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San Francisco’s Little Italy, which locals call North Beach, is famous for its rich Italian heritage, countless trattorias, bakeries and cafes, a vibrant nightlife, and nearby city landmarks that include the historic Coit Tower at the top of Telegraph Hill. Situated between touristy Fisherman’s Wharf and the city’s bustling Chinatown, it’s a buzzy...

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North Beach, San Francisco’s Little Italy, defies our urge to define it. For starters, there is no beach in North Beach. It's most famous sight, Coit Tower, is technically a part of the tiny Telegraph Hill neighborhood. Columbus Avenue, North Beach's main drag, edges up against San Francisco's Chinatown – the two neighborhoods most clearly overlap...

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North Beach’s Il Casaro Pizzeria on Columbus Avenue has been among San Francisco’s go-to favorites for Napolitan-style since opening in 2014. It’s popularity led to a second Il Casaro in the Castro three years later, with the same team also opening the North Beach Roman-style pizzeria Barbaro Pinsera in 2018, and California Fish Market a few blocks...

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There are projects in the Italian American world that are not connected to one local community, but rather contain them all, telling a particularly important theme that has characterized throughout the United States the stories of our compatriots. The protagonist of this interview is Raymond Guarini, a fantastic and very proud Italian American wh...

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The famed Savoy Tivoli club in North Beach has been many things to many people over the years—as its tagline goes, “a favorite of hippies and Beats, punks and preps, ladies and gents.”  These chameleon-like capabilities are perhaps the key to ensuring the club’s enduring survival through so many eras. Opened shortly after the 1906 earthquake as a p...

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We visited Golden Boy Pizza, an iconic, family-owned and operated San Francisco pizza spot which has been around since the 19070s. They’re just a takeaway window located in San Francisco’s Little Italy. It’s the sort of place people line up for. Golden Boy Pizza specializes in what they call the “Sanfrancilian” pizza which is square-shaped and marr...

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San Francisco, California has been called "Everybody's Favorite City," and we like to think that the nickname owes a lot to the significant Italian American community that has long called the City by the Bay home. Come along with hosts Rossella, Pat and John for the Grand Finale of our Adventure through Italian California; with visits to a truly hi...

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The fog proved to be a buzzkill for the crowds that flocked to the waterfront Sunday to catch the Blue Angels' final Fleet Week performance. The marine layer's stubborn refusal to dissipate forced officials to cancel the popular show. But a little fog couldn't dampen the spirits of the thousands who congregated just up the hill in North Beach to en...

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Even for those without a series of colliding vowels in their last name, North Beach was open to all comers Saturday for the Festa Coloniale Italiana, an event showcasing how San Francisco is continuing to find its way back from the darkest days of the pandemic. Beyond a chance to knock back Aperol spritzes in a packed Washington Square Park, or wat...

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Saturday August 27, 2022 at San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC - 1630 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA) (11am - 6pm). FESTA COLONIALE ITALIANA is now in its second decade. The event takes place on Stockton St., adjacent to Washington Square Park, in the heart of North Beach. The Festa Coloniale Italiana is the only authentic traditional I...

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