23 New York Pizza Slices in 36 Hours. Which is the Best? | Bon Appétit

It's not about showing the New York crispy crust tomato who's the

best

. He will tell you that New York City is known for many things, but today we are looking at the New York portion. This is what I'm looking for in a good slice of New York. It has to be a triangle and should be served in

slices

, no whole pies, perfect sliced ​​dough, super crispy on the bottom, a little bit of air bubbles, nothing too fluffy for the sauce. I want it to be simple and not too sweet. be really tomato as for cheese I want low-moisture mozzarella none of the fresh stuff I'll do my

best

to go down all five rabbit holes and find the best thing we've done in these episodes in one day before we can have some more of time with this since there are so many portions to go through I live here I have time to do this we are going to do it right First portion of the day Santa Bella Pizzeria and I were given two portions because we are starting with a very special guest it's like Sevens you help with the paper plate I'm like a nut I'm like you have to take it off the plate I'm going to be like a child wait everything is like a little Baseline like nothing stands out yes a little too sweet I want a little more salt the crust is chewy but not in the right way the crust is also a little sweet it's weird everything is a little sweet Donna Bella this is the Tad two Sweet Slice there you go there you go quickly Manhattan break we You're here in Staten Island, you took the ferry, very nice , very lovely, it's a whole new world here, another easy slice right here.

The taste of Joe and Pats sauce is good, it is good, but there is a question of how thin it is, there is a lot of sauce. Let's go to Joe and Pat's, this is the bus stop portion, maybe you took the bus out here, grab one of these while you wait, we're on the Lower East Side, we're eating Scars Pizza and by we I mean to me and Christina Chang What makes a good slice of New York a good slice of New York? I want most of my

pizza

to be bread. I want to be asleep when it's over.

What do you notice? Does it have a cookie-like crust? This crust is the perfect combination of being well cooked on the bottom but on top there is that chewy layer the sauce is amazing super simple you can tell they don't add any other sugar scars. I'm a fan, great cheese to sauce ratio, crunchy and chewy. Cut the right amount of fat, the right amount of seasoning, these are the

pizza

lovers. Slice Williamsburg pizza, not Williamsburg Lower East Side, on the broom and the Allen ratio looks good, the flavor of the sauce is really nice, you get that tomato flavor that's not really cooked.

Right out of the can, you might want a little more color on the top of the pizza just to get a little variety in texture, but the dough underneath is perfect. It's on the Lower East Side. It's in Williamsburg. This is a reliable portion. get it at a couple of Burrows you won't be disappointed it's a scene there we are at Prince Street Pizza in nolita another slice plain bon appetite pretty much what I expected a lot of cheese a lot of sauce too much so the sauce tastes good but it gets lost in this one crazy thick layer of cheese.

Everyone goes to Prince Street. It's one of those places in New York that is an institution and the Sicilian

slices

are what make it an institution, but like I said, there are just simple triangles here on Prince Street. the slice is the, I wish it was a Sicilian slice, we're in the East Village, we're in St Mark's, we're going to check out a New York staple, the dollar slice, they have tons of locations all over the city and this is what fuels the night fire tastes like a dollar slice it's aggressively salty but the number one fault here is that the dough is a little undercooked Two brothers, this is the inner portion does the job and you don't have to pay is very foreign Bleaker Street Pizza it's been a while since we've had a guest reviewer so I'd like to welcome Andy Bergon Hi guys, nice crunch on the bottom a little crunchy a little chewy a little chewy the sauce has good acidity , don't forget about the sauce because a lot of people skip the sauce, they could use the Jarred stuff, it's just sweet, too sweet, too much garlic, too much oregano, it just needs to be epic, like a pure vegan flavor crust, definitely crunchy, Pretty good, pretty good, yeah, Bleaker Street Pizza.

This is the 10 to 10 10 p.m. portion. or 10 a.m. this is the Joe's Pizza on Carmine slice this is the biggest slice this is what everyone talks about when they talk about a New York slice this is the perfect amount of crunchy and chewy the sauce and cheese are barely there it's a thin layer but the proportion is perfect the flavor of the tomato is deep salts there is a little garlic the slice is the romantic slice this is when you imagine a slice of pizza in your New York City brain, this is the romantic ideal.

I was also in Spider-Man, a foreign place in New York. The Penn crust looks pretty good. The crust appears smooth. Cheese sauce ratio. Maybe a little heavy on the cheese flavored sauce. It's excellent. The cheese is very well melted. As for the flavor, this is solid, just a little undercooked, Don Pepe, this is the next one, please cut the next one, please the next one, please the next one, please, they are preparing them, whisking them and burning, we're in the Bronx, uh, Louis and Ernie, this looks great, okay? This sauce and cheese are perfect, it's absolutely perfect.

My only criticism of this slice so far is that the crust is a little thin. Louie and Ernie's, this is Home Slice no longer feels like we're in the city, it feels like Louie. o Ernie invited us came to the basement he had a pie waiting I mean you run out into the backyard it feels like you're in someone's house this is about a family friendly slice of the Upper West Side we're at Sal and Carmine's Pizza and okay According to the neon in the window, this should be crispy and big, it seems the same size as usual, but let's see how crispy there is a lot of cheese, but the crust still supports it, it's not overbearing, it's not too much, it's not the most slice crispy that we have seen.

I've tried it, but the taste here is pretty good. The right amount of salt. A little bit of sweetness from the tomatoes. A little garlic. I like this slice. Good spooky sound. Carmines. This is the slice of the skating rink. Makes me feel like I'm at a childhood friend's birthday party, big old Pie gets slammed on the table, pulls out a super cheesy slice, this is nostalgic pizza, the last stop in Manhattan, the end From the first day, we are in East Harlem at Patsies and their slices are a little different than what we have been having today this is almost like a cross between a New York slice and a Neapolitan slice.

The flavor of the tomato is good, it is very basic, it is almost like just tomato, without much garlic, without much salt, without much salt. olive oil fat this is not number one this is not the New York slice I'm looking for it's still a good slice although the atmosphere inside is classic and I think this is Patsy's slice this is the sit down slice I want to enjoy this inside this is not what I want to do typical New York style I don't want to eat this on the sidewalk I'm going to sit like that guy Patsy's said that's where it is I want to eat this inside someday I don't feel very good.

I ate some pizza today. My top three, I think, are in no particular order. Scars. Joe's and salad chaps. Color alert. First portion of the second day, near JFK airport. We are out. here in Queens, but everyone was saying this is a slice I needed to try, let's try it very well seasoned, the cheese has the right amount of salt, same with the sauce, not too much sauce, not too much cheese, it's kind of like the perfect proportion on top of this crust that has a really nice color, it's chewy and crispy if every slice that I eat today is going to be like this, we're in for a Good Day New Park pizza, this is the Christmas slice you're here to be on the airport and leave here or you are in the Rockaways, the beach that New York has, you feel good on vacation.

The vibes are here, we're in Brooklyn and we're at lnb Spumoni Gardens. this slice in the sauce you can see there is oregano, this is super herbal, we haven't eaten a slice of this herb until now,

which

I like, but the dough is a little undercooked. I'm going to call this right now. Don't think I'm looking at number one here, look around you, not many people are going for the simple triangle cut, they are doing this,

which

is actually one of my favorite cuts in New York and I couldn't go here. and not order one this is just for me we're here for this it's called ellenby's momoni Gardens this is the garden pie eat it outside at the picnic table enjoy the day oh hey we're in Bensonhurst Brooklyn at Lenny's Pizza nice crispy in the bottom is a little chewy, but definitely has a lot of cheese.

I'm not getting as nice a swap between the cheese and sauce, it's not the best we've had so far. Lenny's Pizza, this is the easy strut slice to hold while We're strolling down the street with a single slice and Nino's Pizza in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. This looks really good right out of the oven. I'm ready to eat this, so it's an extremely balanced serving. Good proportion. Good flavor in the cheese. Just enough salt. little pockets of air in the dough and I just want a little more color in this, but overall, this is a solid portion, kids, this is the neighborhood watch portion.

I don't think they've talked to us, yelled at us, asked us, really, but in Bay Ridge, everyone wants to talk, everyone wants to tell you about this pizza, neighborhood watch is getting strong overseas, you gotta respect the sign, you have to respect that sign because we're at Farmer Pizza in Brooklyn, I'm done waiting. I'm going to need this cheese. the ratio of sauce perfect color to the cheese amazing there is a nice crunchy texture on the bottom we waited about an hour to get this slice of pizza, it's worth it but this is not a New York slice, I'm not in or out.

I'm not paying 250, this is five bucks for Fire Pizza, this is the time to kill a slice, you better find something to do while you wait, we're in Park Slope, Brooklyn, I have Smiling Pizza, there's a lot of cheese on this crust of slice. It's not as crunchy as I want it to be. The vibe there reminds me of when I was a kid and if you won or lost the championship you were going to eat pizza to celebrate, regardless of whether this is the Nostalgia portion. wooden boots neon signs friendly guy serving your pizza smiling Nostalgia slice we are on havemeyer street in Williamsburg the best pizza and I have a friend with me this is my friend Anthony Falco you may recognize him because the old pizzas are Robertas and now he probably has the stand coolest job ever International pizza consultant that's my job that's literally what I do there's no tomato paste there there's no sugar the sweetness comes from the quality of the tomatoes The basil on top A touch of class, yeah me I mean I'm right there with Anthony this is a fantastic selection I mean they call it the best pizza for a reason here we go it's really delicious and I eat a lot of pizza when really it's Full Tilt like the top tier that's the model Complete, man.

Mamma Mia complete, yes the best pizza, the Mamma Mia slice, another Williamsburg slice, we are in the industry, this crust looks absolutely amazing, oh yes the industry, there is acidity in the sauce, it's not too sweet, The crust follows suit, it's amazing, it's chewy and crispy. a really good slice put that cheese on top I wish it wasn't there lindistry this is Brando's slice it could have been a contender it could have been someone okay we're on the always busy Bedford Ave in Williamsburg Brooklyn and we're at the end of Vinnie want a little more color there it's almost crunchy enough the sauce has a nice flavor the cheese you like dominates this slice even though it's very cheesy not a bad slice Binny's Pizza this is the pop culture slice everything that happens there stuff that you know things that you've seen, you know this portion the history of Queens pop culture at Rosario's which is like a legit Italian deli rosarios uses mozzarella that they make in house and I can see through the cheese there's a lot of sauce coverage this cheese is great you get that mozzarella flavor with milk and cheese, it's not the low moisture mozzarella, that extra moisture from the cheese, it dilutes the sauce a little bit, rosaries, this is the slice of the pantry that you walk in, you get your pasta, your canned tuna, your roasted red peppers that you are storing. fills the pantry but you won't leave without a foreign slice at Luigi's uh the atmosphere there is amazing it's super old school straight out of the 70's it's great this is an extremely well seasoned sauce not too sweet just a little bit, you get a nice tomato flavor the cheese layer is thin and crispy across the board this is a really good slice my only criticism of this is that the crust itself is a little wide Luigi's this is the Broadway slice no We're on Broadway but it's a classic.piece of New York and when you see those lights there is no way you can't stop and now, at the moment when everyone has been waiting for me standing barefoot in the sand, the Empire State Building behind me about to tell them what the three best New York slices are and number three in Williamsburg Brooklyn, best pizza, elevated ingredients across the board, but as for the classic number two slice in New York, near JFK in Queens New Park Pizza, all in that slice was amazing, the dough is perfect, the crust was perfect cheese.

The sauce ratio killer loves that slice, so what's the best plain slice in New York? Scars Pizza in the Lower East Side of Manhattan everything about that slice the sauce the cheese the crust the flavor the whole place and the vibe inside that place I want to hang out there all day all night wake up the next morning and come back, but these were my places if I didn't make it to a place you thought should have been in this list your favorite I want to know let me know in the comments below thanks for hanging out thanks to New York for serving slices all day I'm Alex Delaney , enjoy