{"id":302929,"date":"2026-07-22T15:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302929\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:48:42","slug":"arthur-avenue-food-tours-bring-bronx-little-italys-history-to-life-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302929\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Avenue food tours bring Bronx Little Italy\u2019s history to life \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1080\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JM809459.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arthur Avenue Food Tours lead participants through the neighborhood's history through bites that represent the Bronx's strong Italian roots.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Avenue Food Tours lead participants through the neighborhood\u2019s history through bites that represent the Bronx\u2019s strong Italian roots.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Joshua Mock<\/p>\n<p>While Little Italy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bxtimes.com\/opinion-bronx-little-italy-immigrant-enclaves-map\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left off<\/a> New York City\u2019s official Immigrant Enclave Map, the neighborhood around Arthur Avenue continues to celebrate its deep Italian roots\u2014drawing tourists and Italian Americans from across the tri-state area.<\/p>\n<p>The original immigrant community may have largely moved away, but the businesses they built remain at the heart of the neighborhood.\n<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Oteri, an art historian by trade, began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthuravenuefoodtours.com\/book-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">leading tours<\/a> after being asked to show London food buyers around Arthur Avenue. But for her, the neighborhood is also personal.<\/p>\n<p>Her great-grandparents immigrated to the Bronx from the Italian towns of Sarno and Castelfranci in 1918, where they opened a baccal\u00e0 shop alongside the thriving Italian businesses that once lined the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Oteri combines that family history with the stories behind Arthur Avenue\u2019s longtime businesses, introducing visitors to the people and traditions that have kept Little Italy alive for generations.<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx Times joined Oteri on a tour, where we stopped at neighborhood staples, sampling everything from fresh pastries and espresso at Albanian-owned Noya Cafe to San Gennaro restaurant serving authentic Italian meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While many Italian Americans have since moved to the suburbs, the neighborhood remains a destination for the wider community to pick up hard to find staples and classic dishes that remind you of home. Throughout the last century, Arthur Avenue has remained a cultural hub\u2014where longtime business owners, Bronx residents, and newly arrived immigrants continue preserving traditions through food.<\/p>\n<p>Oteri currently offers two tours: a Shopping &amp; Tasting Tour and an Afternoon Aperitivo Tour. You can book a tour with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arthuravenuefoodtours.com\/book-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reach Marina Samuel at msamuel@schnepsmedia.com. For more coverage, subscribe to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.schnepsmedia.com\/join\/7hf\/bxtimes-simple-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bronxtimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BronxTimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bronxtimes\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Instagram!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arthur Avenue Food Tours lead participants through the neighborhood\u2019s history through bites that represent the Bronx\u2019s strong Italian&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,55295,114813,31048,114814,25527,4858,17374,9,24,114815,63,33669,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-302929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-bronx-little-italy","tag-danielle-oteri","tag-espresso","tag-immigrant-enclave-map","tag-italian","tag-italy","tag-little-italy","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-noya-cafe-san-gennaro","tag-nyc","tag-pastries","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}