Okay, I need help! Where should I go in little Italy? Which restaurants are the best? Which ones have great cannolis?

A lot of the restaurants have gone downhill in Little Italy, but Il Cortile is really good.

yeah, I gathered that... Il Cortile? Do they have really good everything?

They do. But what we always do is have dinner somewhere then dessert/cappucinos at La Bella Ferrara. It's a bakery/cafe. They have great pasteries...especially their tartufo. It's to DIE for. (it's...

I value your opinion on Italian foods. So, just to get it all straight. Dinner = Il Cortile Desert = La Bella Ferrara

Here's Il Cortile's website. http://www.ilcortile.com/?littleitalynyc Are you taking your GF there?

Yes. Her fondest memory of NYC was a cannoli from little Italy, lol. For sentimental value, I want to take her there with me.