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New York City Out to Lunch - NYC's Best Pizza

John's of Bleecker Street

Love it or hate it, no survey of the city's best pizzerias would be complete without it.

Food

(7)

Ambience

(5)

Service

(6)

Value

(8)

The Scene

No place is the subject of as much debate among the pizza-eating public as John's, a downtown pizzeria whose walls attest to just a few of the many celebrities and New Yorkers who consider it the city's best sauce-and-mozzarella pie source. The family-friendly dining rooms feature wood booths and beat-up old tables, and lines form at peak hours.

The Food

The debate between camps is largely stylistic, centering on the distribution and amount of cheese on John's pies. Unlike other New York legends like Grimaldi's or Lombardi's, which sparingly distribute mozzarella in large squarish chunks, John's scatters pebble-sized pieces that form a single uninterrupted layer of cheese when cooked. Far less contentious are John's thin, charred crust, fresh sauce or tasty and generous toppings.

278 Bleecker St
New York ,  NY   10014
Phone: (212) 243-1680