Pizza Preview: Don Antonio in Midtown Manhattan

It's no surprise that the menus at Kesté and Midtown Manhattan newcomer Don Antonio are similar, but there are some exciting new pies at the Midtown joint — including the Montanara Starita, a version of the deep-fried pizza that's been cropping up among the newer Neapolitan places. Slice got a sneak peek at some of the items exclusive to Don Antonio. Peep the slideshow here to get the skinny.

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20 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 6, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Tagged: Antonio Starita, Don Antonio, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown West, NYC, Roberto Caporuscio

Percy's Pizza: A Dollar Slice That Doesn't Suck

The problem with dollar slices is that you almost always get what you pay for. Sometimes not even that. Of those I've eaten around the city, the best I could say about the best of them was that they were cheap — and probably good for after-bar scarfing. But Percy's Pizza, a newish dollar slice joint on Bleecker amid all the bars and jazz clubs, might be the best dollar slice I've had.

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: dollar slices, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC, Percy's Pizza, reviews, Slice reviews

Daily Slice: Focaccia at Eataly, NYC

First off, let's be clear: this is not the thin, crisp pizza al taglio you'd find in Rome. It's a much closer cousin to focaccia genovese, soft and spongy. Chasing my best memories of Genoa, I chose a piece piled with onions.

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9 Comments | Posted by Aaron Arizpe, January 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: daily slice, Eataly, focaccia, manhattan, nyc

Daily Slice: The Fuorigrotta at Forcella in NYC

From their new Bowery location, we were big fans of the Fuorigrotta ($14). The crust is crisp and chewy and a little bit charred and all those things we like; our one criticism would be that parts of the crust were a little bit doughy in the middle. (But that's a very minor point.)

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2 Comments | Posted by Carey Jones, November 22, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Forcella, Manhattan, New York

Midtown Manhattan: The Pizza at Todd English's Plaza Food Hall

Pizzas are a little bit pricey for what they are but not outrageous and none breaks the $20 barrier, despite some fancy-soundin' ingredients. The menu ranges from the basic (classic Margherita, a pepperoni pie) to the more sophisticated toppings Todd English is known for (like his signature fig and prosciutto pizza, or spit-roasted chicken pie with arugula pesto).

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, Plaza Food Hall, reviews, Slice reviews, Todd English

Top This: Cauliflower 'Merguez' Pizza (à la Pizza by Cer Té)

Chef Edward Sylvia (the mastermind behind the midtown sandwich mecca Cer Té and their pizza spin-off Pizza by Cer Té), roasts cauliflower—yes, cauliflower—with merguez spices and the Tunisian hot red pepper paste harissa and tops pizza with it. Genius, we know.

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7 Comments | Posted by Erin Mosbaugh, November 3, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: cauliflower, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, Pizza by Cer Té, Top This, toppings

Daily Slice: Nonna's LES Pizzeria, NYC

Adam clued us into the stuffed artichoke slice from Nonna's LES back in January, but the regular triangular and grandma slices merited a return visit to see how they stacked up.

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7 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, October 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Daily Slice, grandma slices, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Nonna's LES Pizzeria, NYC

Is This The Only Neapolitan-style Buffalo Chicken Pie In The World?

San Marzano Brick Oven Pizzeria may look like just another Lower East Side pizza joint—another in the long list of good-not-great Neapolitan pizzerias in the city—and you'd be right, except for one thing: they're a Neapolitan pizzeria serving... buffalo chicken pizza? Huh?

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15 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, October 4, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC, reviews, San Marzano Brick Oven Pizzeria, Slice reviews

Roberta's Pizza Stand Back at Madison Square Eats Today

If you've been hankering for a hit of Roberta's pizza but don't want to travel to Bushwick, this is just a reminder that the joint's pizza stand will be among those participating in the fall season of Mad. Sq. Eats. It starts today and runs through October 21.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Madison Square Park, Manhattan, mobile pizza ovens, NYC, Roberta's, Roberta's Pizza Cart, wood-oven

NYC Quintessential: John's Pizzeria of Bleecker Street

Every city needs at least one older-than-old restaurant with a certain kind of cultivated rakishness — hard, straight-back wood booths that don't encourage lingering; graffiti-carved walls that conjure visions of 1950s hooliganism; grumpy signage.

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 9, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: coal-oven, Greenwich Village, John's, Manhattan, NYC, NYC Quintessentials, reviews, Slice reviews