Supporters of the two newest additions to Little Italy San Jose got a sneak peek at a June 22 preview event for Poor House Bistro and the Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center.
The 5,000-square-foot piazza that connects the two venues was full of people who paid $30 a pop to dine on food from Poor House Bistro as well as Paesano’s and Bibo’s Pizza, two other Little Italy eateries. Poor House, which was moved to Little Italy in January 2022, wasn’t open to the public yet, but employees served Hurricanes, Negronis and other beverages from an outdoor bar.
The Italian Cellar, an indoor bar underneath the museum, was open for the event, even though there’s still some work to be done before it opens as a private club for members of Little Italy San Jose. The bar pays tribute to the old venue of the same name, later known more famously as Manny’s Cellar, at the Fallon House.
Little Italy San Jose President Joshua DeVincenzi Melander acknowledged that the two venues are still works in progress, but said he wanted to show supporters what’s been done so far. Melander, whose father helped establish the Italian American Heritage Foundation in the 1970s, started pushing for the creation of Little Italy in 2009 as a way to preserve the history of the neighborhood just off North Almaden Boulevard, which was home to Italian immigrants in the 1870s.
“Yes, it’s little, but we’re preserving what’s left,” Melander told a group of about 30 people to whom he was giving a tour of Little Italy, adding that the business district is already reminiscent of a museum in its preservation efforts. “But we’re a museum with restaurants.”
For more information, visit www.littleitalysj.com.
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