Pizza is one of the things New York does best. The classic dollar slice, Neapolitan slices, and artisanal grandma slices are all easy to find in the city that never sleeps and the second annual New York Pizza Festival was just the place to try them all.
Not limited to pizzas solely in New York, the festival, which took place this past weekend on Crescent Avenue in the Bronx, featured pizza from Naples, Italy, Las Vegas, Miami, Denver and more.
Participants included:
Best Pizza (Brooklyn, NY) Brooklyn Pizza Crew (Brooklyn, NY) Di Fara Pizza (Brooklyn, NY) Forcella (Brooklyn, NY) Settebello (Brooklyn, NY) Williamsburg Pizza (Brooklyn, NY) Pugsley Pizza (Bronx, NY) Levante (Long Island City, NY) Sorbillo Pizzeria (Manhattan, NY & Naples, Italy) Speedy Romeo (Brooklyn & Manhattan, NY) Sottocasa (Harlem & Brooklyn, NY) Metro Pizza (Staten Island, NY) Keste (Manhattan, NY) Rossopomodoro (Manhattan, NY) Zero Otto Nove (Manhattan, NY) Brick & Wood (Fairfield, CT) Mission Pizza Napoletana (Winston-Salem, NC) Forno Rosso (Chicago, IL) Genuine Pizza & Harry’s Pizzeria (Miami, FL) Il Pizzaiolo (Pennsylvania) Pizzeria Testa (Frisco, TX) Good Pie (Las Vegas, NV) Marco’s Coal Fired (Denver, CO) Jersey Boys Pizza (New Jersey) Le figlie di loro (Naples, Italy) Antica Pizzeria da Gennaro (Naples, Italy) Concettina ai tre santi (Naples, Italy)While we would have loved to try each and every slice, we just didn’t have the stomach capacity to do so. Luckily, we did make a good dent in the line-up and tried a lottttt of pizzas! We loved the slice served by Levante, topped with mozzarella, burrata, oven-roasted wild mushrooms, white truffle pâte and prosciutto, the unique Sunday Sauce pizza served by Marco’s Coal Fired, topped with braised beef, tomato rags, fresh mozzarella, caciocavallo, and spicy cherry peppers, and the pistachio and salsiccia pizza slice from Keste. Pugsley Pizza served up a great rendition of a classic New York slice, while both Forcella and Zero Otto Nove served slices with a kick, thanks to spicy honey. And while the lines for Di Fara Pizzeria were the longest, our favorite slice of the day came from Las Vegas — Good Pie‘s The Good Good slice was topped with Italian sausage and imported artichoke hearts and really hit the spot.
Between all of the eating, pizza throwing, music, and live art displays, we also enjoyed some beverages from Mike’s Harder, Birra Moretti and Villa Pozzi. We would definitely go back from some more wine and beer, but the Mike’s Harder reminded me of everything that was wrong with childhood and gave me strong medicine vibes.
All in all, a trip up to the Bronx is well worth it for a day (or weekend) full of pizza. Getting to try so many great pizzas in one spot is unheard of and any pizza lover should mark their calendars for next year.
Il Pizzaiola 
Levante 
Di Fara 
Williamsburg Pizza 
Antica Pizzeria da Gennaro 
Pizzeria Testa 
Mike’s Harder 
Di Fara Twice Baked Three Cheese 
Di Fara Margarita 
Marco’s Coal Fired Birra Moretti 
Good Pie
