New York pizza, the shortlist

Slices and whole pies, Manhattan and the boroughs. Fold accordingly.

Bookmarks

1. Di Fara Pizza

   5/5

   The Midwood counter where a slice became a pilgrimage; basil cut over the top.

   Di Fara Pizza, Brooklyn

2. Totonno’s

   5/5

   Coal-oven pies in Coney Island since 1924; whole pies only, hours their own.

   Totonno’s, Brooklyn

3. Lucali

   5/5

   Candlelit Carroll Gardens pies; write your name down early, then take a walk.

   Lucali, Brooklyn

4. John’s of Bleecker Street

   4/5

   No slices since 1929 — charred whole pies in booths carved with initials.

   John’s of Bleecker Street, New York

5. Joe’s Pizza

   4/5

   The reference New York slice, folded and gone in four minutes flat.

   Joe’s Pizza, New York

6. L&B Spumoni Gardens

   4/5

   The upside-down Sicilian square, sauce over cheese; spumoni after, obviously.

   L&B Spumoni Gardens, Brooklyn

7. Patsy’s Pizzeria

   4/5

   The 1933 East Harlem coal oven still sells the thinnest slice in Manhattan.

   Patsy’s Pizzeria, New York

8. Scarr’s Pizza

   4/5

   Flour milled in-house under a classic slice-shop room — the old form, refined.

   Scarr’s Pizza, New York