Good pizza in NYC?

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I love the pizza. Since my wife and I are going to New York City over Thanksgiving, I want to try real New York style pizza.

We are staying in Manhattan, but plan on spending some time in Times Square, Central Park. Also planning a little excursion into China Town.

I know New York City is well known for the pizza, but is their any specific place that is known for good pizza? If you know of a place, please speak up.

The pizza around me is OK at best. If I want good pizza, i have to travel 30 miles one way to get it. A few of the shops around me put out a good pie once in a while, but you never know what you are going to get. One day its top notch, other days its inconsistent at best.

I found the best pizza I have ever had in the oddest place this past summer. It was in Folly Beach, SC, and the place was called Woody's.
 
If you're going to be in the Chinatown area, head just a bit north to Lombardi's in "Little Italy", widely believed to be the first pizzeria in this country, never mind the city. Really delicious Napolitan pies there. It's located on Spring street, between Lafayette and Mott. If you take the downtown 6 train the Spring St. station lets off a block away.

Also in the downtown area (Greenwich Village) is John's, which is on Bleecker a block east of 7th Ave. South (aka Varick St). It's quite tasty there too and like Lombardi's it's by the pie only no slices.

A half block away from John's, on Varick just north of Bleecker, is Bleecker St. Pizza. They make a darn good slice there....in fact the shop was featured on Food Network's "The Hungry Detective" show.

John's and BSP are accessible either by taking the E or F train to West 4th street then walking south one block to Bleecker then west about 2 blocks.....or taking the number 1 train to Christopher St. (on 7th Ave. South), walking south 1 block to Bleecker.

Whew...hope that helps some and enjoy your stay in NYC!
 
Forget the Empire State Building and go to the "Top of the Rock" instead. Rock as in Rockefeller Center. You're going to Rockefeller Center / Radio City right?
When you're done, go down to the 'concourse level' (below street level) mere steps away is "Two Boots Pizza".
Good stuff.
Lexington Ave between 45 &46 streets is Pizza Rustica...they were pretty good.
Forget Rays. Ray's Famous. Famous Rays. Ray's Original. Ray's Famous Original...you get the idea :D
Sbarros is not pizza :grumpy:

If you come all the way to NYC, go see the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Especially the Arms & Armor room ;)
 
FORGET Manhattan, and go to Brooklyn.

Grimaldi's Pizza, almost under the brooklyn bridge on the brooklyn side of course. coal fired brick ovens, been there for ever, and the best pie I've had in NYC or surrounding buroughs so far!!!
 
Johns is good pie. Jack & Peters on Queens Blvd is damned good as well.
There's a place in Brooklyn (that I couldn't find for you again if you held a gun to my head) was f-ing great also.
While you're there go grab a sandwich @ the 2nd Ave Deli.
 
I've had hundreds of "OK" slices in NYC. Never had a "good" one though, let alone a "great" slice. :thumbdn:
 
Thanks gentleman. I'll be making a list of the mentioned places, and taking alook at the websites supplied.

I am partial to brick oven pizza, as it offers a little different taste, and its a little crispier. So I'll definitely be looking close at those places.

Its a coincidence that Little Italy was mentioned. My wife just asked me about finding a place for italian as well.

To the city dwellers, whats NYC going to be like for Thanksgiving Day? We are going to walk down to the parade, but after that, we will be looking for a place for dinner. Are the resturants, for the most part, going to be open T-day? Here in Ohio, everything pretty much shuts down.

Thanks for the help, and I am greatly looking forward to seeing your city.

Smith
 
TorzJohnson said:
I've had hundreds of "OK" slices in NYC. Never had a "good" one though, let alone a "great" slice. :thumbdn:
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Best pizza and Italian food you'll find in the tri state area is in New Jersey.

My pic is Mimmo's pizza and restaurent at
336 S Main St,
Wharton.

That's in Morris county btw.

ph: (973) 366-9636

I used to live in Wharton btw so I've eaten there many times as a kid.
 
They'll be plenty of places open on Thanksgiving, no worries there.
Noo Yawk, the city that never sleeps :D
 
Get on I-95 north and go to New Haven (maybe 65 miles north). Go to Sally's, Pepes's, or Modern Apizza. It is a universe better than anything you get in NYC. If isn't spelled "apizza" rather than "pizza", and if it isn't pronounced "ah-BEETS", rather than "PEET-zah", you are not eating the real thing.
 
We will be walking and riding taxis, so no long distance pizza jaunts. I was advised not to take my F250 LWB to NYC, so we are flying.

Actually driving in the city I wouldn't have a problem with, although it is a rather large vehicle. Parking would be a nightmare though. I don't have to parallel park in Ohio, so to say I am a little rusty is an understatement.

I am glad we will have a choice on Thanksgiving Day.

We are very much looking forward to visiting. Its unfortunate we only have 2 full days. We have an opportunity to go back in December for 5+ days, but it also includes my sister in law making the trip. I would rather eat broken glasss than be anywhere with her, so it looks like I will be enjoying the Christmas in Ohio. There is always next year.


Smith
 
Went to NYC just last week to attend a Wedding, had a great time and did more than a little pizza hunting.

I loved Grimaldi's in Brooklyn but my wife thought the crust was undercooked. She preferred Johns on Bleeker, and Patsy's on the Upper East Side was very good.
 
Most places won't cook a pie long enough.
If you ask for a close to burnt bottom, they'll usually oblige.
Harder to do by the slice though.
:D
 
i don't know if it's still there, but there was a pizzeria on st. mark's place and astor called ray's; it's next to a club called the continental. absolutely the best pizza in the area. they have a wall of photos of celebs who stop by regularly for a slice, and they charge the same as everyone else. whatever you do, do NOT eat anything labelled as "old forge style" pizza. it sucks a$$.
 
jahwarrior72 said:
i don't know if it's still there, but there was a pizzeria on st. mark's place and astor called ray's; it's next to a club called the continental. absolutely the best pizza in the area. they have a wall of photos of celebs who stop by regularly for a slice, and they charge the same as everyone else. whatever you do, do NOT eat anything labelled as "old forge style" pizza. it sucks a$$.
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Are the Ray Wars still going on in NYC? I remember a few years back when all these places called Ray's, Famous Ray's, Original Ray's, etc. were all claiming to be the real deal - and I think a bunch of them were suing each other too! :D
 
mycroftt said:
Are the Ray Wars still going on in NYC? I remember a few years back when all these places called Ray's, Famous Ray's, Original Ray's, etc. were all claiming to be the real deal - and I think a bunch of them were suing each other too! :D
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IDK, i left the Rotten Apple in the late 90's; i do remember the Ray wars, tho'. there was another Ray's up the street that was terrible, and they were more expensive. anyway, everyone knows the best pizza in the city is had in the bronx and brooklyn.
 
There's no shortage of great Pizza in Manhattan, but two of the Best in the World are in Brooklyn. Grimaldi's was mentioned before, but my vote goes to Spumoni Gardens.
http://www.spumonigardens.com/

Take the N train to W 8th St-Ave U

Walk over to 86th Street and see where they filmed the chase scene from "The French Connection".
Walk up 86th Street and retrace John Travolta's steps from "Saturday Night Fever".
 
PhilL said:
There's no shortage of great Pizza in Manhattan, but two of the Best in the World are in Brooklyn. Grimaldi's was mentioned before, but my vote goes to Spumoni Gardens.
http://www.spumonigardens.com/

Take the N train to W 8th St-Ave U

Walk over to 86th Street and see where they filmed the chase scene from "The French Connection".
Walk up 86th Street and retrace John Travolta's steps from "Saturday Night Fever".
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Whats Sicilian pizza? Looks like it might be a thicker crust?

Smith
 
AWGunS said:
Whats Sicilian pizza? Looks like it might be a thicker crust?

Smith
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Exactly.

I'm really not a big fan of the ultra thin, oven burnt crusts of some of the trendier pizza places. I'm also not crazy about the deep dish Chicago style pizza, it's not bad it's just not what I grew up with. The thicker bread crust of a good Sicilian pie is very satisfying. Spumoni Gardens was walking distance from where I went to High School, so it was very much a part of growing up for me.
 
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