

Today, there are three places to grab ‘napizza - una + pizza, in Eternal City slang. What: Rome natives Christopher Antinucci and Giulia Colmignoli opened their first tribute to Roman pizza al taglio, or by the slice, in 2012.

We’ve loved every version we’ve tried, especially the Calabria with yellow cherry tomatoes, fior di latte, caciocavallo, n’duja and orange zest, the Buongustaia with pumpkin, guanciale, fresh truffle slices, hazelnuts and pecorino, and the vegan smoked eggplant, tomato, pistachio and mint pizza. Why this pie: Il Dandy’s airy, ethereal pizza crust is wafer light, thanks to a recipe that reverses traditional pizza dough proportions of 70 percent water, 30 percent flour (versus 70/30 the other way around), uses a 100-year-old starter from Italy, and allows its dough to rise for 72 hours before it’s slid into a 1,000-degree oven. That out-of-the-box thinking has us happily rethinking everything we thought we knew about Italian food, pizza included. Brothers Pietro and Dario Gallo (Civico 1845) have partnered with father and son Michelin-starred chefs - and fellow Calabrians - Antonio and Luca Abbruzzino to push San Diego’s culinary boundaries with modern, yet approachable, preparations and unlikely flavor combinations. What: This contemporary Calabrian hotspot in Bankers Hill was one of the best new restaurants of 2019. And the region’s recent influx of chefs and restaurateurs from Italy - who import with them massive wood-fired pizza ovens, primo Italian 00 flour, prosciutto, San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and more - has only enriched the quality. Yes, even New York.įrom traditional thin-crust Neapolitan to square pies and top-of-the-line toppings, pizza perfection can be found throughout the county, whether from a mom and pop, red-sauce Italian eatery or a trendy, upscale restaurant. #certifiable.”Īt the risk of being certifiably sliced by critics and pizza snobs on both coasts, this Bronx native is going to reopen that (Pandora’s) pizza box by declaring that San Diego rivals any of America’s best pizza cities. And Slate tweeted, “Tripadvisor Loses Its Mind, Proclaims San Diego and Las Vegas to be Top Pizza Cities in America.goes to San Diego? Blasphemy,” maintained another. In other news people are stupid,” declared one tweet. “New York City finishes behind Vegas Boston and San Diego in a national pizza survey.“What?! Pie in the Face: NYC outranked by San Diego, Las Vegas and Boston in Pizza Survey,” protested amNewYork.“What a pizza $#+! Preposterous poll ranks NY 4th,” railed The New York Post, which tacked on the cutting line, “What a bunch of meatheads!”.
