El Pizzeria is easily my favorite local pizza spot in Bushwick. It's the perfect little…read morehole-in-the-wall place on Bushwick Avenue, with a couple of tables outside where you can sit, eat, and watch all the wonderful chaos of the neighborhood go by. The pizza is simply divine. Truly, nothing more needs to be said. And somehow they make it even better with buy two, get one free during the last 30 minutes of the night. Dangerous information to possess when you live nearby. I love this place. Simple, local, delicious, and exactly what a neighborhood pizza joint should be.

Not much to say that hasn't already been said…read more The pizza is fantastic. You really can't go wrong with any slice you choose, which is incredibly rare. What makes it even better is the fact that the desserts are standouts too. Pistachio tres leches and pistachio/grape gelato were both amazing. The only downside here is the location itself. Zero seating and you're stand up eating both inside and outside. Given the popularity, it makes it very crowded, and very unpleasant.

Top 10 pizza in NYC; no exaggeration. Don't mess with anything else on the menu…read more An iconic institution!

Quality/Quantity - When in NY, you need to try their pizzas. When in Brooklyn, you need to try…read moretheir pizzas. So here we are. A simple menu done well. Medium PS $33 - This was good. High quality with good ingredients. Thin crust, just the way I like it. Sixpoint Stooper $11 - A good beer to compliment my pizza. But not worth the $11. Also, a decent selection of beer; again, of high quality. Ambiance - A small local location, but they jam us all in. They really squeeze us all in to get those extra tables/chairs in. A little too tight for me. But I guess if that reduces the wait time, it might be worth it? See pictures. Indoor/outdoor seating. Outdoor seating is more comfortable. As long as you do NOT mind the excessive customers that are walking by. Congrats on the successful business. Cool decor. See pictures. Semi open kitchen. Two restrooms, the second one is downstairs. Service - Good. Price - $48 + tip; expensive for what we got, but worth it for the quality. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success since coming out of retirement in 2012. Nice family history on your website.

Worth the hype! Absolutely insane calzone... That was our must order!!!…read more The pizza is also incredible - you have to try. We had a pizza + a calzone and for 2-3 people this is enough. Reservations were tough (stand in line and then they'll tell you what time to come back) and we got an 830 res. Still one of my favorite pizzas!

Standard-Issue Nostalgia with a Side of Rushed Hospitality…read more If you enjoy paying in time rather than digital convenience, Lucali's reservation process is a masterclass in performative nostalgia. Arriving at 2 PM to stand in a line for two hours just to get on a list for a 7 PM seating doesn't make the place feel exclusive, it makes it feel like a punishment. But hey, we got a table, so the sacrifice was supposed to be worth it. It wasn't. Lucali is BYOB, which is fine in theory. My party brought two bottles of prosecco, fully prepared for a cozy, rustic evening. The server kindly offered to pop the first bottle, then brought out our glassware: heavy, standard water glasses, fresh out of the commercial dishwasher and literally piping hot. There is a special kind of absurdity in pouring crisp, ice-cold prosecco into a glass that feels like it was just pulled from the depths of hell. To top it off, nobody offered to keep our second bottle chilled. Minor detail, sure, but for a place with this level of cult status, the low-effort service immediately set the tone. To give credit where it's due, the ambiance is legitimately cool. It's dimly lit, atmospheric, and feels like step-back-in-time Brooklyn kitchen. Watching the pizza makers roll out dough using empty wine bottles before shoving them into the roaring brick oven gives off that warm, "Nonna's kitchen" charm. You want to love it. Then the food arrives, and the illusion shatters. Our server gave us the bare minimum rundown: "We have pizza, calzones, and tonight's special pasta." Zero detail, zero enthusiasm. We ordered the pizza and the calzone. The pizza was... fine. Completely fine. But calling this the best pizza in New York feels like collective mass delusion. If you've been to L'Industrie or Mama's Too, Lucali isn't even in the same stratosphere. Then came the calzone, which was allegedly stuffed with five cheeses. The server proudly named four, withholding the fifth as a "secret ingredient." A mystery cheese angle might be fun if the calzone blew your mind, but by the time I took a bite, the gimmick just felt tired. It was a perfectly average calzone wrapped in high-end gatekeeping. The grand finale, however, was the absolute kicker. Just under an hour into our meal, after overhearing the hostess realize she'd botched the table rotation, our server came over with an update: they had overbooked and needed our table. Her gracious solution? "You're welcome to pour the rest of your prosecco into your glasses and finish it outside!" The remaining, warm, prosecco that is... Let's recap the math: two hours waiting on a sidewalk at 2 PM, five hours of waiting for the reservation time, warm glasses for cold bubbles, middle-of-the-road pizza, and a boot out the door in under sixty minutes because they messed up their own seating chart. Disgraceful hospitality masked as old-school Brooklyn charm. If you love mediocre food, lukewarm prosecco in burning hot glassware, and being rushed out to the curb, Lucali is waiting for you. As for me, I won't be back.

I wanted to like this more but what held me back was the hard crust. It seems that when they…read morereheated the slice it was for too long and the crust got hard and cracker-like. But the flavors were great and I really liked the fresh basil on top of the slices (also wish you could get a slice of the white pizza) This place was really busy so we had to wait a bit for the slices and wait for searing

What happened?! Been buying pizza here forever…read more Got a "well done" pie that was barely baked. No flavor, the frozen from the supermarket tastes better now. Really disappointed, as Dom would be. :(

I am a huge fan of Ace's Pizza. There aren't many Detroit style pizza shops in NYC but Ace's is one…read moreof my go-to's. I think this is what Detroit pizza should taste like (haven't been to MI) but it's one of my favorite types of pizza besides classic NY or Sicilian. They have a variety of flavors and various sizes including personal to large. The prices are reasonable and portions are filling. I went on a busy Friday night for take out and the host was great. She got me set up and ready within 10 minutes. The shop was busy at 11pm to closing and everyone looked like they were having a good time. It's a bar pizza shop in the heart of Williamsburg. Accepts cash, card and Applepay. Open late! Indoor seating and takeout available. I think outdoor seating is available as well.

I ordered from the website to pickup pizza. When I arrived at the restaurant, the pizza was hot and…read moreready. I went to the bar, and the bartender went back immediately to the kitchen for the pizza. While we didn't eat here, the ambiance was warm and friendly. This Detroit style pizza was terrific- the crust was light and airy, and it didn't skimp on the toppings. We ordered the Hot Burratta medium pizza. Just delicious; and good warmed up the next day. I will certainly be back.

Oh my goodness where do I begin? First of all I walked here on a rainy cold Saturday evening to…read morepick up a few slices . I was greeted by an angel called Lisa, who was very much giving fairy Godmother of Luigi's pizza. I stumble through my order. I'm confused. I'm asking questions. The whole time Lisa is patient. She's sweet. She's funny. Makes me feel right at home. I asked for one slice of Knicks pizza but I wanted pepperoni on there. They said it didn't come with pepperoni, but the owner was sitting there like "you know what since you asked for it we'll do it for you." It's like I was heaven and was told Ask and you shall receive, we just want you to be happy! Now, I don't know what sort of crack cocaine they put in this Knicks pizza but it had vodka sauce and ricotta, hot honey olive oil and I think a pesto drizzle. Oh my Jesus Christ this was the best pizza I've ever had in my entire life. Savory, a lil sweet, saucy. Lisa was right, don't need ranch for this at all. Also loved the white pie. I'm so sad because I had to leave New York the next day but days later I am still thinking about this pizza. I am still thinking about sweet Lisa and just how warm and welcomed I was in the few minutes I spent in this restaurant. I'm still thinking about how delicious this slice was!!! I cannot recommend enough, 10 out of 10 you won't regret it. Tell Lisa the girl who asked for ranch and she responded "that's sacrilegious"sent you. I told Lisa I'd leave a good review and she said "we don't care about no reviews we care about getting you fed". Enough said!

This place serves a solid slice of pizza in Brooklyn. One downside is that they are cash-only and…read moredo not offer Uber Eats or delivery, which can be a little inconvenient. I went in with extremely high expectations after seeing Barstool give it a 9.3, which is an incredibly high score. In my opinion, Dave Portnoy has a particular style of pizza that he prefers, and that definitely influences his ratings. Personally, I would not rate this pizza anywhere near a 9.3, especially considering how many great pizza options there are in Brooklyn. That being said, it is still a good slice and worth trying. I just don't think it quite lives up to the hype or the exceptionally high rating it has received.

Spumoni Gardens is one of those places where I already know I'm not leaving with just one thing…read more The Sicilian slice is DIVINE. Thick, cheesy, saucy, crispy around the edges, and just completely different from a regular slice of pizza. This is the thing I'm coming here for first. Then there are the homemade frozen treats. I've had both the Italian ices and the ice cream, in more flavors than I can even remember at this point, and I genuinely can't tell you which one I like better. Every time I think I've picked a favorite, I try another flavor and change my mind. LOL. There's something very old-school Brooklyn about the whole experience too. It's not trying to be trendy or reinvent itself. It knows exactly what it is, and that's part of why people keep coming back. Give me a Sicilian slice and something frozen afterward and I'm happy.

We chose L&B Spumoni Gardens because of the strong reviews and because it seemed to be one of the…read moremore popular places in the area. Unfortunately, our experience was extremely disappointing. We ordered a glass of wine, a beer, an arugula salad, and our main food order. Everything started out fine, and the salad came without a problem. But then we waited. And waited. About 30 minutes after we had ordered, I asked our waiter where our food was. He apologized and admitted that he had forgotten to put the order in. By that point, we had already watched other tables receive their food, including people who had arrived well after us. We continued waiting, and after roughly 40 minutes or more, our food still had not arrived. At that point, the dining experience was already ruined and we decided to leave. Ironically, just as we were getting ready to go, the food finally started coming out. I told them we no longer wanted it. The waiter did apologize again and offered us a pizza to take with us, which I assume was complimentary, but by then we were simply ready to leave. Even paying the bill became unnecessarily drawn out. We were charged the full amount for the salad, beer, and wine. I sat with a $50 bill ready to pay, was handed the check, and then ended up standing around for another five minutes waiting for someone to actually take the money. There was no apology from the person handling the payment. I understand that mistakes happen, and I appreciated that our waiter admitted he had forgotten to place the order. But when a restaurant makes that kind of mistake, the recovery matters. After waiting that long, watching later-arriving customers get served, and then having difficulty simply paying and leaving, an apology and a pizza at the very end didn't really fix the experience. Unfortunately, based on this visit, I can't say the service lived up to the restaurant's reputation.

Roberta's is an iconic Bushwick institution, but what makes it special is the entire cultural…read moreecosystem that grew around it. I've eaten here, come to the Bushwick Block Party to see Action Bronson perform, and spent enough time around Tiki Disco to associate the place with a particularly inventive, free-spirited period in the neighborhood. The dining area still has that wonderfully idiosyncratic character: exposed beams, communal tables, mismatched details, and an open kitchen turning out genuinely excellent pizza. What impresses me most is how naturally Roberta's became more than a restaurant. Food, music, parties, outdoor spaces, and an extraordinary mix of people all seemed to converge here, giving the place a cultural gravity that could never have been designed by committee. It remains one of those places that instantly takes me back to my bachelor years and an especially fun chapter of my time in the city, when Bushwick felt endlessly creative, and Roberta's seemed to sit comfortably at its center. Sending my highest recommendation!

Great Neapolitan, soft and chewy pizza with unique toppings - there's something for everyone! For 4…read morepeople, we shared the Little Gem Salad (perfect starter: refreshing and crunchy) and each got our own pie - and left with 2 slices to go. My favorite was between the Fyre and Ice and Ursula's Parade - but all were delicious. There's plenty of seating - inside, atrium, and bar. The atrium was nice and cool - dog-friendly as well!

Patsy's is the absolute best, and Anthony there is one of the kindest people you will ever meet…read moreCouldn't recommend Patsy's more! Their meatball parmigiana with HOMEMADE meatballs on a fresh, soft hero is out of this world, you've got to try it

Grew up in New York, but have been in Texas for 50 years. With very few exceptions, Italian food in…read moreTexas is not particularly /ut B/ /hen I/ /tic I/, is overpriced, and fails miserably when compared to Northeast Italian food. So, eating at this restaurant before the Bruce Springsteen concert, the other night was a thrill. Ate with lifelong friends. We shared several appetizers, including meatballs, a margarita, pizza, bake clams, and spicy shrimp. All were delicious. I had a seafood pasta with squid ink that was memorable. Lots of seafood and the pasta was fantastic! Nice bottle of wine at a reasonable price. Good service. Frankly, I think the prices were cheaper than what I pay in Austin area, and the food and venue were authentic and much better than in Texas!

Underrated pasta spot in Brooklyn! I know people probably come here for pizza but we came here for…read morepasta specifically penne alla vodka lol and then my bf ordered chicken parm. Really enjoyed the meal. Calm vibes inside the restaurant and service was great! Will most definitely come back here since it's near the neighborhood. Finally found a place to come back to for penne alla vodka!

Stopped by on a Saturday early afternoon. This is more of a sitdown restaurant but I was able to…read moreget a plain slice. $4 plus tax. Friendly staff. Even offered me water even though I was gonna eat my slice immediately. Got my slice on wax paper And a plain paper plate. Old school. Great looking undercarriage and nyc slice in general. One of the better ones I've had in NYC. Tangy sauce Again more of a restaurant than a slice shop. For example I didn't see a showcase of premade slices with every possible topping combo.