Wood-fired pizza, oysters, natural wine, pasta, cocktails




























"For its Euro-cool vibe as well as its wood-fired pies, this tiny dynamo housed in a RiNo shipping container has mojo to spare. In addition to crowd favorites like the namesake Cart-Driver with mozzarella, sausage, kale, and chili flakes and the clam pie with littlenecks, pancetta, roasted garlic, and cream, it whips up market specials on the regular — take the fall special with pumpkin and yam puree, chèvre, spicy coppa, roasted green peppers, sage, and balsamic glaze. Snappy cocktails and geeky wines add to the allure." - Gigi Sukin, Paul Albani-Burgio, Ruth Tobias


"Though fabulous pizza is what it’s known for, pizza is far from all this occupant of the beautiful old Z Cuisine space does well: Oysters, seafood conservas with wood-baked breads, seasonal specials like green garlic gnocchi, and smart cocktails round out the list of hits that keep coming from its kitchen and bar." - Josie Sexton


"Devouring their clam pizza and a $5 late-night happy hour Manhattan." - Sophie Friedman

"I enjoyed Cart-Driver’s chicken liver mousse spread over packaged pound cake, which was highlighted as one of the lounge car’s standout bites." - Josie Sexton

"I ate at Cart-Driver twice in one week because I can’t get enough of their pizza." - Josie Sexton