When asked if they've been to Heart of Italy, many Chicagoans would respond with a knowing, "I love Taylor Street." Except they wouldn't be correct.

While Taylor Street goes by the popular Little Italy moniker, that designation once belonged to a stretch of decades-old ristorantes on the 2400 block of South Oakley, an area now known as Heart of Italy.

Accessible via the Western Blue Line stop on the Cermak branch, this picturesque street is home to some of Chicago's most memorable Italian restaurants."