NYC Pizza Icons to Try This Pizza Week
Skip the slice and order a whole pie. Juliana's fires margherita in a DUMBO coal oven, Lucali turns out wood-fired rounds in Carroll Gardens, and Rubirosa swirls its tie-dye vodka pie in Nolita.
Three whole-pie stops, two boroughs 🍕
Coal-Oven Pies in DUMBO 🔥
Juliana's works a coal oven in DUMBO, the pizzeria Patsy Grimaldi reopened blocks from the Brooklyn Bridge. The margherita arrives blistered and light, fresh mozzarella and basil over a thin, charred crust. Two daily seatings keep the line moving, and tables turn quickly between lunch and dinner.
Wood-Fired, Cash Only in Carroll Gardens 🕯️
Lucali is Mark Iacono's candlelit room on Henry Street, where thin wood-fired pies and calzones come from a brick oven. It runs cash only and BYOB, with evening hours and a menu of pizza and calzone alone. Same-day names fill fast and reservations stay scarce. Arrive early.
Nolita's Tie-Dye Thin Crust 🌀
Rubirosa anchors Mulberry Street in Nolita, known for the tie-dye pie that swirls tomato with basil pesto over a cracker-thin crust. The kitchen runs all day, pairing that pie with handmade pastas and a mozzarella board. Tables fill at peak, and the bar takes the overflow while you wait.
