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Recently Opened: No. 28
Slice recently received a tip via our superhot tips box. A few days ago, Slice reader Bruce e-mailed us:
I'm addicted to a new thin crust pizza place. It just opened 10 days ago. No one knows about it yet (OK, almost no one). It's like my own secret—but now I want to tell everyone. The pizza is amazing! Two guys from Naples, wood oven, the whole deal. I've been LIVING there!
Today, we received a bit more info from Bruce, as well as the photo of No. 28's 12-inch pizza Margherita:
Get the basic 12-inch Margherita. Amazing. And a tip: Sit on one of the barstools in front of the oven, not in the dining room. The service is faster there.The menu includes about 10 different pizzas, 12" 18", and, I think, 29". There are pasta and salads, but the center of attraction is the amazing thin-crust pizza. The owners are two brothers from Naples. One of them, Salvatore Olivella, used to be the pizza chef at Pie on Fourth Avenue. They have also recently opened L'asso on Mott Street. I've been to Number 28 at least eight times since they opened just before Christmas. I'm addicted to the 12" Margherita with fresh garlic (the garlic is optional, just ask).
No. 28
Location: 28 Carmine Street, New York, NY 10014 (The Village, b/n Bleecker & Bedford)
Phone: 212-463-9653
Hours: Noon to midnight, every day
Payment: Cash only, for now
Thanks, Bruce, for the tip. We'll check out No. 28 for ourselves as soon as we can!