The best pizza in Brooklyn in 2026 is at Di Fara in Midwood, L&B Spumoni Gardens in Gravesend for Sicilian squares, Lucali in Carroll Gardens, and Totonno's in Coney Island, one of America's oldest pizzerias. Juliana's under the Brooklyn Bridge, Paulie Gee's in Greenpoint, Roberta's in Bushwick and L'Industrie in Williamsburg complete the list.
The legend founded by Dom DeMarco in 1965.
Di Fara on Avenue J became famous for Dom DeMarco's handmade pies, finished with olive oil, scissor-snipped basil and grated cheese. His family continues the shop after his death in 2022.
Expect a wait.
Good to know: Order both a round and a square slice.
1424 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY
Sicilian squares with sauce on top, and spumoni, since 1939.
L&B Spumoni Gardens on 86th Street has served its thick Sicilian squares and layered spumoni ice cream since 1939.
Summer evenings at the outdoor tables are a Brooklyn tradition.
Good to know: Squares and spumoni — that's the order.
2725 86th St, Brooklyn, NY
Candlelit, handmade pies in a former candy shop.
Lucali serves pizza and calzones only, made by hand in a brick oven in a cozy, candlelit room on Henry Street.
It is small and hugely popular.
Good to know: Arrive before opening to put your name down.
575 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY
Coal-oven pies, family-run since 1924.
Totonno's opened in 1924 and is one of the oldest continuously operating pizzerias in the country, still baking thin, blistered pies in a coal oven.
Combine it with a day at the beach.
Good to know: Check opening days before you trek out.
1524 Neptune Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Coal-oven pies by Patsy Grimaldi at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Juliana's, on Old Fulton Street, is run by pizza veteran Patsy Grimaldi and bakes classic coal-oven pies.
It is the natural lunch after walking the Brooklyn Bridge.
Good to know: Go at off-peak hours to skip the line.
19 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Creative wood-fired pies, including the famous Hellboy with hot honey.
Paulie Gee's in Greenpoint turns out inventive wood-fired pies and is famous for the Hellboy, topped with soppressata and Mike's Hot Honey. Its Slice Shop serves classic slices.
Vegan pies are a strength too.
Good to know: Order the Hellboy.
60 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY
The Bushwick pizzeria that defined Brooklyn's new wave.
Roberta's opened in a Bushwick cinderblock building in 2008 and helped launch Brooklyn's restaurant boom with its blistered wood-fired pies, like the Bee Sting with honey and chili.
It is relaxed, with a garden in warmer months.
Good to know: Order the Bee Sting.
261 Moore St, Brooklyn, NY
The burrata slice with a permanent line.
L'Industrie's thin, crisp slices with Italian toppings — the burrata slice above all — draw one of the city's longest pizza lines.
A second shop is in the West Village.
Good to know: Mid-afternoon has the shortest wait.
254 S 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn has more of the legendary old pizzerias — Di Fara, Totonno's, L&B — and much of the new wave, from Roberta's to Paulie Gee's. Manhattan has Joe's, John's of Bleecker and Una Pizza. Try both; see our NYC-wide pizza guide.
Yes, lots — especially in Midwood, Flatbush and Borough Park. None of the pizzerias on this page are kosher; see our kosher Brooklyn guide.