Una Pizza Napoletana
Pizza restaurant · Lower East Side
175 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
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Highlights
Wood-fired Neapolitan pies with airy crusts and simple toppings
Wood-fired Neapolitan pies with airy crusts and simple toppings
"A cult-favorite known for blistered Neapolitan pies with an almost religious following and repeated accolades as among the best pizza in the world." - Stephanie Gravalese
"A sleek, modern Lower East Side pizzeria specializing in Neapolitan-style, naturally leavened pies crafted by chef Anthony Mangieri. A wood-fired oven yields an impossibly airy, chewy crust with the characteristic Neapolitan bubbles; the margherita is highly recommended and said to transport diners straight to Italy. The spot has received wide acclaim, including being named best pizzeria in the world in 2024 by 50 Top Pizza, and operates as a sit-down restaurant rather than a grab-and-go slice shop." - Merlyn Miller
"Recognized as the top pizzeria in the U.S. by Italy-based 50 Top Pizza, this Manhattan spot—led by chef Anthony Mangieri—specializes in traditional, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and has accumulated numerous international awards as well as inclusion in the Michelin Guide. Mangieri remains deeply involved in daily operations, still making all of the dough for every pizza and overseeing each step to ensure painstaking attention to detail, a philosophy he credits for the restaurant’s enduring quality as it approaches its 30th anniversary." - Nicolette Baker
"Open in one place or another — the Jersey shore, East Village, San Francisco, now the Lower East Side — since 1996, Una Pizza Napoletana produces some of the most perfect evocations of pizza in the Neapolitan style. These are smallish pies dappled with char, steaming straight from the oven. Only five or six different configurations are offered. Take note: Neapolitan fans would agree this is the best pizza in the city. That makes it hard to get a table, particularly since it’s only open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights." - Eater Staff
"This pizzeria on the Lower East Side is the sixth version of this restaurant, and we know exactly why this place won’t die. It has the best Neapolitan pies in NYC—and possibly the world. Una Pizza Napoletana only serves five pies (plus any daily specials), and at least one margherita pizza should always be on your table. But since all the pizzas have the same otherworldly crust, you really can’t go wrong. The owner never stops tinkering with the recipe for the crust, even though it’s hard to imagine the pizza here getting any better. Una Pizza Napoletana currently releases two days in advance at 9am. (They may soon revert to a two-week window.) Walk-ins are accepted, but get here by 4pm if you want a good shot of landing a seat. When we stopped by on a Friday at 4:30pm, we received the last available walk-in pie for the evening." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick
