Modern Apizza
Pizza restaurant · New Haven
874 State St, New Haven, CT 06511
Highlights
Brick-oven pizzas & Italian classics, known for clam pie
Brick-oven pizzas & Italian classics, known for clam pie
"Modern Apizza is a classic apizza spot in New Haven that’s easier to get a table at than Frank Pepe’s or Sally’s. The pies are loaded with sauce and toppings, and their crust has that classic New Haven-style chewiness and char. Come with a large group, settle into one of the leather-cushioned wooden booths, and admire the spacious dining room that looks like it hasn’t been remodeled since they opened in 1934—they even have a menu on the wall displaying their original prices." - anne cruz, team infatuation
"If you ask people who live in New Haven what their go-to apizza spot is, they’ll most likely tell you Modern—it’s removed from the tourist-packed lines of Wooster Street, and their staff is definitely the most welcoming of the bunch. While the crust on their pies do have the appropriate amount of char and chew, they come loaded with sauce and toppings, which weighs them down more than other spots in town. It’s definitely worth a stop on your New Haven pizza crawl—just stick to a plain pie with only mozzarella as your topping. However, Modern gets bonus points for its huge old-school dining room—they even have a menu on the wall displaying their original 1930s prices—as well as the family-run atmosphere. When you go, you might be served by the current owner’s granddaughter, who eats Modern apizza every day (except on Mondays, when they’re closed). " - ciera velarde, holland white
"Modern Apizza is a classic apizza spot in New Haven that’s easier to get a table at than Frank Pepe’s or Sally’s. The pies are loaded with sauce and toppings, and their crust has that classic New Haven-style chewiness and char. Come with a large group, settle into one of the leather-cushioned wooden booths, and admire the spacious dining room that looks like it hasn’t been remodeled since they opened in 1934—they even have a menu on the wall displaying their original prices. Food Rundown photo credit: Lisa Nichols Plain Pie With Mozzarella A super solid rendition of the classic New Haven apizza, with just the right amount of char around the edges and on the bottom. They include a generous amount of cheese, and it’s sliced up into super skinny pieces, making it perfect for sharing. It’s basically a requirement to have one of these on your table—order the large if you’re with a big group. photo credit: Lisa Nichols Veggie Bomb Covered with so many toppings—spinach, broccoli, olive, mushrooms, onions, and green bell peppers—that you can barely see the cheese and sauce underneath. It’s a much heavier slice, and the thin crust doesn’t hold all that heft very well. You’re better off adding one or two of our favorite toppings to a plain pie." - Ciera Velarde
"Sure you can find a good clam pie at any of New Haven’s famous pizzerias, but Modern’s more opulent clam pizza is inspired by the famous appetizer clams casino. It features minced bivalves on a charred, coal-oven crust, with red peppers and bacon: a winning combination of smoke and brine if ever there were one. The place was founded in 1934, so maybe it’s not so modern after all." - Robert Sietsema
"A long-standing New Haven pizzeria producing thin-crust, brick-oven apizzas that stand alongside the city's best and are celebrated by locals." - Taylor Tobin
