A perfect day on Arthur Avenue

After a beautiful morning at the New York Botanical Garden, Amanda planned the perfect day for us and a group of friends exploring Arthur Avenue, a street in the Belmont area of the Bronx that is often referred to as the Bronx’s “Little Italy.” She researched and planned the most thoughtful day to at once give us a wide sampling of the area’s most popular offerings and also cater to our group’s individual tastes (…hence the multiple stops for cannoli!)

The agenda (as with all things Amanda does, the order is intentional!):

• Artuso Bakery: Cannoli

• Prince Coffee House: Coffee

• Randazzo’s Seafood: oysters & clams; has small tables outside

• Arthur Ave Retail Market: Take-away goods!

  • Calabria Pork Store: meat goods to go

  • Mike’s Deli: Sandwiches

• Enzo’s: Stop in for a plate + wine (can do later too; open 12-10pm)

• Teitel Brothers: Jewish deli; buy some goods to take away. Family-owned for nearly 100 years!

• Full Moon Pizza: share a calzone or take a stromboli to go

• Casa Della Mozzarella: fresh mozz on sandos to share

• Cosenza’s Fish Market: clam & oyster bar; eat standing outside

• Delillo Pastry Shop: cannoli to go

• Borgatti’s Ravioli & Egg Noodles: takeaway fresh pasta

If you want to plan a similar day for yourself and your friends, or as a cute day date, check out videos of our day here and here, and feel free to use Amanda’s map for our agenda below!