Patsy's Pizzeria
Pizza restaurant · East Harlem ·
Coal-fired pizza, thin crust, classic NYC ambiance
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Coal-fired pizza, thin crust, classic NYC ambiance
"I value Patsy’s for its history and coal-fired cooking: open since 1933 and one of the city’s few remaining coal-fired pizzerias, the ultra-high cooking temperature gives the thin-crust pies a distinctive deep char, and the simple tomato-and-cheese approach — with optional Parmesan and oregano — is exactly what I love." - Amelia Schwartz
"Before it was Spanish Harlem, it was Italian Harlem, and Patsy’s was one of the neighborhood’s first pizzerias when it opened in 1933. It’s been in the same location since, serving classic New York slices and pies in a room that looks like it’s evaded time, with classic dark wood, tile floors, and white table cloths. The walls are lined with framed photos of Patsy’s history, as well as another pizzeria staple: pictures with famous patrons. If you usually get your pies delivered, make some plans to eat a perfect plain slice inside this historical site sometime, and find your favorite celebrities on the wall." - neha talreja, sonal shah, hannah albertine
"If you ask anyone at Rao’s where you should eat, they will undoubtedly direct you to Patsy’s. Another cash-only relic of East Harlem’s Italian past, the 1933 thin-crust, coal oven pizzeria is our top dinner choice for when Rao’s does not offer you dinner. Patsy’s is also refreshingly low-key, with casual dates and a couple of pizza pilgrims dining under Frank Sinatra's portrait's watchful gaze. These pies are great, cracker-thin and cheesy, and though the dense meatballs aren’t a patch on the ones at Rao’s, they do scratch the itch." - sonal shah, willa moore
"The family restaurant in East Harlem where Patsy Grimaldi worked early in his life; this is the original family pizzeria background that preceded his move to open his own Brooklyn shop in 1990." - Erika Adams
"A true classic. The East Harlem location of Patsy’s Pizzeria is the original, and it's been in the same location since 1933 when Pasquale “Patsy” himself first opened the doors. You don’t need to have a much-longer-than-it-needs-to-be discussion with your family about what toppings to get. Just order some plain pies. Those are why you come here." - hannah albertine, kenny yang
