BEST PIZZA IN NEW YORK

What makes the best pizza in New York?

The best New York pizza comes down to a few things you can measure: dough given time to ferment, a sauce that tastes bright, a hot deck oven, and the same result every time. At Nuovo York Pizza, 105 E 9th St in the East Village, that means 72-hour dough, sauce tested to pH 4.2 and a 4.8-star rating from more than 1,700 Google reviews.

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How We Judge a Great New York Slice

Ask ten New Yorkers for the best pizza in the city and you'll get ten answers. Our founder came to pizza from chemical engineering, so we turned the question into a checklist we test every day.

Crust: crisp on the bottom, soft inside, thin enough to fold
Dough: fermented long enough to build flavor, not rushed same-day
Sauce: bright and balanced, never sharp or sugary
Cheese: melts evenly without making the slice soggy
Consistency: the same slice at noon and at 3am
Value: a cheese slice is $4

THE TEST

What makes the best pizza in NYC?

Every pizzeria in the city claims the title, but great pizza isn’t about hype. It comes down to four things you can actually measure: how the crust bakes, how the sauce tastes, how the cheese melts and whether the result is the same every time. We check all four daily, because a reputation is only as good as the last pie that left the oven.

72 HRS

Dough that earns its place.

Most kitchens mix dough in the morning and bake it by dinner. Ours spends three full days resting cold in the refrigerator, where yeast and enzymes slowly build flavor and structure. The result is a crust that’s airy inside, sturdy underneath and full of taste on its own. It’s the slowest step in our process, and it’s the first thing you notice.

pH 4.2

Measured, not guessed.

Before any sauce reaches a pie, we test it. Keeping the acidity in a tight range means the tomato tastes bright and balanced on Monday afternoon and Saturday night alike. Consistency is what separates the best pizza in New York from a pizzeria that’s only great on a lucky day.Before any sauce reaches a pie, we test it. Keeping the acidity in a tight range means the tomato tastes bright and balanced on Monday afternoon and Saturday night alike. Consistency is what separates the best pizza in New York from a pizzeria that’s only great on a lucky day.

4.8 ★

Rated by the city.

More than 1,700 people have left us a Google review, and together they’ve given us 4.8 stars. Ratings like that come from regulars who return week after week. When locals debate the best New York pizza, it’s the slice they keep coming back to that settles the argument.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Questions, answered.

The pizza is different. The questions are normal. Here's what most people want to know.

What makes the best pizza in NYC?

A crisp, foldable crust, a bright and balanced sauce, evenly melted cheese and the same result every time. We measure all four every day.

How do you judge the best pizza in New York?

Start with a plain cheese. Look at the underside, taste the sauce on its own, check the balance of cheese and sauce, and see whether the crust is worth eating by itself.