New York's Best Pizza 2008

New York’s go-to spot for a quick slice.

Reviews:

• “EH”
• “Great Pie!”
• “Good Pizza… Still up in the Air about the Best Anywhere thing though…”
• “rude rude rude”
• “Best Slice of Pizza in NYC”

Tips: Find more of New York’s best cheap eats.

Famous Joe’s Pizza or email Famous Joe’s Pizza

Transcendent pies at a family-friendly Brooklyn landmark.

Reviews:

• “Horrible service, over crowded, OVER RATED”
• “Best pizza in NY so far”
• “GOOD PIZZA”
• “Nightmare”
• “Incredible Pizza!!!”

Tips: Skip the line and call ahead for takeout. Then walk to the nearby waterfront park for pizza and views of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

A laid-back destination for brilliant coal-oven pizza that more than lives up to its lofty reputation.

Reviews:

• “Best pizza in NYC”
• “Great pizza and customer service”
• “Authentic!”
• “Best pizza I ever had!!!”
• “cheap trap”

Tips: Several beers are on tap and there are a few affordable table wine options as well.

Lombardi’s

Burned-out East Harlem pizzeria serves coal-fired pies that shine.

Reviews:

• “It’s ok Pizza”
• “YOU DONT KNOW PIZZA TILL YOU TRY A FRESH SLICE OF PATSY’S PIZZA "
• “Super pizza!”
• “Transporting experience”
• “If you truly love pizza – you must go here”

Tips: For more great New York pizza, check out our favorites.

Patsy’s Pizza

Family-run pizza tavern that serves simple, excellent pies.

Reviews:

• “Taste like nothing else!”
• “Good, but overrated”
• “GREAT PIZZA!”
• “The best pizza pie”
• “I FELL IN LOVE…”

Tips: You could be in for a wait of up to 1 1/2 hours for a table on Friday
nights. Luckily, the bar’s stocked with everything you need to chill out: a TV, a cold pitcher (or cocktails, if you so desire), and a full menu.

Denino’s Pizzeria Tavern

If Midwood were 100 miles from Manhattan, instead of just 10, it’d still be worth the trek for New York’s best slice.

Reviews:

• “BEST NYC PIZZA EVER++++”
• “good pizza, worth it?”
• “best pizza in the 5 boros…”
• “total disregard for elementary sanitation”
• “Best pizza around”

Tips: It’s only a few dollars more for pies made entirely with buffalo milk mozzarella, but beware: Though more flavorful, the cheese is milkier, meaning a droopier pie that can disrupt the well-calibrated flavors and textures.

Di Fara Pizzeria

Thin-crust pizzas with a cult-like following in the Village.

Reviews:

• “Best of the Best!!!”
• “Way overrated”
• “Good Pizza. Prob best in NYC but NOT better than NJ Pizza.”
• “best of citysearch and the food network???”
• “Simple and Amazing – From a Locals Point of View – And a correction for the mistaken”

Tips: John’s serves pies only; you’ll have to go elsewhere for a slice.

John’s of Bleecker Street or email John’s of Bleecker Street

The authentic Neapolitan pizzeria’s brick oven gets a workout, firing up pies, primo breads, pastas and even desserts.

Reviews:

• “the best pizza in new york”
• “Great Pizza… and Meatballs”
• “AWESOME”
• “Out of the way gem.”
• “FABOULUS….”

Tips: No slices here: The pizza comes in 12-inch rounds, or 18-inch or 29-inch oblongs fit for the whole gang.

No. 28 or email No. 28

A charmingly simple homage to the classic Napoletana pizza.

Reviews:

• “Not even the best pizza on the block.”
• “Overpriced, Slow, Bland.”
• “Trust the reviews”
• “Overpriced and Blahhhhh”
• “overpriced euro bread”

Tips: The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so be sure to arrive early to secure your spot. The restaurant serves piping hot pizza fresh from the oven until the dough runs out—literally.

Una Pizza Napoletana

Mario Batali’s casual eatery is a destination for tasty Italian snacks, excellent wines and outstanding gelato.

Reviews:

• “Salty pastas”
• “Burp. Excuse me. I just ate well.”
• “Never do group events here!”
• “Warning: Highly Kinetic , stimulating atmosphere, go for the Wine stay for the food”
• “Great food, lousy service”

Tips: Those lucky enough to snag a stool at the bar should stay put and dine amid the bar’s people-watching bustle.

Otto Enoteca and Pizzeria

Pizza hounds, take note: This chewy-crusted, tangy-sauced pie is definitely a contender.

Reviews:

• “Better Than A Typical Street Corner Pizzeria, But Not Comparable To Patsy’s Or Totonno’s”
• “Forget them all this is by far the beast pizza in NY hands down”
• “Good pizza, bad service”
• “Great slices, laughably bad service”
• “amazing”

Tips: Fresh mozzarella loses its milky charm in transit, so it’s best to order the regular pie to go; savor the specialty ones, made with fresh mozzarella, in-house.

Bleecker Street Pizza

Now New Yorkers can wolf down spectacular pizzas as they would in Rome.

Reviews:

• “YUM!”
• “Tasty Pizzes in a Relaxed, Lounge-like Setting”
• “pizza pala”
• “What an experience!!”
• “Good Group Location”

Tips: The rectangular-shaped pizza is ordered by the foot, and one foot easily feeds two. You can also order premade slices (to stay or to go) at the counter if you’re in a hurry.

Pala

Farm-fresh, brick-oven pizza romances Park Slope.

Reviews:

• “Cute Decor, Horrible Pizza”
• “POMPOUS AND OVERRATED”
• “Good, but not worth it.”
• “Pizza = Overpriced Nan…nice staff though.”
• “3rd time is not a charm”

Tips: Only pies with tomato listed in the ingredients are prepared with tomato sauce.

Franny’s

A Coney Island landmark in serious contention for the city’s best pizza.

Reviews:

• “Not good at all”
• “Le sublime sur le sublime produit malaisément un contraste, et l’on a besoin de se reposer de tout, même du beau. Maybe.”
• “Excellet pizza”
• “Not all that”
• “One of the Best NYC Pizzas”

Tips: Toppings include pepperoni, sausage, anchovies, mushroom, garlic, extra cheese and peppers and onions.

Totonno Pizzeria Napolitano

A wide variety of pizzas and Italian dishes pulls a business crowd into this Grand Central spot.

Reviews:

• “Coincidences of Life?”
• “Best Pizza in New York!”
• “Terrible”
• “Unique pizza and dessert”
• “too much ’tude”

Naples 45

Traditional Neapolitan pizza, cooked in a wood-fired stove, and other Italian dishes, plus hand-picked wines.

Reviews:

• “You, too, could fall in love with this restaurant”
• “Amazing food, wine and service”
• “Never Again!!!”
• “Best ravioli ever”
• “Go on a weeknight”

La Pizza Fresca Ristorante

This pizza joint’s specialty is a pie topped with spinach and its namesake veggie.

Reviews:

• “its good pizza, but some negatives bring it down to average, and not worth the wait”
• “It burnt so good”
• “What’s the line for?”
• “Overrated, but still on my list.”
• “Holy overrated Batman!”

Artichoke Pizza

Until well past midnight most nights, this pizzeria serves thin crust pizza straight from the brick oven.

Reviews:

• “These people are insane< this place has the best pizza!!”
• “The Cardboard box tasted better”
• “AVOID THIS PLACE…the PIZZA IS TERRIBLE”
• “Fine…just fine”
• “Well Worth it……every last bite!!”

Pizzeria De Santo

Reviews:

• “Man can live on bread alone”
• “best savory bread”
• “The best breads”

Sullivan Street Bakery

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