This post originally appeared in July 2009 on SliceNY.com when it was part of Serious Eats. It was scrubbed from SE in 2021. I’ve salvaged what I could of this post from the Wayback Machine and present it here.
The Brooklyn Firefly serves great pizza in a space that was once home to legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Lento’s. It’s a different pizza and different scene, but it’s a worthy successor.
Stilettos Slice Shop is the Speedy Romeo spin-off on the Lower East Side making gimmicky-but-good pizza.
Like I always say about this slice, it smacks of DRUNK-EATS GUT BOMB, but it’s anything but.
Another fine Roman-style pizza that has me reconsidering the genre.
Interestingly enough, Upside is backed by the two brothers behind dollar slice chain 2 Bros., who, having made some of NYC’s cheapest slices, “now want to make one of its best slices.”
New Park Pizza. My number one tip is always: Ask for a well-done slice or pie.
It’s always good to have an inside scoop on the things that matter, like burgers. Take Joe Junior. The first and only time I’d had it before today, I thought it was overhyped. But I recently learned you have to ask for it cooked with salt and WITHOUT THE PLANCHA. (It doesn’t hurt to order it medium-rare, either.)