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Artichoke Basille
The lack of decent pizza slice joints in the East Village has been a long-standing gripe of mine. I’ve been eyeing Artichoke Basille, and the line snaking out its door, since it opened about a month...
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Joe’s Pizza
I washed up at Joe’s Pizza for the first time four years ago, after I’d been suckered into going to Misshapes. As we pushed into the party and I saw a barely-twenty-year-old girl with Weimar-era...
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L’asso
It’s easy to miss L’asso–maybe it’s the abstract signage. Or maybe it’s the fact that it’s a block away from Lombardi’s, a New York institution. But in case you think they don’t know their pizza,...
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Di Fara Pizza
Update: DiFara is now open Wed-Sun As a pizza lover, the trip out to Di Fara in Midwood on the Q feels like a pilgrimage. Located deep in Brooklyn, just after the subway creeps above ground into a...
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Keste Pizza
Would you wait for 35 minutes for pizza? When in doubt, I scope out the people leaving the establishment. Do they roll onto the sidewalk looking food-stunned and satisfied? Are they sighing “oh wow,”...
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Forcella’s Montanara Pizza
Deep fried pizza. The words made me think of regrettable trips to street fairs, of zeppole hangovers and cheesestick mistakes. But when New York Magazine crowned the montanara sarita at Don Antonio...
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Nicoletta
Reading the New York Times‘ review of Nicoletta was a little like watching a particularly nasty football tackle. I mean, the guy had it coming, since he was all mandexed out, helmeted, and running...
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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Like many a pizza-obsessed New Yorker, my ears would perk up when I’d hear about “New Haven” style pizza. Distinguished by a thin, coal oven-charred crust, “apizza” put New Haven on the culinary map,...
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Joe’s Pizza Opens in the East Village
East Village pizza fans, meet your new go-to pizzera. Famous Joe’s on Carmine Street has opened a location on 14th Street and Third Avenue, marking the first time the family-run business has expanded...
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Denino’s Pizza
Staten Island is too often the forgotten borough on my food adventures, but its pizza game is so strong, I’ll brave the subway, ferry and bus ride out there. First up was Denino’s, a storied pizzeria...
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