"What It Is: The East Village location of a famous pizza place on Staten Island Perfect For: Casual Weeknight Dinner, Classic Establishment When we heard that Joe and Pat’s on Staten Island - one of our top 20 favorite pizza places - opened their first-ever Manhattan location, we had two immediate thoughts, in this order: 1) mmm vodka pizza and 2) will it live up to the original? Good news: the pies in the East Village are as delicious and crackery-thin as they are in Staten Island. It’s a bit more expensive than the original restaurant, but there’s a full bar and the vodka pie is like an excellent edible tie-dye shirt made of sauce and cheese. The Verdict: If you don’t live there, you no longer have to take the Staten Island Ferry to get some of the best pizza around. We’ve added it to our [Hit List](Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren
