Arthur Avenue · Bronx Little Italy
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No script, no headset. You walk The Bronx with the people who grew up here, into the back of shops that have stood a century, and you eat the whole way down.
Bronx Little Italy Tour with The Ramirez Bros.
Nine stops down Arthur Avenue, ending in a feast at The Bronx Beer Hall.
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- 15 people max
- Tuesday to Friday
- 10am to 4pm
- 2 weeks minimum notice
Join Anthony and Paul Ramirez, the Ramirez Bros. of From The Bronx and The Bronx Beer Hall, and their team of honorary Ramirez Bros. for a food and culture tour through Bronx Little Italy. You watch fresh mozzarella being pulled at Joe's Italian Deli, hear the story behind the ravioli and egg noodles at Borgatti's, and eat real pizza at Mezza Luna.
We gather something at every stop and carry it all to a final feast at The Bronx Beer Hall, where you can wash the day down with New York State craft beer and dig through the shelves at the From The Bronx shop.
The route
Nine stops, most of them older than anyone on the tour.
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Joe's Italian Deli
685 E 187th St
Mozzarella demoFor over 40 years Joe's has served Arthur Avenue fine Italian meats, cheeses, oils and pastas, and treated customers like family. This is where you watch the fresh mozzarella get made.
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Borgatti's Ravioli & Egg Noodles
632 E 187th St
Since 1935In the early 1900s Lindo and Maria Borgatti carried Maria's family recipes from Bologna to The Bronx. Grandson Chris Borgatti is the third generation still cutting pasta on E 187th St.
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Mezza Luna
600 E 187th St
Since 1976The same corner since 1976. Renamed Mezza Luna, still carrying the Full Moon tradition forward, still the reason people cross the borough for a slice.
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Teitel Brothers
2372 Arthur Ave
Since 1915Founded in 1915 by Austrian-Jewish immigrants Jacob and Morris Teitel, and on Arthur Avenue for over a hundred years since. Italian specialty goods at prices that still undercut everyone.
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Cosenza's Fish Market
2354 Arthur Ave
Raw barAn open-air raw bar on the sidewalk. Blue Point and Kumamoto oysters, Littleneck clams, about a dollar each, eaten standing up while you look over the rest of the case.
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Madonia Bakery
2348 Arthur Ave
Est. 1918Mario Madonia started as a bread peddler in 1918. Four generations later his great-grandson Daniel still has bread coming out by hand every day, Sicilian to the core.
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Calabria Pork Store
2338 Arthur Ave
Sausage chandelierLook up. The ceiling is hung wall to wall with drying sausage, and it has been for decades. Classic Italian-style dried meats in the real Little Italy of New York.
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The Bronx Beer Hall
2344 Arthur Ave
Final feastInside the historic Arthur Avenue Retail Market, and the premier craft beer destination in The Bronx. New York State beer, a locally sourced menu, and everything you gathered on the walk.
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From The Bronx
2344 Arthur Ave
Last stopWhere the tour ends and the merch starts. Founded to show off The Bronx's culture and history, built with local artists, and run by the two people who just walked you down the avenue.
ShopOne of a kind tour experience.
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