The sign is impossible to miss as you cross the Bloomfield Bridge and turn onto Liberty Avenue: “Pittsburgh’s Little Italy.” Even though the sign was only dedicated in 1993, Bloomfield has been the city’s Italian enclave for decades. That legacy will remain, but the neighborhood is transforming.

Bloomfield is home to new ethnic restaurants, including Thai, Mexican and even Azorean (an Atlantic island chain) cuisines. Students and millennials fill rowhouses, sharing space with the older Italian-American residents. But a walk down Liberty still showcases some old Italian treasures. Donatelli’s Italian Food Center begets with a large red, white, and green awning. Step inside and shop for crisp and sweet pizzelles, homemade pasta, and sausage made from the same 80-year-old recipe.