A Slice of Heaven: Where to Find the Best Pizza in Brooklyn
New Yorkers often boast about the storied history of the city's heralded sports teams, thriving arts scene and world-renowned architecture
However, it seems nothing garners more admiration than one New York-made item—its pizza. Join the locals who flock to Brooklyn for some of the best slices in the region. While Brooklyn dining trends quickly come and go, many of the borough's top pizzerias specialize in classic New York-style pies, typically thin-crust recipes made with simple ingredients.
Brooklyn's Best Dine-In Pizza
Anticipate a long wait at Juliana's Pizza (19 Old Fulton St., Brooklyn). Located in Brooklyn's trendy DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) neighborhood, this beloved institution combines thin crust with coal-fired baking methods to produce crispy pies oozing with melted cheese. Foodies delight at the beloved pizzeria's fresh ingredients, from the buffalo mozzarella to the thin prosciutto shavings.
Make the trek to Bensonhurst for L&B Spumoni Gardens' (2725 86th St., Brooklyn) hearty Sicilian pizza—a thick, square slice that's heavy on the garlic and sauce. Toppings are limited to simple items like mushrooms and pepperoni. Cheap pie prices means you can afford to splurge on dessert—spumoni, of course. On a nice day, eat outside on the old-fashioned picnic tables.
Nestled in Greenpoint, Paulie Gee’s (60 Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn) serves up thin, personal pan pizzas. Keep an adventurous spirit and try some of the establishment's more unusual toppings, including pickled onions, hollandaise sauce and reduced sake. The pizzeria also caters to special diets, offering an array of completely vegan pizzas. Take your time dining in the cozy setting, complete with candlelight, polished concrete floors and rustic woodwork.
Prepare to become friends with strangers at Roberta’s Pizza (261 Moore St., Brooklyn), an ultra-casual Bushwick pizzeria that offers communal dining tables and lights and exposed wood-beam ceilings. The place fills up quickly and doesn't accept reservations, so get there early. Unique and fresh toppings like sweet potatoes and duck prosciutto make the wait worthwhile.
Brooklyn's Best Pizza To-Go
Often dubbed New York's best pizza, Di Fara Pizza (1424 Ave. J, Brooklyn) in Midwood has a reputation throughout the city—one that's never more evident than when you're waiting in the shop's monstrous line. Once you actually start chowing down on your crunchy, thin-crust slice, you'll understand why. Whether slathered with peppers, olives and sausage, or kept simple with just mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, you'll consume every last crumb. But eat it on the go—you won’t likely find a seat in the tiny interior.
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