syracuse, in New York
- Little Italy, Wilmington, in Delaware
- Little Italy, Altoona, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, Connellsville, in Pennsylvania
- Little Italy, New Haven, in Connecticut
- Little Italy, Buffalo, in New York
- Little Italy, Waterbury, in Connecticut
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, in New York City
- Federal Hill in Providence, Rhode Island
- North Beach, San Francisco, California
United Kingdom
- Little Italy in Bedford
- Little Italy, Hoddesdon, in Hertfordshire
- Little Italy, Liverpool in Liverpool
- Clerkenwell in London was known as Little Italy.
- Ancoats in Manchester was known as Little Italy
Republic of Ireland
- Italian Quarter, Dublin
Sweden
Other Italian neighborhoods
Some Italian neighborhoods may have other names, but are colloquially referred to as "Little Italy," including:
Australia
- Little Italy, Melbourne
- Norton Street, Sydney, in the suburb of Leichhardt, Sydney.
- Ramsay Street, Haberfield
- Campbelltown/Athelstone, in South Australia
- New Farm, Brisbane,QLD
Brazil
- Mooca, São Paulo
- Bexiga, São Paulo
Mexico
- Chipilo, Puebla
- Colonia Manuel Gonzalez, Veracruz
- Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz
- Colonia Diez Gutierrez, San Luis Potosi
- San Pedro (Monterrey), Nuevo Leon
Canada
- Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta
- Città Italiana, incorporating the entire district of St. Leonard (borough) in Montreal, Quebec
- Via Italia, Montreal
- LaSalle (borough), a district in Montreal with a high population of Italian ancestry
- Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, another prominent Italian district in Montreal
- Corso Italia, a prominent Italian neighbourhood in Toronto
Chile
- Capitan Pastene, northwest Temuco
United Kingdom
- Clerkenwell, London
- Ancoats, Manchester
United States
- North Beach, San Francisco, California
- Little Italy, San Diego, California
- Spaghetti Hill, Monterey, California
- Thompsonville (Enfield), in Connecticut
- Town Plot in Waterbury, Connecticut
- Wooster Square in New Haven, Connecticut
- Taylor Street Archives, Chicago, IL The port-of-call for Chicago's Italian Americans
- Heat of Little Italy, Chicago, Illinois
- Little Sicily, Chicago, Illinois
- Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois
- 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
- East Rochester, New York, referred to as "Little Italy of Rochester" although discussions are to officially label Midtown as "Little Italy"
- North Side, Buffalo, New York, though "Little Italy" used to be 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
- Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island
- Johnston, Rhode Island has the highest percentage of Italian Americans of any municipality in the country.
Other uses
- Maggiano's Little Italy
- In Little Italy, a 1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
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