Nunzio's, a Classic Slice on Staten Island

A minimally beautiful little slice. Life rafts of mozzarella float atop a bright-red sea of fresh-tasting, chunky sauce—it's little more than crushed canned tomatoes, some salt, and a some basil. The crust is crisp and pliant and thin. You'll probably want a couple.

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Grant City, Nunzio's, NYC, NYC Quintessentials, reviews, Slice reviews, Staten Island

Giuseppina's: Is it Lucali East?

Like his brother Mark (owner of Lucali), Chris Iacono uses a gas- and wood-fired oven to produce thin crust New York-style pizzas with a Di Fara-inspired blend of three cheeses and impeccable toppings, all in a warm and romantic ambiance.

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7 Comments | Posted by Michael Berman, February 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Tagged: brooklyn, Giuseppina's, nyc, reviews, slice reviews

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

Astoria, Queens: Via Trenta Osteria & Wine Bar

The atmosphere is comfortable (much brighter than the previous incarnation, which required night-vision goggles), and the staff is friendly. I could see this becoming a go-to for me not because the pizza is AMAZING but because it is good enough and nearby.

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Astoria, NYC, Queens, reviews, Slice reviews, Via Trenta

Daily Slice: Pizza Roma Now Available at Whole Foods, NYC

We've already written about Pizza Roma, the first American outpost of a Barcelona-based chain, on Bleecker Street. As of a few weeks ago, their square slices are now sold at the pizza station of New York's Whole Foods on the Bowery.

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1 Comment | Posted by Carey Jones, January 27, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Daily Slice, NYC, Pizza Roma, Whole Foods

Daily Slice: John's in Elmhurst, the Sicilian

The Sicilian at John's Pizzeria tastes much lighter than others around town―probably due to the many micro-air bubbles within its crust.

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3 Comments | Posted by Michael Berman, January 25, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Elmhurst, John's Pizzeria, NYC, Queens

Daily Slice: John's Pizzeria, Elmhurst, Queens

There are only a handful of celebrated slices in Queens. Why is that? I don't know. Maybe it's that the borough is more residential than most and good slices tend to pop on a local level rather than citywide. One Queens sleeper that's slowly gaining some larger buzz, though, is John's Pizzeria in Elmhurst, where the classic plain slice is satisfying, comforting stuff.

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8 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 23, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Daily Slice, Elmhurst, John's Pizzeria, NYC, Queens

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: Mushroom Pizza at Franny's in Brooklyn

"Mushroom pizza" makes me think of grey, slimy slices atop a Pizza Hut pie. But of course, that's not how they do it at Franny's ($18) in Brooklyn.

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6 Comments | Posted by Carey Jones, January 19, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Daily Slice, Franny's, NYC, Park Slope, Prospect Heights

First Look: Pete Zaaz, a Bold, Toppings-Driven Pizzeria in Crown Heights

Pete Zaaz, a four-week-old sliver of a pizzeria in Crown Heights, stands at the confluence of a number of different currents in Brooklyn dining and pizzadom. As one of my tablemates put it, "It's like the Do or Dine of pizza." To borrow some words from SENY editor Carey Jones's review of Do or Dine, Pete Zaaz is, "intentionally oddball, intentionally free-form." So there's that, and the fact that it's a basic slice joint that's doing the new old-school thing -- all with a focus on inventive, sometimes outlandish toppings.

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13 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 13, 2012 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Crown Heights, NYC, Pete Zaaz, reviews, Slice reviews, toppings-driven pizzerias