Neighborhood in Downtown San Diego, originally a predominantly Italian and Portuguese fishing neighborhood, now a popular neighborhood full of Italian restaurants and grocery stores, art galleries and residential units

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Overview

Little Italy is a neighborhood in Downtown San Diego, California, that was originally a predominantly Italian and Portuguese fishing neighborhood. It is now a popular neighborhood full of Italian restaurants and grocery stores, home design stores, art galleries and residential units.

Little Italy is one of the more active downtown neighborhoods, with frequent festivals and events including a weekly farmers market, also known as the Mercato (the Market, in Italian).

Geography

Little Italy is located in the northwest end of Downtown, a few blocks from the Embarcadero. It is located north of Columbia, south of Middletown, southeast of Core, southwest of Bankers Hill/Park West and west of Cortez Hill. The neighborhood is located on the side of a hill, with a significant rise in elevation as one approaches Interstate 5.

The district is bordered by West Laurel Street to the north, West Ash Street to the south, Interstate 5 and Front Street to the east and the San Diego Bay and Pacific Highway to the west.

India Street, the commercial corridor, runs through the heart of Little Italy, intermingled with high-density mixed-use buildings and single-family bungalow-style historic properties in a 48-square-block area.

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