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The pizza map
Fifteen long-running pizzerias in three boroughs, from the pins on Eating With Ziggy’s map.
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1. Joe’s Pizza, Carmine StThe plain New York slice, folded, since 1975.Village & DowntownFood & drink15 minPlain slice about $4
2. John’s of Bleecker StreetCoal-oven pies in wooden booths. Whole pies only.Village & DowntownFood & drink1 hourWhole pies only, about $25–35
3. Prince Street PizzaThe square pepperoni slice with the curled-up cups.Village & DowntownFood & drink20 min with the lineSquare slices about $6–8
4. RubirosaThin-crust pies; the vodka pie is the one.Village & DowntownFood & drink1–1.5 hoursPies about $30
5. Scarr’s PizzaSlices made with flour they mill themselves.Village & DowntownFood & drink20 minPlain slice $4.50, cheaper in cash
6. Village Square PizzaGrandma and Sicilian squares in the West Village.Village & DowntownFood & drink15 minGrandma slice about $5
7. Motorino, East VillageNeapolitan pies; try the Brussels sprouts.Village & DowntownFood & drink1 hourPies about $20–25
8. Eataly FlatironNeapolitan pies inside the Italian market.Midtown & FlatironFood & drink1 hourPizza about $20–25
9. Juliana’sCoal-oven pies under the Brooklyn Bridge.BrooklynFood & drink1 hourPies about $25–35
10. LucaliCandlelit pies in Carroll Gardens. Put your name down early; bring your own wine.BrooklynFood & drink2–3 hours with the waitLarge pie about $32; BYOB
11. Best PizzaA Williamsburg slice shop with a wood oven.BrooklynFood & drink20 minWhole pies $30–34; slices too
12. Me and Paul’s (formerly Paulie Gee’s)Neapolitan pies in Greenpoint, now under the name Me and Paul’s; the Hellboy has hot honey.BrooklynFood & drink1–1.5 hoursPies about $20–30
13. Roberta’s, BushwickWood-fired pies in a Bushwick garden.BrooklynFood & drink1–1.5 hoursAbout $30–50 a person- 14. Joe & Pat’sPaper-thin Staten Island pies.Staten IslandFood & drink1 hourPies about $20–30
15. Lee’s TavernBar pies at a Staten Island tavern.Staten IslandFood & drink1 hourBar pies about $20
The guide
How to do it: The pizza map
New York pizza is several different things: the thin, foldable plain slice; coal-oven pies from the 1920s; Neapolitan pies from wood ovens; square Sicilian and grandma slices; and Staten Island’s cracker-thin bar pies.
This list has all of them, in three boroughs. It’s a weekend, not a day: pick a neighbourhood and eat two at most.
- The order to do it in
- Manhattan first (Joe’s, John’s, Prince Street, Rubirosa, Scarr’s), Brooklyn on another day (Juliana’s with the bridge walk, Lucali, Best, Me and Paul’s, Roberta’s), and Staten Island with the ferry.
- When to go
- Slice shops any time; sit-down pizzerias at opening or booked ahead.
- Getting there
- Subway in Manhattan and Brooklyn; the free Staten Island Ferry then a bus for Staten Island.
- What it costs
- Slices about $4–8; whole pies about $20–35.
Worth knowing
- Lucali has no reservations: get there around 3:30 p.m. to put your name down.
- Paulie Gee’s reopened in 2026 as Me and Paul’s, same address, same pizza.
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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