How to Find the Best Pizza in New Haven, CT

New Haven is famous for its pizza, which is a Neapolitan style pie called Apizza. It has a thin crust and is cooked in a coal or wood burning oven. It is often rated among the very best pizza in the country. Here's where to find the best places that serve it.

Instructions

1. Take a walk down Wooster Street in New Haven and you will find some of the very best pizza in the country. Two of the best and most famous pizza establishments on Wooster Street are Sally's Apizza and Frank Pepe Pizzeria.

2. Be prepared to wait in long lines to get into either Sally's or Pepe's, especially during the warm summer months.

3. Be specific when ordering your pizza. If you want red sauce or cheese, then you must specify that when ordering.

4. Sally's and Pepe's do not sell pizza by the slice, only be the whole pie. Some establishments such as Naples Pizza, which is closer to the Yale campus, offer good quality pizza by the slice.

5. Modern Apizza is another New Haven pizza establishment that is worth a visit. It's located at 874 State Street.

6. If you are looking for more of a bar scene, then Bar offers great pizza and drink. It's a great place to hang out, drink a microbrew and eat pizza. Bar is located at 254 Crown Street.

Tips & Warnings

• Try ordering different pizzas than you are used to. White clam pizza is a specialty of the area, as is marinara pizza with garlic and no cheese.

• Since the crust is so thin, you may wish to increase your order slightly.