Little Italy Pizzareia

Every neighborhood needs a local neighborhood pizza place, particularly those near popular bars and rowdy nightlife. There are a number of such pizza places in Fells Point of Baltimore, but none which serve a true New York-style slice as does Little Italy Pizzeria.

Nearly everything about Little Italy screams New York style: from the tiny restaurant to the giant slices you have to fold in half, on display in the window, to the way the counter people call it “a pie” or a “plain pizza” for what others call a “cheese pizza.” If you're a New Yorker who understands what really constitutes a New York pizza, this place can take you home.

Open seven days a week, Little Italy sells any of the ordinary pizzas with your favorite toppings, by the pie or by the slice. If you'd rather prefer an Italian sandwich, there's a range of submarines available from pizza steak to Italian sausage. There are also regular sandwiches fit for a hungry appetite, or a salad if you're not that hungry. Since this is an Italian restaurant, there are also pastas, including stuffed shells, lasagna, shrimp alfredo fettucine alfredo. You can also opt for a stromboli in pepperoni, calzonni or sausage roll.

Since this part of Fells Point caters to a large Spanish-speaking crowd, the restaurant also serves up a number of Latino favorites. Quesadillas and rice specials include pork, chicken, shrimp or beef tips; there are plantains on the side and salsa.

Dining in is actually a cozy little retreat for a very casual second date, or delivery is free (for orders over $10).

HelloBaltimore Tip: Service is super fast and kind enough, but for a small dive spot, don't expect more than your regular counter-types. Be wary of the drunk crowd who takes over as the bars are closing around the neighborhood, or else quietly order your slice, fold it in half and leave the scene to enjoy it on the brick plaza by Thames Street.

- by Rin-rin Yu, Baltimore Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)

Rin-rin Yu

Rin-rin is an award-winning writer and journalist based in the Baltimore-Washington area. Her work has appeared in China Daily, DAYSPA magazine, Luxury Home Design, Aquatics International, Not For Tourists and other publications. Rin-rin has also worked for ABC News, WHDH-TV (NBC) in Boston and Hanley Wood Business Media. She has a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is an avid world traveler and maintains a travel blog, www.mytravelhats.com.