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"At 345 Adams St., near the Jay St. MetroTech subway, Norm’s Pizza is a tight, 400-square-foot slice shop that mirrors old-school ’60s and ’70s vibes with formica counters, mustard-yellow accents, and neon lights; the dough is made with house-milled flour and a sourdough starter, and the menu sticks to classic New York options — cheese, pepperoni, margherita, vodka pie, and a white pie — with prices ranging from $3 for a cheese slice to $4.50 for a margherita. I found the team (founder Noam Grossman and partners Eli and Oren Halali, who also own the ubiquitous dollar-slice chain 2 Bros.) worked with former Roberta’s pizzaiolo Anthony Falco on the menu to push the slice conversation forward; here the pepperoni are the higher-cost roni cups from Ezzo Sausage Co., and the white pie uses Frankie’s 457 EVOO, lemon-zest ricotta, and an in-house basil oil. Norm’s prides itself on being obsessive about ingredients and cooking, and it’s part of a broader citywide upgrade to slice shops — now open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 9 p.m. on Sunday." - Serena Dai