"King of the Manhattan neighborhood pizza parlor, Joe’s offers a slice magnificent in its plainness, appreciated by generations of New Yorkers and visitors. No frou-frou here, just a well-pureed sauce and just enough cheese — but not too much — and one of the city’s most perfect crusts. On the other hand, for just a bit more you can get the fresh mozzarella slice, with little annealed gobs of cheese. The best-selling slice, according to a counter guy I talked to, is the pepperoni. Miraculously, new branches of this place near Union Square, Times Square, and in Williamsburg have not diminished its brilliance." - Robert Sietsema