19 Old Fulton St, between Front and Water Sts (under the Brooklyn Bridge)
(718) 858-4300
Pricing: Not Cheap
Venue: Sit Down
Cuisine: Pizza (Italian)
Favorite Dish(es): Large 18″ Pizza ($14) with any toppings ($2 each: i.e. sausage, mushrooms, olives)
The title of “Best Pizza in New York” is one that holds a lot of weight. While many people may dispute between the two John’s, our pick goes to Grimaldi’s in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Even though it may be a trek out to no-man’s land in DUMBO, and you may have to wait up to an hour in line outside on a busy day, and they don’t do slices, and they only take cash, it’s definitely worth checking out to decide for yourself whether this truly is the best pizza in New York in our opinion. Once you get inside, you’ll find inside a typical-looking pizza place with cramped quarters which makes it hardly seem worth the wait. Fortunately, the pizza actually comes out very quickly and the waiters are very speedy. Take note that Grimaldi’s pizza is cooked in a coal brick oven, not your regular gas oven, giving it a super thin but chewy crust. It tastes a bit smoky, sometimes with a little light charring, and is less sweet than John’s crust, which serves as an excellent platform for the base toppings: fresh mozzarella, fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil, and a little olive oil drizzled somewhere in between. Any topping combination you pick will make for a great pizza. This is not a place for big groups, unlike John’s in Times Square, and the line may dissuade the more impatient and hungrier guests, but Grimaldi’s is a true New York experience that is worth trying at least once. Save some space for a scoop of homemade ice cream on the pier down the block at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory.
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