Diamond Slice
Pizza restaurant · Greenpoint ·
NY slices with Caesar salad, burrata, pepperoni, buffalo chicken
NY slices with Caesar salad, burrata, pepperoni, buffalo chicken
"Another week, another slice shop with lofty goals. Replacing an 80-year-old deli on Greenpoint’s Diamond Street, Diamond Slice does NY slices with toppings like a buffalo chicken and caesar salad. Like Chrissy’s nearby, Diamond started as a pop-up (called After Hours). Unlike Chrissy’s though, they have plenty of space inside for seating, and do sell pizza by the slice (starting at $3.75). They even have a sign that says "Slices Are Forever" in the window." - will hartman, bryan kim
"Diamond Slice got its start as After Hours Pizzeria, a pop-up selling whole pies out of a coffee shop in Clinton Hill. At their brick-and-mortar corner spot in Greenpoint, they're taking a more slice-centric approach, and no slice is over $5. Expect all the classics, plus a few that might ruffle the feathers of a New York pizza purist—like the buffalo chicken, which is in fact pretty delicious, with swirls of buffalo sauce and house ranch. photo credit: Willa Moore photo credit: Willa Moore photo credit: Willa Moore Pause Unmute The other slices are a little under-sauced—a bummer if you appreciate tomato sauce; a blessing if you want to be able to walk and eat and not worry about bright orange oil all over your shirt. Keep Diamond in mind for a solid and affordable slice in the neighborhood, especially if you don’t want to wait for a whole pie at nearby Chrissy’s. They also have a few red booths inside, and a tiny sink to the right of the counter where you can wash any pizza char off your hands. Food Rundown Plain The crust here is paper thin—as thin as the pizza in New Haven, or Staten Island—and it never droops. A slice is light, airy, and $3.75. A proper snack. Caesar The dressing on this caesar salad-topped pizza is a little thin, but we appreciate the fishy flavor and the rounds of red onion on top. Bring gum. Buffalo Chicken Try the buffalo chicken. The swirls of neon orange buffalo sauce and creamy ranch are attention-grabbing, but the golden brown breaded chicken and the sliced scallions really make this slice. It’s Domino’s-adjacent—if Domino’s made housemade ranch." - Willa Moore
"A Brooklyn pizza chef transitioned a pop-up into a full restaurant making pies and slices — menu highlights include Caesar-salad, burrata-and-pepperoni, spinach-and-ricotta, and Buffalo chicken pies — alongside focaccia sandwiches and salads, with sit-down seating available under the owner-chef Peter Chrostowski's direction." - Emma Orlow
"A Brooklyn pizza pop-up-turned-restaurant aiming to open in February at 70 Diamond Street, near Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint (just a block away from Chrissy’s Pizza). Owner and chef Peter Chrostowski — a Greenpoint native who has been running a Clinton Hill cafe since 2019 — took his pizza inspiration from the pizzerias he frequented as a kid in Brooklyn. The offering will include pies and slices such as Caesar salad, burrata and pepperoni, spinach and ricotta, and Buffalo chicken; there will also be focaccia sandwiches and salads, with beer and wine to be added later. The compact 18-seat space will feature hardwood and red vinyl banquets with plans to add more seating. Chrostowski started making pizza during the pandemic and began selling pies out of his cafe after it closed for the day, launching that after-hours pizza operation in summer 2023, and decided to open a permanent neighborhood spot after seeing a "for lease" sign outside the closed Park Deli while visiting his grandmother." - Nadia Chaudhury
