Brooklyn: Everything On The Menu at Best Pizza

Opened just over a year ago, Best Pizza has fast become one of our favorite pizzerias in New York, and yeah, it's mostly because they serve some of the tastiest by-the-slice stuff around. Since opening the shop, the menu has expanded ever-so-slightly to include sandwiches and a single salad. But man, oh man what good sandwiches those are. Check out everything they've got on the menu.

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32 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 1, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Tagged: Best Pizza, Brooklyn, Frank Pinello, New York Style Pizza, NYC, Recommended, reviews, Roberta's, Slice reviews, Williamsburg, wood-oven

Daily Slice: La Nonna Pizzeria in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

With drunk pizza, big, cheesy, and greasy us what you're after, and Williamsburg has more than its share of those. Anna Maria, on N 7th and Bedford is the classic, but a few blocks down, La Nonna Pizzeria Trattoria is a worthy competitor.

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5 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, September 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Daily Slice, La Nonna Pizzeria Trattoria, nyc, Williamsburg

Closings: Brooklyn Motorino Shuttered for Good by NYC Dept. of Building

Horribly tragic news on Eater New York today: The Brooklyn Motorino has been closed for good by the NYC Dept. of Building.

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14 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 1, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, closings, Motorino, Motorino (Brooklyn), NYC, Williamsburg

Forcella: Yeah, You Kinda Need to Get Here

OK. Forget for a minute that Forcella is doing some solidly legit traditional pizzas. That's all well and good and totally worth your while. But just know that the place is the only pizzeria I know of in NYC that's doing a deep-fried "montagnara" pizza.

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47 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 15, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Forcella, Giulio Adriani, Neapolitan pizza in NYC, NYC, recommended, reviews, Slice reviews, Williamsburg, wood-oven

Corner Slice: Bedford Avenue and North 7th

There are quite a few good pizza options near the Bedford L stop. For whole pies, you've got the excellent Fornino, which serves up a host of neo-neapolitan style wood-fired options. For slices, you've got four options, all within a one to two block radius.

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10 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, May 19, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Anna Maria Pizza, Corner Slice, Driggs Avenue Pizza, Eden Restaurant, Fornino, Vinnie's, Williamsburg

Daily Slice: Vinnie's Pizza Quesadilla Slice, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

In my college days I once (or twice) made a nacho pizza. I was not high. At least not on drugs — maybe on the giddy anticipation of the pie-brid taking shape in my mind, the glorious possibility of combining two great tastes into a gestalt of outrageous texture and flavor. That was years ago, and I don't really remember whether that pizza was successful (I might not have been high but I was probably drunk.) I've threatened to re-create that pizza in these pages,* and now I have a template: The Quesadilla slice at Vinnie's Pizza in Williamsburg.

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Daily Slice, nacho pizza, NYC, Vinnie's Pizza, Williamsburg

Daily Slice: Carmine's II, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

I made like Brutus and took a stab at the Caesar (Chicken Caesar, to be exact.) And, friends, Romans, and Countrymen, I am here to praise it. The pizza is loaded with warm—yet unwilted—romaine lettuce on a sturdy flatbread crust. Resting upon the lettuce are tender strips of marinated chicken breast and a shimmering drizzle of Caesar dressing.

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5 Comments | Posted by Sean Taylor, February 1, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Carmine's Pizzeria II, Daily Slice, NYC, Williamsburg

Daily Slice: Fornino, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The pies at Fornino in Williamsburg come out of a wood burning oven, but they are by no means Neapolitan. Somewhere at the intersection between a traditional coal-fired New York pie and a true Neapolitan, they've got a crisp crust and a deep brown, charred underbelly. Bright tomato sauce and house made fior de latte scream freshness, while an impressive list of topping variations offers something for everyone.

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3 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 29, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Daily Slice, Fornino, NYC, Williamsburg

Tony's Pizza: Old-School New York and Sicilian Slices in Williamsburg

Continuing my search for a decent Chicago-style deep dish pizza in New York (a search that is proving rather quixotic), I found myself in Brooklyn this week. Once again, I was sorely disappointed by the deep dish pie, but in the process, I discovered a neighborhood gem.

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7 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, November 5, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, deep dish in NYC?, NYC, reviews, Slice reviews, Tony's Pizza, Williamsburg

Daily Slice: Driggs Avenue Pizza, Williamsburg

I had hoped the Driggs slice ($2) would hold up well when sampled with a more sober head and palate, but I've found that it's topped by the nearby Anna Maria Pizza (Daily Slice'd here) and that both are absolutely trounced by Best Pizza, a couple blocks east on Havemeyer Street.

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12 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 3, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: Brooklyn, Daily Slice, Driggs Avenue Pizza, NYC, Williamsburg