Printed kraft takeout bags for Little Italy, San Diego. Pizza boxes, pastry and pasta, carried in your name.

The old fishing neighborhood that turned into a food street

Little Italy grew up around tuna fishing families, and the food stuck. Today India Street and the blocks around Piazza della Famiglia are packed with pizzerias, pasta houses, espresso bars, gelato counters, delis selling cured meats and bakeries with cannoli in the case. People come from all over the county to eat here, and lots of them take something home.

That's the moment that matters for your brand. The plate is eaten in the dining room. The leftover lasagna, the box of pastries for grandma, the half pizza for tomorrow: those leave in a bag and go home to people who were not at the table.

Six blocks of shoppers every Saturday

The Little Italy Mercato fills six blocks of West Date Street every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Shoppers come for produce, fish and flowers, then wander off to grab coffee, a sandwich or a slice. They walk the whole neighborhood carrying things.

If you're open on Saturday mornings, that's your best advertising window of the week. Hand every to-go order over in a bag with your logo. The person carrying it walks past the market stalls, past the piazza, past people deciding where to eat next.

Heavy Italian orders need a bag that holds

Italian takeout is heavy. A tray of baked ziti, a quart of soup, a bottle of olive oil from the deli shelf, a pastry box on top. Our bag measures 12″ × 7″ × 14″ and carries 22 lb. The bottom is square, so a pastry box or a half tray sits flat instead of tipping.

The City of San Diego banned most foam food ware in April 2023 and made utensils request only, so your trays and cups are already paper, fiber or foil. A brown kraft bag looks right next to all of it. Read the bigger picture on printed kraft bags for San Diego restaurants.

Design ideas for an Italian shop

Red, green and black all print strong on brown kraft. A script name looks classic, but make it big enough to read across the street. If your shop has a family name, use it. Little Italy visitors love a place that feels like it's been there forever.

Bakeries and gelato shops with soft pastel logos should look at the bright white bag. You see your logo on both papers before you buy. If you sell from a cart at the market, check our page on the one box minimum first.