North Beach is San Francisco's version of "little italy".
In this side of the city not directly at the water is a small neighborhood where the Italian Americans have formed a community. Families have opened restaurants and little cafes making some of the best food you can find in San Francisco.
To mark its location the community has plastered the Italian flag on many buildings and poles to help the people recognize that this area is associated with Italy. There were even moments where I would spot colors of red and green (flag colors) on different art displays on the wall. Or even candid shots of the contrasting colors together in a neighborhood where together they have a meaning. If this was in any other part of the city it wouldn't have mattered as much. Formal signs of directions are in English however names on stores and art on the wall is found in Italian. North beach is a cute neighborhood with landscape similar to that of any other San Franciscan neighborhood but just with different colors and art that act as signage to show you that you are in a significant neighborhood.
In this side of the city not directly at the water is a small neighborhood where the Italian Americans have formed a community. Families have opened restaurants and little cafes making some of the best food you can find in San Francisco.
To mark its location the community has plastered the Italian flag on many buildings and poles to help the people recognize that this area is associated with Italy. There were even moments where I would spot colors of red and green (flag colors) on different art displays on the wall. Or even candid shots of the contrasting colors together in a neighborhood where together they have a meaning. If this was in any other part of the city it wouldn't have mattered as much. Formal signs of directions are in English however names on stores and art on the wall is found in Italian. North beach is a cute neighborhood with landscape similar to that of any other San Franciscan neighborhood but just with different colors and art that act as signage to show you that you are in a significant neighborhood.
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