Ranked by TableJourney editorial score.
The New York slice is a wide triangle of thin-crust pizza, foldable in one hand, sold by the count. It is the city's default lunch, snack and 2am closer in New York City since the 1950s.
The slice owes its shape to Gennaro Lombardi's coal-oven pies on Spring Street, sold by the wedge from 1905. Postwar pizzerias adopted gas ovens and a wider 18-inch pie that produced eight large slices, ideal for counter service and walk-in eating. Patsy's in East Harlem and Joe's on Carmine codified the form between the 1930s and the 1970s. By the 1980s a dollar slice circuit, anchored by 2 Bros, had set the floor price; the upper end, Lucali in Carroll Gardens and Una Pizza Napoletana on Orchard, came later. Today every borough still measures itself against the foldable plain cheese on a paper plate.
5 editor picks for New York slice in New York City, ranked by editorial score. All New York City signature dishes · New York slice across every city.
Mark Iacono's candlelit Carroll Gardens pizzeria in New York City turns out a coal-fired Brooklyn pie and a calzone, cash only, BYOB, no reservations.
OrderThe plain margherita, charred-crust slice.
TipWalk-in only. Put your name down at 17:30, then come back at 19:30; the wait is the room's whole social fabric.
Pino Pozzuoli's Carmine Street counter has folded the canonical New York slice in New York City since 1975. Located in Greenwich Village. Priced at $.
OrderPlain cheese slice, fresh out of the oven.
TipOrder at the counter, eat standing at the window. Pepperoni runs out by 21:00; arrive earlier if it matters.
Anthony Mangieri's Orchard Street pizzeria is the editor's neapolitan pie in New York City: 60-second wood-fired bake, twelve-pizza menu, no slices.
OrderThe Margherita, San Marzano and fior di latte.
TipSix covers at the counter, ten tables, reservations open 30 days out and vanish fast. Wednesday is the longest wait.
L'Industrie on South 2nd Street has sold $5 slices and a $7 burrata slice in Williamsburg Brooklyn New York City since 2017. At 254 South 2nd Street.
OrderBurrata square slice
TipOrder ahead online to skip the line. The burrata slice is the Instagram order; the plain is the better slice.
Prince Street Pizza in Nolita has sold the cult $6 spicy spring square slice in New York City since 2012. Sicilian crust, cup-and-char pepperoni.
OrderSpicy pepperoni square slice
TipLines at 13:00 weekends run 45 minutes. Off-hours at 15:00-17:00 are the easy walk-up; the slice still holds heat.
New York slice makes more sense with someone from New York City explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Satisfy your pizza cravings on a 3-hour walking tour of New York’s Greenwich Village. Sample 3 different pies in one of the city's most historic neighborhoods and tast...
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Explore Greenwich Village on a 2.5-hour guided food tour led by a local expert. Enjoy six food tastings, visit famous landmarks, and hear the stories behind the food a...
Water activity · 3 hours
Experience the iconic sights of New York City on a luxury dinner cruise. Savor a 5-course gourmet dinner as you cruise past the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge,...
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