Wish I lived closer. I'm near Kinchley's but it's no comparison. I'll have to try Nellie's.
+100
Star Tavern is great. Went to Senton Hall Prep and we used to cut out for lunch there. But they have a tendency to burn the Pie sometimes. I didn’t mind it but an inconsistency.
Pete and Elda’s is always great and still really good cold or reheated
Nobody lives near Middle Village/Maspeth/Ridgewood? Â
Rosa's Pizza makes a fantastic Sicilian slice/pie. Spumoni Gardens might be the only other place in all of NYC that could compare. Most pizza places just do not make Sicilian with the kind of authenticity it needs....edible but certainly not something to lust after.
Their other pizza slices are very good....regular, margherita, eggplant. Food is very good too.
This is the pizza place that has been used in Billions (the Metropolitan Ave and 78th street location). Very satisfying to see a real life place that's legit be featured like that.
As for the thin crust, I like Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills and Grimaldi's under the bridge.
For that mainstay NYC slice, I have no opinion for best of the best.
BTW, I ate at Sorbillo in Naples several weeks back....unreal, I would say it's my favorite ever. I'm curious how good their Manhattan location is....definitely want to check it out.
so my son and I went to Star Tavern and had a pepperoni pie yesterday. Thin crust with a slight char on the edges. Very good. I had never been there before. I'll go back.
Thin crust: Nellies has surpassed Kinchley’s in making ... Â
the best thin crust. It’s easy to sit down and power through an entire pepperoni bar pie. And a shout out to Conte’s in Princeton. Also delicious thin crust and an awesome old world beer and pizza atmosphere.
I know it's sacrilege to say, but lately I have been digging the spicy sopressata and honey slice at Mama's Too, which is on the Upper West Side. It's something like a Detroit style slice, but not as dense. But denser than a typical Sicilian slice. The sopressata and honey combo is fantastic, and the pizza tastes great. Hard not to overindulge there.
The one drag is that it's a very small place. But man, they're very good.
Keste, Bleecker Street
Razza, Jersey City
Rubirosa Lafayette St
Modern Apizza New Haven
John's, Bleecker St
Star Tavern, Orange, NJ
Roberta's, Brooklyn
Rubirosa is on 235 Mulberry St.
RE: A friend was visiting NYC and said he went to some famous place Â
there is a place called Sauce on 12th and First (did not read all the responses to see if has been mentioned) it is relatively new but it is insanely good and can go toe to toe with any pizza in the city.
RE: Love DiFara's, but the slice is not the best thing he does Â
If you held a gun to my head, I'd say the tray/grandma's pie is the best pizza I've ever had.
Btw, this is 1000% correct, the square slice at DiFara is in another universe, the round slice is excellent, but for some reason the square is on another planet. But again, I waited 2 hours for my pizza there, the wait is obscene. I have gone back on some other day where the wait was less, but still you shlep all the way out there and then you might have to wait another two hours to eat. People should know what they are getting into before they go out there.
RE: I am a big fan of DiFar but the wait is obscene Â
there is a place called Sauce on 12th and First (did not read all the responses to see if has been mentioned) it is relatively new but it is insanely good and can go toe to toe with any pizza in the city.
Oddly, I have never waited at DiFara's. Granted, I've only been a few times (once specifically for it, twice before shows at the Kings), so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I'm sure weekends are a nightmare, but 6ish on a weeknight, there hasn't been a wait at all when I went.
RE: RE: I am a big fan of DiFar but the wait is obscene Â
there is a place called Sauce on 12th and First (did not read all the responses to see if has been mentioned) it is relatively new but it is insanely good and can go toe to toe with any pizza in the city.
Oddly, I have never waited at DiFara's. Granted, I've only been a few times (once specifically for it, twice before shows at the Kings), so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I'm sure weekends are a nightmare, but 6ish on a weeknight, there hasn't been a wait at all when I went.
the wait was at around 1230-1 on a Friday. I once went on a Thursday at lunch time and it was relatively quiet, but the old man wasn't doing the pizza that day. I am in park slope, so it is no big deal for me to check it out and leave if its too crowded, just feel bad if people travel great distances for that and have to wait another two hours. But, if they know it and want to do it, good on them. I have never went at night, btw.
Star Tavern - Orange
Nonna’s - Florham Park (grandma pie)
Denino’s South - Brick (I believe original is in Staten Island)
Kinchley’s - Ramsey
Pete & Elda’s - Neptune
Mack’s - Avalon/Wildwoods
so I ate at Lazzara's today. Assuming it's the same place mentioned.
two thumbs up. I will say walking in I thought I was being set up. it's a hole in the wall, upstairs in a dingy building (not that that bothers me) with rectangle pizza. also doesn't really bother me, but sometimes rectangle pizza is sicilian, which is a completely different thing - the pictures on the menu on the doorway made me leery.
Anyway, if I were doing a review like the guy from barstool (who sucks) I'd give them an 8. Definitely better than Don Pepi in Penn Station.
I like a thin crust, but this crust was almost too thin.
I took pictures to confirm this is the right place. good sauce, not too much sauce, right amount of cheese, good flavor crust, my only complaint was like I said the crust was a little too thin, almost cracker-ish until the actual crust, which was also a little thin.
One of the best NY pizza places I've eaten. Better than John's on Bleeker.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
PJ,
It's one block over from Penn actually. I'm not going to claim I've tried every top place but in terms of what it is (a good local slice shop) it's very good. They have a lot of "interesting toppings" all of a sudden but their plain slice, pepperoni etc. All very good.
I judge pizza based on their cheese pizza, but bacon is one of my favorite pizza toppings. The Modern Apizza Italian Bomb is the best pizza on the planet and it has bacon, sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, onion, pepper and garlic. Sounds like overkill to some people, but once you try it you will agree, the Italian Bomb from Modern, the margherita from Sally's and the fresh clam from Pepe's the three best pizzas on Earth.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
PJ,
It's one block over from Penn actually. I'm not going to claim I've tried every top place but in terms of what it is (a good local slice shop) it's very good. They have a lot of "interesting toppings" all of a sudden but their plain slice, pepperoni etc. All very good.
next time.
I am partial to Trattoria Sorrentina in North Bergen, but in Hoboken Â
Obviously, the varied specialty slices sell less often, ergo, not as fresh on a walk in basis
+100
Star Tavern is great. Went to Senton Hall Prep and we used to cut out for lunch there. But they have a tendency to burn the Pie sometimes. I didn’t mind it but an inconsistency.
Pete and Elda’s is always great and still really good cold or reheated
Their other pizza slices are very good....regular, margherita, eggplant. Food is very good too.
This is the pizza place that has been used in Billions (the Metropolitan Ave and 78th street location). Very satisfying to see a real life place that's legit be featured like that.
As for the thin crust, I like Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills and Grimaldi's under the bridge.
For that mainstay NYC slice, I have no opinion for best of the best.
BTW, I ate at Sorbillo in Naples several weeks back....unreal, I would say it's my favorite ever. I'm curious how good their Manhattan location is....definitely want to check it out.
The one drag is that it's a very small place. But man, they're very good.
It's actually..
John's of Bleecker St.
Razza, Jersey City
Rubirosa Lafayette St
Modern Apizza New Haven
John's, Bleecker St
Star Tavern, Orange, NJ
Roberta's, Brooklyn
Rubirosa is on 235 Mulberry St.
probably John's of Times Square. It's in an old church, good pizza.
Btw, this is 1000% correct, the square slice at DiFara is in another universe, the round slice is excellent, but for some reason the square is on another planet. But again, I waited 2 hours for my pizza there, the wait is obscene. I have gone back on some other day where the wait was less, but still you shlep all the way out there and then you might have to wait another two hours to eat. People should know what they are getting into before they go out there.
Oddly, I have never waited at DiFara's. Granted, I've only been a few times (once specifically for it, twice before shows at the Kings), so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I'm sure weekends are a nightmare, but 6ish on a weeknight, there hasn't been a wait at all when I went.
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there is a place called Sauce on 12th and First (did not read all the responses to see if has been mentioned) it is relatively new but it is insanely good and can go toe to toe with any pizza in the city.
Oddly, I have never waited at DiFara's. Granted, I've only been a few times (once specifically for it, twice before shows at the Kings), so maybe I've just gotten lucky. I'm sure weekends are a nightmare, but 6ish on a weeknight, there hasn't been a wait at all when I went.
the wait was at around 1230-1 on a Friday. I once went on a Thursday at lunch time and it was relatively quiet, but the old man wasn't doing the pizza that day. I am in park slope, so it is no big deal for me to check it out and leave if its too crowded, just feel bad if people travel great distances for that and have to wait another two hours. But, if they know it and want to do it, good on them. I have never went at night, btw.
Nonna’s - Florham Park (grandma pie)
Denino’s South - Brick (I believe original is in Staten Island)
Kinchley’s - Ramsey
Pete & Elda’s - Neptune
Mack’s - Avalon/Wildwoods
two thumbs up. I will say walking in I thought I was being set up. it's a hole in the wall, upstairs in a dingy building (not that that bothers me) with rectangle pizza. also doesn't really bother me, but sometimes rectangle pizza is sicilian, which is a completely different thing - the pictures on the menu on the doorway made me leery.
Anyway, if I were doing a review like the guy from barstool (who sucks) I'd give them an 8. Definitely better than Don Pepi in Penn Station.
I like a thin crust, but this crust was almost too thin.
I took pictures to confirm this is the right place. good sauce, not too much sauce, right amount of cheese, good flavor crust, my only complaint was like I said the crust was a little too thin, almost cracker-ish until the actual crust, which was also a little thin.
One of the best NY pizza places I've eaten. Better than John's on Bleeker.
I also love Nellie's in Waldwick. Pepperoni + Hot Cherry Peppers is a great combo of toppings there.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
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is the most underrated pizza place in the city.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
PJ,
It's one block over from Penn actually. I'm not going to claim I've tried every top place but in terms of what it is (a good local slice shop) it's very good. They have a lot of "interesting toppings" all of a sudden but their plain slice, pepperoni etc. All very good.
I judge pizza based on their cheese pizza, but bacon is one of my favorite pizza toppings. The Modern Apizza Italian Bomb is the best pizza on the planet and it has bacon, sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, onion, pepper and garlic. Sounds like overkill to some people, but once you try it you will agree, the Italian Bomb from Modern, the margherita from Sally's and the fresh clam from Pepe's the three best pizzas on Earth.
Italian bomb:
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is the most underrated pizza place in the city.
Where is it? Is it convenient to mid-town or penn station.
I'm in the city twice a month and usually walk from Penn to grand central area and back - so anywhere in the general vicinity is very easy for me to get too., I can go up sometimes as far as Central park one one end and the financial district at the other end but generally my trips are reliably where I mentioned.
PJ,
It's one block over from Penn actually. I'm not going to claim I've tried every top place but in terms of what it is (a good local slice shop) it's very good. They have a lot of "interesting toppings" all of a sudden but their plain slice, pepperoni etc. All very good.
next time.
I like Razza too, and Porto (also in North Bergen) is quite good as well.
In Italy pizzas are actually a soggy mess, but I was totally blown away by what Bonci makes, more like flatbread but wow, was it good.
When I first had New Haven pizza I thought it was a revelation but on the subsequent visits the crust just seemed too hard/crispy now.
The key is brick wood-fired oven and double zero flour.
scroll up to 3:20. I ate at Lazarra's around 1pm, before any rain fell (if it was the right place).