The best Pizza restaurants in Lower East Side, New York City — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksLower East Side has 3 Pizza restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Jonny's Pizza sits at the top with 4.2 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the vodka pepperoni slice at Jonny's Pizza. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
The Lower East Side kept its immigrant institutions and added a generation of chef-driven rooms on top, which is why dinner here can mean 1888 or last month.
light-as-a-feather pizza served until 3:30am on weekends
Must-try: Vodka pepperoni slice, Plain slice, Late-night pies
📍 173 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
the best Neapolitan pies in NYC, and arguably anywhere
Must-try: Margherita, Five rotating pies, Bianca
📍 175 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
some of the city's best pizza, milled in house
Must-try: Thin-crust slice, House-milled grains, Zesty tomato sauce
📍 35 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Jonny's Pizza — 4.2 stars across 2,426 reviews, the highest on this list. light-as-a-feather pizza served until 3:30am on weekends.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The vodka pepperoni slice at Jonny's Pizza, the margherita at Una Pizza Napoletana and the thin-crust slice at Scarr's Pizza. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.