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Slices only
Six counters where you eat standing up and it costs a few dollars.
6 placesHalf a dayRead the guide ↓
1. Joe’s Pizza, Carmine StThe classic plain slice.Village & DowntownFood & drink15 minPlain slice about $4
2. Prince Street PizzaSquare pepperoni.Village & DowntownFood & drink20 min with the lineSquare slices about $6–8
3. Scarr’s PizzaOld-school slices, house-milled flour.Village & DowntownFood & drink20 minPlain slice $4.50, cheaper in cash
4. Village Square PizzaThe grandma slice.Village & DowntownFood & drink15 minGrandma slice about $5
5. Best PizzaA Williamsburg slice with a white pie on the side.BrooklynFood & drink20 minWhole pies $30–34; slices too- 6. Joe & Pat’sThe ferry-day slice on Staten Island.Staten IslandFood & drink1 hourPies about $20–30
The guide
How to do it: Slices only
The slice is New York’s fast food: hot, cheap, folded in half and eaten standing up. These six counters are the ones worth crossing town for.
Order one slice at each and keep moving.
- The order to do it in
- West Village (Joe’s, Village Square), SoHo and the Lower East Side (Prince Street, Scarr’s), Williamsburg (Best) and Joe & Pat’s on a Staten Island day.
- When to go
- Any time; Joe’s is open until 3–4 a.m.
- Getting there
- Subway.
- What it costs
- About $4–8 a slice.
Worth knowing
- Cash is cheaper at Scarr’s.
Started from the pins on Eating With Ziggy’s Pizza Map (the map). Places, notes and the guide checked and written by us; prices and opening times change, so check before you go.
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