Sal and Carmine Pizza

Come for the pizza - and the history. Sal & Carmine's has been in the neighborhood for about 40 years, though not always at this location. Even though Sal & Carmine are gone, you can feel nostalgia at this tiny independent UWS shop with a counter and a few tables in the back. The pizza's good too. No foo-foo stuff. Old-fashioned slices, straight up.

I know I know I will not try to sound cliche BUT this is one of the best pizzas of NYC! Period. Why because it has that old school taste, because the crust is perfectly crunchy but soft, how is this possible? You'll have to go and find out...GREAT taste and service.

A little pricey but definitely worth it. Best pizza in Manhattan. Been coming here for years and the staff is always very nice.

I stopped in for a slice after hearing raves from several friends. I will say it was a pretty solid slice. The dough had a great taste and the pizza was cooked really well. It's a classic NYC pizza joint and it's nothing fancy but they pull off a solid slice. The main issue I have is that it's $4 for a slice which feels very expensive and there's little discount if you buy the whole pie.

I like a good pizza and I do have to say New York City has some of the best pizza I have ever eaten even on a trip to Venice, Italy. I lived for three years in NYC and tried different pizzas during my time there. So when my daughter and I were in NYC in October 2018 for an overnight visit to see the city, we traveled here to try the pizza. I read an article back in 2017 that it was rated one of the best pizzas in NYC. I told the guys there that I traveled from Virginia and since I was in Manhattan I want to try their pizza because of that article. So I ordered one slice of cheese pizza because my daughter said she was not hungry.... well that changed really quick after she took a bite of my pizza. I went and got another slice and after one bite I also agreed that this was really good pizza and went and ordered two more whole pizzas (one pepperoni) to take with us back to Virginia. I had parchment paper and an extra shoulder bag to carry the pizza in... by the way guys the pizza made it with no problem and still tasted good!! Of course the guys thought I was a little crazy and asked if there are no good pizza makers in Virginia... mostly no unless you find a good place that makes it like this. They should consider opening a pizza restaurant down here!! The guys are friendly, they use the best ingredients to create the pizzas they make, the restaurant is clean and enough seating for normal traffic or you can take it with you (use a pizza box).