24 New York City Pizza Places Ranked Among Nation's Best

NEW YORK, NY — New York City is known for many things, but when you're talking food, it's a pizza town. So it's no surprise The Daily Meal's ranking of the 101 Best Pizzas in America was heavy on city pizza places.

New York City took No. 1 and 2 overall on the list with Brooklyn's Di Fara and Manhattan's John's of Bleecker Street respectively. And they took four of the top five spots overall, with only New Haven, Connecticut's Pepe's sneaking in at No. 3. The city also claimed seven of the top 10 spots overall.

Overall, they have 24 pizza places on the list. Twenty-five percent isn't bad, but seems a little low. There are 13 locations in Brooklyn, eight in Manhattan, and one each in Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.

Here's the full list of the best 24 pizzas in the city (overall ranking in parentheses):

1. Di Fara, Midwood, classic round pie (1)
2. John's of Bleecker Street, West Village, "The Boom Pie" (2)
3. Roberta's, Bushwick, Margherita (4)
4. Totonno's, Coney Island, Margherita (5)
5. Motorino, Williamsburg, brussels sprout (6)
6. Lucali, Carroll Gardens, pepperoni (9)
7. Rubirosa Ristorante, Nolita, vodka (10)
8. Louie and Ernie's, Bronx, sausage pie (11)
9. Joe's Pizza, Greenwich Village, cheese (14)
10. Grimaldi's, DUMBO, pepperoni (17)
11. Kesté Pizza and Vino, West Village, Kesté (18)
12. Paulie Gee's, Greenpoint, Regina (21)
13. Patsy's, East Village, cheese (22)
14. Prince Street Pizza, Nolita, Prince Perfection (23)
15. Speedy Romeo, Bed-Stuy, The Saint Louie (29)
16. Denino's, Staten Island, sausage (30)
17. Lombardi's, Little Italy, pepperoni (32)
18. Emily, Williamsburg, The Classic (40)
19. Amore Pizzeria, Flushing, plain cheese pie (52)
20. Williamsburg Pizza, Williamsburg, Grandma (63)
21. J&V Pizzeria, Bensonhurst, cheese (81)
22. Emmy Squared, Williamsburg, Roni Supreme (85)
23. L&B Spumoni Gardens, Gravesend, Grandma slice (98)
24. Artichoke Basille's Pizza, East Village, artichoke slice (101)

Photo Credit: Di Fara by Henry Fong via Flickr/Creative Commons