Lombardi's Pizza

Lombardi's Pizza is located in Little Italy where New York style pizza was born. It was in 1905 that it was officially licensed by the city and became America's First Pizzaria. It is still popular after all these years and it is a must to stop by can grab a slice, what could be more New York?

Several beers are on tap and there are a few affordable table wine options as well.

I come here on the regular, this is without a doubt the best pizza out there. The crust is so crispy, the sauce is slammin and the cheese..You can tell they use quality ingriedents in their pizza. If your on the fence, don't be, you won't be disappointed at all! I wish there was just more locations!

[Grimaldi's coal oven by Nick Solares]
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In 1897 Gennaro Lombardi started selling tomato pies to workers from a humble storefront on Spring St. In 1905, he transformed it into what would become the first pizzeria in the United States. The original location closed in 1984, but the family reopened this pizzeria in 1994, right down the street. Inside, the magnificent, brick-oven pizza comes to your table the same way it did over a...