2024: Brooklyn Voted La Villa Pizzeria Best Specialty Pizza!
La Villa Pizzeria
261 5th Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 499-9888 – lavillapizza.com
La Villa Pizzeria, hailed as Brooklyn’s finest, intertwines family legacy with culinary excellence. In 1982, Benito, alongside kin, launched the inaugural La Villa in Howard Beach, a cozy enclave where flavors burst with tradition. From its humble 35-seat beginnings, the pizzeria blossomed, captivating palates with signature pies like the classic Margherita and the indulgent Quattro Formaggi. Expanding its empire, La Villa journeyed to Mill Basin in 1992, quickly outgrowing its original space to become a neighborhood staple. Here, locals flock for famed creations like the savory Salsiccia e Broccoli and the iconic Pizza Alla Vodka. In 2003, Park Slope welcomed back the Branchinelli clan with open arms, embracing favorites such as the Sicilian-style Grandma Pizza and the delectable Eggplant Parmigiana. With every slice, La Villa weaves a tale of passion and flavor, honoring its roots while forging new paths in Brooklyn’s vibrant culinary landscape.
2023: Brooklyn Voted L&B Spumoni Gardens Best Specialty Pizza!
L&B Spumoni Gardens
2725 86th Street, Brooklyn
(718) 449-1230
It simply doesn’t get more Brooklyn than L&B Spumoni Gardens. This Gravesend landmark has served up hungry Brooklynites since 1939 with one of the best Sicilian slices New York City has to offer. Recommended by food critics around the world, L&B’s sicilian slice (available in both small and large pies) is as delicious as it is surprisingly light. Heapings of ooey gooey mozerella melts between the dough and L&B’s secret sauce, allowing the crust to stay light, but crispy on the outside. It’s the best of all worlds in one slice at L&B Spumoni Gardens. Let’s not mince words, if you’re looking for the best specialty pizza in Brooklyn: “Fugghedabout” going anywhere else!
2022: Brooklyn Voted La Villa Pizzeria Best Specialty Pizza!
La Villa Pizzeria
261 5th Ave
(718) 499-9888 – lavillapizza.com
It’s hard to argue New York pizza is, well, the world’s best and locals know where to get the very best. Ask anyone who tried La Villa Pizzeria and they’ll be pitching this wonderful brick oven pie king for days. A La Villa pizza is one of the most delicious foods in town. Enjoy a meal here and you’ll become an instant fan for good. It’s a wonderful place to enjoy a meal. The flavor-filled pies come out of a brick oven sizzling with bubbly, cheesy, savory-saucy goodness. The eater is known among locals as a magnificent pizza place where the kindly staff seems united and excited to be working there. The delicious pizza is their craft and devouring every inch of it is your reward. Step inside the restaurant and you’ll be awe-struck by an aroma so enticing, eager to place your order for the heavenly flavors you are there to enjoy. If your preference is Alfresco then ask for an outside table to devour your delectable meal.
2021: Brooklyn Voted L&B Spumoni Gardens Best Specialty Pizza!
L&B Spumoni Gardens
2725 86th St, Brooklyn
(718) 449-1230
It simply doesn’t get more Brooklyn than L&B Spumoni Gardens. This Gravesend landmark has served up hungry Brooklynites since 1939 with one of the best Sicilian slices New York City has to offer. Recommended by food critics around the world, L&B’s sicilian slice (available in both small and large pies) is as delicious as it is surprisingly light. Heapings of ooey gooey mozerella melts between the dough and L&B’s secret sauce, allowing the crust to stay light, but crispy on the outside. It’s the best of all worlds in one slice at L&B Spumoni Gardens. Let’s not mince words, if you’re looking for the best specialty pizza in Brooklyn: “Fugghedabout” going anywhere else!
2020: Brooklyn Voted L&B Spumoni Gardens Best Specialty Pizza!
L&B Spumoni Gardens
2725 86th St, Brooklyn
(718) 449-1230
A Brooklyn tradition – L&B Spumoni Gardens serves up a slice truly unlike any in the borough, or city. Served “upside-down” with the sauce on top of the cheese, with famously high-quality Marinara sauce, it’s not only unique, but one of the best Sicilian style slices you can get in the five boroughs. Started by Italian immigrant Ludovico Barbati in 1917, who peddled his wares from a horse-drawn carriage through the streets of Bensonhurst and Gravesend during the early 20th century – before setting up shop at the same location where the iconic pizza shop still stands today!
2019: Brooklyn Voted Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza & Trattoria Best Specialty Pizza!
Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza & Trattoria
7902 3rd Ave.
(718) 439-6993 – www.giacomopizza.com
Sometimes cheese just isn’t enough; you’ve got to have a pizza with meat and/or vegetables to warm your stomach and soul. Thankfully, the specialty pizzas offered at Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza and Trattoria are numerous, including Arrabbiata, Bianca, Calabrese, Campania and many more. The authentic Italian cuisine prepared by renowned Italian chefs and real brick oven pizza baked in wood burning oven imported from Italy. Giacomo’s takes pride in what they cook. Giacomo, the owner, is always on site making sure everything is to his standards and on some nights he is making pizza or cooking in the kitchen. Visit Giacomo’s and see why their speciality pizzas are primo.
2017: Brooklyn Voted Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza & Trattoria Best Specialty Pizza!
Giacomo’s Wood Fired Pizza & Trattoria
7902 Third Avenue. (718) 439-6993. www.giacomopizza.com
In the restaurant business for over 40 years, Giacomo and his family want to make sure that patrons get the best Authentic Italian cuisine in the borough. Prepared by the restaurant’s renowned Italian chefs and a wood burning oven imported from Italy, Giacomo’s takes pride in what they serve their customers, their specialty pizza being just one of the outstanding menu items they serve.