I love Manhattan, but our Little Italy is touristy garbage. For the real deal, you’ll need to head up to Arthur Ave in the Bronx.

Head to Tino’s Deli, Casa Della Mozzarella, or Mike’s in the Arthur Ave Retail Market for a sandwich that will change your life:

Buy handmade pasta at Borgatti’s, the city’s best cannoli at Artuso’s, and fresh bread at Madonia:

Or eat dinner at Zero Otto Nove for truly excellent pizza and red-sauce standbys, paired with always delicious and much more interesting nightly specials:

It’s a short walk from Fordham station on the Metro North, or a slightly longer (but still totally manageable) one from the Fordham stops on the D or 4 subways.

However you get there, it’s worth the trip. Vi auguro buon appetito!