Kesté Pizza & Vino

(Kesté was selected as the best pizza in NY - see photo #32)

"Regulars" find themselves "yearning" for the "sensational" Neapolitan pies ("oh, that crust!") with "fresh, flavorful toppings" at this "popular" West Village pizzeria; but while the goods may be "hard to beat", "go at off hours" unless you're "willing to stand in line" for a seat in the "sparse", "elbow-to-elbow" space.

If you’re eating pizza from the president of the pizzamaker-certifying organization Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani, it better be good. Fortunately, this West Village pizza joint satisfies in Neapolitan-size fashion. With an oven that was handmade from the lava clay of Mount Vesuvius and a casual dining room, Kesté does a great job of setting an authentic Italian pizzeria vibe. But what is...

At the back of the long, narrow Keste Pizza & Vino restaurant is a beautiful, tiled, wood-fired oven that cooks Manhattan's most authentic Neapolitan pies at 1,000 degrees. Blistered and chewy around the edges, each pie gives way to a softer center pooled with San Marzano tomato sauce and imported buffalo mozzarella.