Still, it is easy to see how Bella Notte could be a neighborhood favorite.

C Map This dapper little store is a neighborhood favorite for its wide selection of fashionable men's and women's shoes.

One thing, however, seems to have remained the same: judging from a recent lunch, it is still a neighborhood favorite.

Carrot Top Pastries at Broadway and West 214th Street is a neighborhood favorite.

Kaiser Park, with baseball fields, tennis courts and views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, is a neighborhood favorite.

After two years, the neighborhood favorite is making the move down the street to a bigger site by summer's end.

This 34-year-old neighborhood favorite is a brightly lighted, old-fashioned, comfortable room that offers a $52 prix fixe dinner.

Villa Paradiso on Bath Avenue is also a neighborhood favorite.

This beguiling Mexican restaurant remains a neighborhood favorite for authentic and spirited food, friendly service and affordable prices.

And Jimmy's, at 801 South Broadway in Fells Point, (410) 327-3273, is a neighborhood favorite.