Little Italy, San Diego

LIttle Italy is by far my favorite Downtown Neighborhood and yes I am biased because I do live here. I have lived here for 6+ years and I love it more each day. I don't know of any other community in San Diego that has its own association. The Little Italy Association has taken charge of this historic neighborhood and is constantly involved in maintaining its roots and heritage while at the same time improving the neighborhood. I love that I can call the association and let them know if there is an issue that has to be addressed such as an outage with a street light or graffiti, they take care of it ASAP. Little Italy is Preserve America Community.

The LI association organizes multiple events each year such as the Little Italy Festa, Art Walk, Sicilian Festival, Buon Natale, etc. We have our own Farmers Market or Mercato that is filled with wonderful vendors each Saturday Morning.

Everyone knows there are no shortage of Italian Restaurants in Little Italy, but we also have some of the best burgers in San Diego as well. You can find those at the Waterfront Bar or at Burger Lounge. There have been a few newer restaurants that do not serve Italian Food and they have been very successful with the locals, because Little Italians need something different once in awhile. Craft and Commerce, Underbelly and El Camino have been welcome additions to the non-italian menus around town.

There are a wide range of residential options as well. There are smaller more affordable apartments as well as luxury condos and everything in between. Unfortunately there is not a huge inventory of single family homes but there are a few of them and they are highly coveted.

One great thing I have witnessed is the number of families with children has been increasing in our neighborhood. Although it may not be the suburbs most commonly desired by Californian families, it has a lot to offer to families with kids. There are plenty of parks, the San Diego bay is a few blocks away with bike paths and more parks, public transport is abundant and it is very safe. We don't have a little league, but we do have a Stick Ball League!!

Come visit Little Italy, or even better come live here and find out why everyone is always smiling.