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: Ess-a-Bagel's Pizza Bagel, Midtown East

You probably remember pizza bagels from your youth. I know I do. Slap some canned pizza sauce on a bagel half, grate some mozzarella over it, shake a little Parmesan and oregano on it (if you're gettin' fancy), and nuke it in the radar range. Hear that beep? Your after-school snack is ready.

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 8, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: bagels, Daily Slice, Ess-a-Bagel, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, pizza bagels

Daily Slice: Bella Napoli, Midtown East

Bella Napoli is a spacious pizzeria located minutes from the Empire State Building. After a quick reheat in the gas powered deck oven, the Grandma slice with a tantalizing dollop of cooked red sauce arrived.

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1 Comment | Posted by Sean Taylor, March 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Bella Napoli, Daily Slice, grandma slices, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC

Daily Slice: Mariella Pizza, an Oprah Fave

Click me bigger to read poster » [Photographs: Adam Kuban] Hardcore Oprah fans may remember that in 2006 Ms. Winfrey and her friend Gayle King went on the hunt for the best pizza in the U.S. Among other joints (Ledo in College Park, Maryland; Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix) they put the spotlight on Mariella Pizza in New York City. Click the photo above to read the sign. One of the best pizzas in the country is just steps from Gayle's New York City office? How convenient. I don't know about you, but when I've lost track of time at...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 26, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Gayle King, Manhattan, Mariella Pizza, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, Oprah Winfrey

Daily Slice: Pizza by Cer Té's 'Italian Wedding,' Midtown Manhattan

The toppings were good, particularly the mozzarella and the meatballs, broken up though they were and resembling sausage. But the crust was great. Billed as a "baker's" pizza on the menu, it's somewhere between a grandma and a Sicilian pizza, with more rise and sponginess to it than the former but not the often overwhelming volume of the latter. And it has just the right crunch-to-chew ratio.

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2 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 21, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, Pizza by Cer Té

Dear Slice: 'Cafe Daniello's Has the Best Everyday Slice in Midtown East'

Reaching in to the Slice mailbag, we've got ... [Photograph: Adam Kuban] Adam,I know the "classic New York slice" is out of vogue. There are number of reasons for this, including what I believe to be the primary one: The margins on making decent pizza slices are terrible and no new pizza places, especially in Manhattan, have an easy time even paying the rent, let alone other expenses. So everyone new looks for new haute cuisine gimmicks, be they coal- or wood-firing, weight or quality of ingredients.Meanwhile, the slice, which New York used to own—and in my teenage years in...

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23 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 20, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Cafe Daniello's, Dear Slice, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, reader recommended, reviews, Slice reviews

Midtown: 57 Napoli Pizza e Vino Opens Today

Wood-Oven Pizzeria from Former No. 28 Pizzaman Salvatore Olivella, formerly of No. 28, L'Asso, and Pie by the Pound, has opened 57 Napoli Pizza e Vino. It opened at 11 a.m. If you're lunching late today, you might check it out. The pies will be sold as 12-inch rounds or 18-inch pizza alla metro (sort of skateboard shaped). All from a wood-fired oven. Plus a few salads, antipasti, piedine, pastas. 57 Napoli Pizza e Vino 120 East 57th Street, New York NY 10022 (Park/Lexington, upstairs from C'est Bon Café; map) 4/5/6/N/R/W trains to Lexington-59th Street Station 212-750-4586...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 18, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: 57 Napoli e Vino, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, NYC, openings, Salvatore Olivella

Naples 45: Skip the Neapolitan Pizza Here and Get Their New York–Style Slice Instead

VPN certification can only get you so far. Sure, you can meet the standards, but that still leaves plenty of room to really screw up a pizza. Naples 45 isn't worth visiting for its Naples-style pies. BUT WAIT! There is a take-out section that serves "New York–style pizza by the slice, seemingly as an afterthought. These slices are GREAT, and at $1.90 are a steal.

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15 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, March 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, Naples 45, Naples-style, NYC, Recommended, reviews, Slice reviews, VPN pizzerias, wood-oven

Midtown Manhattan: K! Pizzacones Come to NYC

We get our greasy lil' hands on the new K! Pizzacones and review them. With autopsy shots and an unboxing video!

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66 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Tagged: K! Pizzacones, Manhattan, Midtown, Midtown East, pizza cones, pizza weirdness, reviews, Slice reviews, videos