I’ve been determined to find great pizza in Queens. In my opinion, it’s the least pizza worthy borough… but there is so much potential. The culinary landscape in Queens features a melting pot of high quality, authentic ethic food. But ...
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Feed SubscriptionSac’s: A Solid Find In Astoria, Queens
To be honest, Queens does not get much love on this site. No, I don’t have anything against the borough, but there’s just not that much great pizza there. New pizza shops have been taking over coveted storefronts in Manhattan ...
Read More »Pizza By Cer Té: Eco-Friendly Pizza Comes To Midtown
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED Earlier this year I wrote about how Roberta’s — in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn — has not only become a model for great pizza, but also for the sustainable food movement. ...
Read More »Totonno’s: High Expectation Are Hard To Meet
Back in March 2009, a devastating fire forced Totonno’s – a legendary Coney Island pizza place – to close indefinitely (Fire Shuts Totonno’s). Weeks passed and false reports of a reopening date surfaced from time to time. Finally, nearly a ...
Read More »Eddie’s Pizza Truck: Not Worth The Wait
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED There are some food items that are intended to be served from trucks. Tacos, cupcakes, and even schnitzel (Schnitzel & Things!) fall into that category. But one thing that shouldn’t be sold ...
Read More »Grimaldi’s: A New York Instituion
There are a number of classic New York pizza places that I’ve never written up on this blog. John’s, Lombardi’s, Patsy’s and others will eventually find their place on I Dream Of Pizza, but today I highlight a pizza place ...
Read More »South Brooklyn Pizza E. Village Outpost: Deliciously Pricey
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOCATION IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED. What defines a trend? So goes the saying: one’s company, two’s a crowd and three’s a party. And if that’s the case, then there is certainly a Brooklyn pizza party taking place ...
Read More »Roberta’s: The Future Of Pizza
Of the hundreds of hours I spend each year reading about the New York City food scene, there is no restaurant I can think of which has gotten more press than Roberta’s (261 Moore Street). Since it opened in the ...
Read More »Paulie Gee’s: An Instant Classic Rises In Greenpoint
I’ll start off this write up by getting right to the point: Paulie Gee makes some of the best pizza I’ve ever had. And the fact that he’s now serving it in a beautiful new restaurant in Greenpoint is reason ...
Read More »Pulino’s: Lighting Up The Bowery
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED I often write about how over hyped new pizza places are. After all, it’s just pizza. But the opening of Pulino’s took pizza coverage to a whole new level. Eater was the ...
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