Opened in 2006, the menu offers two simple options, pizza and calzone, both should grace your table.
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Rumored to be Beyoncé and Jay Z’s favorite pizza joint in NYC, getting into Lucali’s requires the patience of a saint. The restaurant doesn’t accept reservations, which means waiting in line (upwards of two hours) is the only way to get in.
The restaurant opens at 5pm but you can get your name on a waitlist starting at 4pm, which means lines start forming around 3pm. The wait-list typically fills up by 5pm.
Opened in 2006, the menu offers two simple options, pizza and calzone, both should grace your table. Lucali’s blistered crust is the stuff of legends. Baked in a wood-fired oven, it’s light, chewy and thin, but stable enough to hold the weight of the toppings without flopping over.
Speaking of toppings, customize the pie to your liking with the seven toppings offered, garlic, mushrooms, shallots, onions, sweet peppers, hot peppers, and pepperoni.
Keep things simple, because Lucali’s tomato sauce is coupled with a rich blend of three cheeses (buffalo mozzarella, low-moisture mozzarella, and shaved Grana Padano) that doesn’t need supporting actors.
The secret to finding the best pizza in NYC? Skip the tourist lines and follow the delivery guys.