These 9 on the map
The 9 pizzerias on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
New York pizza
The city's own slice is thin and wide, and you fold it to eat it. The coal ovens came first, and a few still burn in the West Village, East Harlem and Coney Island, some since the 1920s.
9 of the 20
Joe's Pizza
Greenwich VillageNYC slice shop$Pino Pozzuoli's 1975 Carmine Street counter, the original of a brand that now reaches Shanghai. Get a plain or fresh-mozzarella slice, fold it, and eat standing.
John's of Bleecker Street
West Villagecoal-oven pizza$$Coal-fired pies on Bleecker since 1929, eaten in wooden booths carved up by generations of diners. Whole pies only: the no-slices rule is part of the deal.
Prince Street Pizza
NolitaSicilian square slice$A slice window known for the Spicy Spring square: fra diavolo sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni that crisps into little cups. The line moves fast; eat it on the sidewalk.
Una Pizza Napoletana
Lower East SideNeapolitan pizza$$$Anthony Mangieri makes every ball of dough himself, so it opens only Thursday to Saturday. One pie per guest.
Lucali
Carroll Gardensbrick-oven pizza$$Mark Iacono's candlelit room, open since 2006, makes only pies and calzones. Cash only, BYOB, closed Tuesdays.
Di Fara Pizza
Midwoodclassic pizzeria$$Domenico DeMarco opened this Avenue J corner in 1965 and worked the oven into his 80s. His family keeps the round and square pies, finished with olive oil and basil.
L&B Spumoni Gardens
GravesendSicilian square slice$A spumoni stand that grew into a pizzeria in the 1950s. Order the square, cheese under the sauce, at the outdoor windows and finish with spumoni. This lot is the original.
L'Industrie Pizzeria
WilliamsburgNYC slice shop$Massimo Laveglia's Williamsburg flagship. The burrata slice, a plain slice topped after the oven with cold burrata, basil and olive oil, is why the line forms.
Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
Port Richmondtavern pizza$$Opened in 1937 as a family tavern; Carlo Denino began making pizza here in 1951. Thin, crisp tavern pies and a full bar. Franchises use the name elsewhere; this is the original.
The other 11
The 20 are spread across 18 neighborhoods. Bushwick (2) and Lower East Side (2) have the most; Astoria, Carroll Gardens, Castleton Corners, Coney Island, East Harlem, Flushing, Gravesend, Greenpoint, Greenwich Village, Midwood, Nolita, Pelham Bay, Port Richmond, Upper West Side, West Village and Williamsburg have one each.
+11 more in the app
A wood-paneled 1970s-style slice shop on Orchard Street, the cacio e pepe square on the Upper West Side, an East Harlem coal oven from 1933, the Bushwick Bee Sting, and more.
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For a sit-down Italian dinner, see our Italian list.
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All 20, on your own map
This page is 9 of them. The NYC Pizza pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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