(212) 941-7994

32 Spring St (nr. Mott St.)
New York, NY 10012 40.7216 -73.9957

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Neighborhoods: NoLita, Downtown

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Years in business

Established in 1905

Hours:

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm

Fri-Sat, 11:30am-midnight

Sun, 11:30-10pm

Price:

$

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Cash, Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

What People Are Saying About Lombardi's

Featured Review

Allison Austin

Contributor

Opened in 1897 at 53 Spring Street, just down the street from its present location, Lombardi's is one of the city's oldest eateries. Since taking over the space next door, the restaurant has almost doubled its former size. And while the original half--with its well-worn booths and open kitchen--easily out-charms the new dining room, the famously long wait has been cut in half, and thanks to the addition of a bar, it's almost a pleasure. The reason to come here is obvious: beautiful, smoky crusted pizza with fresh tomatoes and mozzarella. The genius of this pizza starts with the crust, which is…

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What to Drink:
Several beers are on tap and there are a few affordable table wine options as well.
ambiance
96.30000114440918% positive
  1. What this place lacks in ambiance, it more than makes up with the amazing pizza.
  2. Good food, not great ambience
  3. Lombardi's first impression: nice pizza parlor like room, ambiance great, BUT THEN they send you somewhere else.
  4. Great location, great ambience, good service, don't miss this NYC experience.
  5. The atmosphere was awesome---sitting in an ol a** pizzeria in NYC.
  6. Not being from the city, I was a little intimidated when trying to find a reasonable location to meet my new friends (on-line gamers) for the very first time.
  7. The atmosphere in the restaurant was fantastic along with the friendly service!
  8. have to say, great pizza, not good ambience.
  9. Loved it, small quanit place, real NY atmosphere, pizza tasted fresh, had fresh basil etc. on the pie, just a nice NY pizza joint.
  10. Service and ambience was great, but I would go back for the pizza even if it wasn't.
  11. really liked the decor, the brick walls, the music-It was very inviting.
  12. It's a really lively place and a great romantic atmosphere as well.
  13. To be fair, this would be a local delight if it were in a regular suburb, and decoration is charming.
  14. While the location is perfect in SoHo, the place has seen better days.
  15. Best pizza and true authentic New York atmosphere.
  16. loved the atmosphere and the fact that we were treated like family.
  17. my roomie and i tried this place soon after moving here; the ambience was great if you like that bustling italian atmosphere.
  18. The service is good, the atmosphere is charming, and the value is fair.
  19. Terrific atmosphere, friendly employees
  20. service is excellent food is excellent atmosphere is excellent.
  21. They told him the location was neat, the staff fantastic, and the pizza was heavenly.
  22. Our server was great, and the atmosphere makes for the most perfect dinning experience.
  23. Not only was the pizza excellent, the atmosphere and staff was great.
  24. really enjoyed the warm atmosphere, it's definitely a great night out.
  25. They have got, not only the best customer service and atmosphere, but the BEST Pizza I have ever eaten in my life.
  26. For the price, one would like a better atmosphere.
  27. think this place is on the ball, great ambiance, pizzas are piping hot, fresh and fast with only the finest ingredients.
dessert
78.94999980926514% positive
  1. Lombardi's serves that rare pizza where you actually enjoy the crust as much or more as the pie itself.
  2. Margarita is good but adding toppings equals soggy pie
  3. and every pie maker is unique, and to me wonderful.
  4. And if you like seafood, order the clam pie: clams, garlic, olive oil, and a dusting of cheese--that's all.
  5. The reviewers here are definitely right about telling them not to burn the crust if you don't like a well-done pie, which is how they make it.
  6. Dough, sauce and cheese couldn't be put together any better, the pie's flavor was fantastic.
  7. read reviews about the famous clam pie.
  8. The pepperoni pie is top notch, but the sausage pie is not as good as Grimaldi's.
  9. Rice to Riches across the street is a nice timesaver pre-Lombardi's or post-Lombardi's for dessert.
  10. The margarita and white pie are still good but don't venture with adding toppings unless you want to eat a soggy pie with a knife and fork.
  11. If you like tomatoes on your pie, they have large beefsteak ones here.
  12. Simply put, the best pie in New York.
  13. classic hole in the wall, with decent service and very good prices, I can't imagine that a person could ever find a better pizza pie on this planet, or any other.
  14. bit overpriced tghough for a pie of even just the plain pizza
  15. Lombardi's clam pie's still the best in the city.
  16. The pie has a fresh yeasty scent (ugh!)
  17. Loved it, small quanit place, real NY atmosphere, pizza tasted fresh, had fresh basil etc. on the pie, just a nice NY pizza joint.
  18. s. That thin crust pie came out from coal burning oven, just like we like, crispy with large globs of freshly sliced and full flavored mozzarella.
  19. absolutely the best pie in town.
drinks
60.71000099182129% positive
  1. We waited at the bar for like a half an hour but they have great home-made sangria!
  2. was waiting more than 40 minutes, because a receptionist skipped my turn and I had to wait other 30 minutes my pizza which is just average one with bad taste chianti wine.
  3. Great pizza but warm beer!
  4. anyhow she took our order: i order a italian soda that was delish and my boyfriend had a beer served on a hot glass.
  5. There is a full bar with a few local beers and a nice wine selection but for real value split a bottle of wine ($24) as the single glasses ($7) leave much to be desired, the Sangria ($7) was a much better buy.
  6. nice breeze, a good wine, and outstanding coal fired pizza.
  7. Last time I was there I saw a customer send his warm beer back.
  8. Chivalry thrives at the bar with Richard with his delectable margaritas and corteous service.
  9. We were able to sit afterwards and enjoy a second beer.
  10. We had house wine and sausage pizza which were both not very memorable.
  11. The drinks are ice cold and even the table wine is good.
  12. We showed up and waited 30 minutes in line 30 minutes to get our drinks -after we asked twice, the service was the worst I've had in nyc.
  13. Go for pizza, leave for ice cold beer.
  14. delicious pizza, true gem (be sure to get some beer at Nolita's with a 50% off coupon while waiting to be seated)
food quality
88.9799976348877% positive
  1. recently took a group of 39 high school art students to NYC, and promised them the best pizza they'd ever tasted.
  2. It is a STUNNINGLY good pizza, the absolute finest I've had in my life, no joke.
  3. nice breeze, a good wine, and outstanding coal fired pizza.
  4. Go for pizza, leave for ice cold beer.
  5. How on earth did this pizza get such good ratings?
  6. the sauce is fantastic, makes the pizza the best around town.
  7. The white pizza is very good, too.
  8. The crust is delicious, the sauce is robust, and the toppings are out of this world (the pepperoni is my favorite).
  9. cannot rave enough about this pizza, it is fresh, the crust is so awesome and flavorful.
  10. If you're a garlic fan, request for fresh garlic on your pizza, free of charge.
  11. When he heard that I was taking my son to Yankee Stadium, he told me NOT TO MISS Lombardi's if I wanted the best pizza I had ever had.
  12. The best part about my meal was going across the street to "Rice to Riches" for delicious rice pudding.
  13. Whenever anyone asks me, "Where's the best pizza you've had in New York?
  14. Lombardi's is authentic!
  15. The best pizza.
  16. love the reviewer who said that Lombardi's is not "real NY" pizza.
  17. The wait was not so bad, but the pizza was not better than in any electric oven pizzeria in New York.
  18. And then the cheese, fresh and delicious.
  19. The crust was perfect, the sauce was to die for.
  20. Friendly service, tasty pizza
  21. Our pizza was wonderful, and so was the salad.
  22. best clam pizza around.
  23. Is this the best pizza in New York?
  24. Lombardi's New York style pizza is absolutely the best.
  25. Also, it tastes best without any toppings so that you can best enjoy all the flavors of the fresh sauce and fresh basil.
  26. Thin but slightly chewy crust along with the perfect sauce and real mozzarella cheese made it a one memorable meal.
  27. The fresh pizza sauce, homemade meatballs and especially the to die for crust were amazing!
  28. After my first taste I proclaimed that this is pizza at its best: thin crust, incredible sauce with fresh tomato flavor and gobs of soft mozzarella cheese.
  29. just wanted to tell you that is was the best pizza I have ever eaten.
  30. Hands down, this is the best pizza I've ever had.
  31. She recommended the original Margarita pizza since this was our first visit to Lombardi?
  32. the small pies are enough to feed two people and the toppings are all fresh - cheese, mushrooms, pepporoni, you name it.
  33. We both enjoyed the pizza so much that he has been back with his family twice in the last month.
  34. This place is proof that the best pizza in the world comes from NYC!
  35. Definitely not the best pizza ever.
  36. I'm 100% Sicilian, so I'm a good judge of good pizza.
  37. would say the pizza is good, but definitely not great.
  38. He told us about Lombardi's unique and special-tasting pizzas and how it was the first pizzeria in America.
  39. By far the best pizza anywhere!
  40. Thin burned crust, average toppings, but good fresh mozzerella cheese.
  41. The service, let's see, the manager took us in the back and showed us the oven, a waitress from another table asked how we liked the food, as did the busboy, all personable and friendly.
  42. the servers aren't the best but the pizza is worth going through all of it.
  43. You want good NY pizza
  44. best pizza in NY
  45. Fresh Mozzarella on the pizza, great sauce.
  46. The sauce was superb!
  47. We did not get anything fancy, just sauce, fresh mozerella and basil, but the crust was SOOO good.
  48. If you live in New York you better get over there to eat, you should know the best pizza in America is in you backyard.
  49. Their white pizza with fresh basil is the best anywhere.
  50. the crust was crispy tasty.
  51. Having said that though, the pizza is not that great.
  52. John's is by far the best pizza.
  53. Lomardi's is definately the best pizza in town!
  54. The sauce was sharp, bitter and acidic and the cheese was spongy and rubbery.
  55. Great pizza.
  56. This place makes one of the best pizzas in New York City.
  57. The cheese half was excellent, slices of mozzarella cover the tasty sauce and the basil gives it nice earthy flavor.
  58. We are originally from NJ and it was by far the best sauce ever.
  59. If we order a pizza, he says "I wish we were at Lombardi's
  60. service is excellent food is excellent atmosphere is excellent.
  61. Lombardi's makes a great pizza, but not perfect (I'm difficult to please).
  62. Best pizza
  63. The pizza is the best I ever had.
  64. The pizza at Lombardi's is AMAZING.
  65. Dough, sauce and cheese couldn't be put together any better, the pie's flavor was fantastic.
  66. enjoyed my pizza but I've had better.
  67. This is how pizza is supposed to taste, not salty yellow mozzarella, but creamy white fresh mozz.
  68. pizza was tasty, service was lousy, but.
  69. just wanted to commend you on your excellent food and service.
  70. asked for fresh garlic which the menu says "ask for our fresh gralic
  71. I'm aware of the passionate feelings of New Yorker's for their favorite pizza, but I would like to add my insight as a pizza lover and visitor to Manhattan.
  72. The pizza here is terrific.
  73. delicious pizza, true gem (be sure to get some beer at Nolita's with a 50% off coupon while waiting to be seated)
  74. Lombardi's- Great service, disappointing pizza
  75. had heard of a place in Brooklyn with good pizza and we went and it was very good.
  76. The sauce and cheese are excellent but not better than Angelo's (see my review) in Midtown.
  77. live in California but visit Manhattan twice ayear and I'm always looking for good pizza since there is a dearth of it in California.
  78. This is coal-oven pizza with fresh cheese.
  79. After seeing this on the Travel Channel as having the best pizza in NYC, we definitely wanted to try it.
  80. Ok, the pizza is not that good.
  81. but other talbe's pizza looks pretty yummy.
  82. Good service, and really really good clam pizza.
  83. Amazing pizza, the best I had so far !
  84. The has a not-too hard thin-crust, and is made with incredibly fresh ingredients.
  85. Lombardis provides fresh coal-oven pizza with a variety of toppings to choose from.
  86. If you love pizza, EAT THERE!
  87. Until I eat a better pizza from a no-slice establishment, Lombardi's is the absolute best pizza you can eat in New York.
  88. Manhattan just doesn't have good pizza.
  89. The crust was tasty but became soggy after a few minutes, and the sauce was so sweet I had to give each slice a liberal sprinkling of salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
  90. Pizza was excellent though, but probably not worth the bother, as there are dozens of places in the city with pizza as good and decent service.
  91. And if you like seafood, order the clam pie: clams, garlic, olive oil, and a dusting of cheese--that's all.
  92. There is nothing better to me than a great slice of pizza.
  93. best clam pizza
  94. We hate eaten pizza from Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, New York, and quite a few others.
  95. The food was good, but the experience was horrible!
  96. All the food is always great and sometimes the staff calls to follow up on the food they sent out.
  97. Lombardi's serves that rare pizza where you actually enjoy the crust as much or more as the pie itself.
  98. had stopped by Lombardi's for years and loved the pizza.
  99. Lombardi is a new york instituation, however, it certainly did not serve the best pizza in town, much less in the world, as the menu claimed (For the record, the best pizza I've had so far was in a diner close to the main port in Capri).
  100. We had the Caesar salad for a start off, and the dressing was really tasty.
  101. and it's absolutely, hands down the best brick oven pizza I have ever had!
  102. My family and I were visiting from Arizona and absolutely loved the pizza.
  103. Another great meal, and this time the best pizza I've ever tasted.
  104. It was the best pizza I had ever put in my mouth and to this day still is.
  105. You tomatoes in the salad were fresh and a very high quality.
  106. It might be one of the best pizzas I've had in Manhattan.
  107. And they give you FREE fresh garlic on your pizza.
  108. Lombardi's is a fine restaurant, is it the best pizza I've ever had?
  109. saw this place on cable television on one of these "America Eats" documentaries and wanted to compare my favorite pizza to this landmark.
  110. toppings are fresh Lombardi's pizza looks much better than the others.
  111. We had house wine and sausage pizza which were both not very memorable.
  112. Fantastic pizza!
  113. Also, the salad was disgusting and had far too much vinegar on it.
  114. The pizza here is excellent, both the white and the regular with different toppings.
  115. Also - this pizza is so good, that even after sitting around for 2 days you bite into to the left overs & say "oh gawd this is so good!
  116. Great service and the best pizza I have ever had.
  117. Th4 crust is just right and not heavy,the sauce and toppings are FRESH,FRESH,FRESh.
  118. We got the original and you could tell the mozzarella was fresh.
  119. This is absolutely BEST pizza crust in New York City, and the service was awesome.
  120. Lombardi's is by far the best authentic italian pizza!
  121. we love the food!
  122. The service was fast and courtesy and the pizza was great.
  123. dont care what anybody says this is the best Pizza I ever had, it was very tasty.
  124. If you love pizza you have to go here.
  125. The pizza is delicious - the small, spicy pepperonis are amazing and the sausage is quite good as well.
  126. The complex flavors of the oh-so fresh toppings nestled on a savory layer of tomato sauce coupled with the crispy thin crust make for the peak pizza experience.
  127. Thank you, Lombardi's for your wonderful, friendly service, and great food.
  128. really like their standard fresh mozzarella pizza especially since it was my first taste into the fresh mozzarella/tomato/basil pizza world.
  129. Then we ordered two small pizzas (six slices) the first was half cheese/ half meatball, the meatballs are made out of beef and pork and had a wonderful flavor.
  130. Try the plain cheese pizza to see how good three or four simple ingredients can taste.
  131. Lombardi's was featured on the food channel 2 years ago as the best pizza in NY - after 2 years I finally got the opportunity to taste it.
  132. did not comment on the "Ambience and Service", because I never ate here - I ALWAYS order the pizza delivered from this place.
  133. The food was excellent and the service was top notch.
  134. the best pizza in new york (which some might argue means it's the best pizza anywhere).
  135. The large was a nice size, the crust was perfect and the sauce and toppings were phenomenal.
  136. Absolutely the best pizza experience for 60+ years of family pizza eating.
  137. There wouldn't be lines a mile long with locals if the pizza wasn't excellent.
  138. Unless you're a yuppie or a wanna-be New Yorker who thinks Lombardi's or John's has the best pizza.
  139. Go there for the famous pizza and enjoy.
  140. Fantastic, I'm sure your favorite pizza toppings are equally delectable atop a Lombardi's.
  141. The pizza sucks!
  142. If this is what New Yorkers consider GOOD brick oven pizza, they've lost their taste buds.
  143. our clam pizza still tasted good but it was lukewarm - not hot.
  144. we knew we had found the kind of advice we were looking for to experience a great, NYC pizza.
  145. This pizza is so good.
  146. have been to about half of the other places nominated for "best pizza" in the city - everywhere from Manhattan to DUMBO to Coney Island.
  147. the best pizza you will ever have.
  148. so if you're a meat lover then order the following:
  149. When it comes time to order a pizza, this is always my first thought.
  150. Too bad the pizza wasn't as good as the service!
  151. All 8 of my friends agreed it was the best pizza they had ever had.
  152. highly recomend this place, great food and most important THE great personal service!
  153. It would be a sin to visit NYC and not go to Lombardi's, the best pizza on the PLANET!
  154. Great service, fresh ingredients.
  155. recommend the Pizza Margherita (basil, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and garlic).
  156. Ordered the portabello mushroom appetizer which was delicious.
  157. The pizza was awesome.
  158. used to consider John's Pizzeria the best pizza to be found in NYC, but after sampling the amazingly orgasmic pizza at Lombardi's, my opinion was promptly changed.
  159. Great pizza and customer service
  160. All three of us agreed that despite having had plenty of pizza in Italy, that this was one of the best pizza's we've ever had.
  161. For the BEST pizza in New York City you have to go to Lombardi's.
  162. awesome pizza
  163. Every ingredient is as fresh as it gets, it's priced right, and I've never seen anyone finish the entire thing.
  164. Best pizza ever!
  165. We always order the white pizza and a pepperoni pizza (leftovers are always great!)
  166. The host was very friendly and seated us immediately (about 6 pm on a Mon. night), our waiter was pleasant, and our excellent Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza was served to us very fast and very fresh.
  167. always enjoy the side salad too.
  168. But great food!
  169. The pizza did not have a smoky yet bitter delightful flavor.
  170. Visting from Atlanta and their pizza was the best I have ever eaten.
  171. Honestly, I don't even think toppings are necessary because the crust, sauce and cheese are so good.
  172. Went there last time and pizza was as good as ever!
  173. It was the best pizza we had ever eaten and at a great price.
  174. ordered the Gennaro's original with fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil.
  175. the pizza is excellent- for some reason i think it tastes better when they deliver it- probably because it doesn't come with their horrible waiters.
  176. best pizza I've ever had!
  177. Pizza is my favorite food and this place used to be my #1.
  178. Thin Crust, coal oven, fresh mozzarella, basil, great sauce.
  179. San Marziano tomatoes (the best in the world due to volcanic runoff in this region in Italy) fresh mozzarella cheese, and garnished with basil and extra virgin olive oil served to you HOT.
  180. OK, the pizza here is excellent.
  181. The pie has a fresh yeasty scent (ugh!)
  182. Putting fresh garlic in the cheese.
  183. this pizza is the best -- my husband and I ate a whole one ourselves, with meatballs and fresh garlic
  184. If you aren't obsessed with great service but good food, I highly recommend it.
  185. We were seated promptly and the food was excellent!
  186. Lombardi's on Spring Street recently expanded to offer even more seating, which translates into less waiting for a taste of the best pizza I've ever had.
  187. You must go here if you love pizza.
  188. Lombardis is by far the best pizza place in the city!
  189. ate here a couple of days ago, had the meatball pizza and after a couple of bites dicided to remove the meatballs and eat it plain, the thin crust, fresh melted mozzarella and the awesom sauce (you know it's 100% tomatoes with little more) does not need
  190. So we ordered and the pizza was good.
  191. have been to all the other "famous" pizza places in NYC and Chicago, which all have good pizza, but none at as good as Lombardi's.
  192. love NY but you need to get over the pizza thing.
  193. really liked the pizza at Lombardi's.
  194. The pizza was the best!
  195. was waiting more than 40 minutes, because a receptionist skipped my turn and I had to wait other 30 minutes my pizza which is just average one with bad taste chianti wine.
  196. Very good pizza
  197. The best pizza's in the USA are Patsy's on 117th & 1st and Johnny's in Mt. Vernon, NY.
  198. the BEST pizza.
  199. Burnt crust, skimpy albeit fresh mozzarella, ok sauce and lousy service, plus a long line (god knows why), make this place a tourist trap.
  200. best pizza, super service
  201. It does not look authentic inside, and the staff is completely average.
  202. but when my girlfriend and I went there, the service was horrible and the pizza was mediocre.
  203. Arguably the best pizza in NYC
  204. Me being a big time pizza fan my whole life and I've had pizza from here to Italy and back.
  205. Since I'm bias towards thin, crispy pizzas, I did not enjoy Lombardi's version at all.
  206. absolutely love pizza.
  207. Loved their pepperoni pizza but meatball pizza was not as good.
  208. Have the people who say Lombardi's is the best NY pizza actually eaten there?
  209. This place is good for tourists but I would not recommend this place for some one who wants to experience good New York pizza -Stick to patsy?
  210. Fresh basil and garlic are plentiful and the mushrooms were squeeky fresh.
  211. The toppings were all incredibly fresh and the pizza was huge!
  212. this place hands down has the best pizza in new york.
  213. The pepperoni was interesting as its was small slices about the size of a nickel and scattered around the pizza.
  214. The mozarella was very fresh and the tomatoes and basil mixed perfectly to make a very tasty NY pizza.
  215. As for Manhattan not having good pizza, you just suggested a joint on Broadway, which if I'm not mistaken IS IN MANHATTAN.
  216. Service was ok, but the food and decktop dining was fabulous.
  217. Lombardi's is just another tasteless pizza.
  218. It was some of the best pizza we've had and it surprisingly lived up to the hype.
  219. My husband said that it was the best pizza he had ever eaten and that it was the highlight of his trip.
  220. The pizza was pretty good, it did come out a little fast and wasn't hot.
  221. Lombardi's pizza is amazing.
  222. pizza is very good
  223. The dough tasted very doughie, partially uncooked in some areas- Sauce was very scare and bland, but cheese was tasty, but that should not be the only thing good on a pizza, if that -just sell me a handful of the cheese.
  224. I've worked in pizza places n I've eaten all kinds of the stuff and I can honestly say this is the BEST pizza I have ever eaten- the dough is good, the sauce is good, the cheese is good, its just perfect!
  225. Their pizza is the best I've ever had, not just in NYC, and I've eaten a lot of pizza in my time.
  226. Sweet sauce, fresh toppings, thin crust, somehow it all comes together like no other pizza in New York.
  227. Perfect crust, perfect toppings, perfect sauce.
  228. have to say, great pizza, not good ambience.
  229. visted nyc the past summer from chicago and loved this place, excellent thin crust pizza (I know it is heretical to say this at home, but I like the thin stuf better) and great pepperoni.
  230. have to agree with everyone else this is the best pizza i've had so far.
  231. the pizza is the best I've ever had.
  232. Not only was the pizza excellent, the atmosphere and staff was great.
  233. This was the absolute best pizza I ever had.
  234. It is really great pizza, served by very nice people.
  235. They told him the location was neat, the staff fantastic, and the pizza was heavenly.
  236. Lombardi's has a great crust char with some chewiness, very mild but fresh sauce, and mild mots.
  237. The menu does not have much and what we did have - original pizza with pepperoni and sausage was not so great.
  238. This pizza is awesome.
  239. Service and ambience was great, but I would go back for the pizza even if it wasn't.
  240. great pizza
  241. Excellent pizza
  242. classic hole in the wall, with decent service and very good prices, I can't imagine that a person could ever find a better pizza pie on this planet, or any other.
  243. By far the best pizza anywhere.
  244. But I was also told about Lombardi's being the best, so we decided to give it a try and now I will never eat ANY other pizza!
  245. Simple delicious old world pizza.
  246. The cheese, instead of mixed throughout the pizza, was in fresh warm gooey blobs, complimented by shredded basil.
  247. Lombardi's is a place where anyone who loves pizza and is visiting NYC needs to go.
  248. fresh salad completed the meal and of course something off tap.
  249. John's - overrated but good; Lombardi's - great pizza; Patsys -very good;Totonno"s-possibly the best pizza in New York!
  250. Not the best pizza on the planet
  251. have eaten at many pizzerias around the city (I wouldn't call myself an expert), but this was the most expensive, disgusting pizza I have ever eaten.
  252. now let me tell you how great the pizza was!
  253. In addition, the sauce is not as flavorful as I remembered.
  254. am a huge fan of authentic coal-oven pizzas, but it was just TOO burnt tasting.
  255. Otherwise an excellent pizza.
  256. would say that it is among the best pizzas I have eaten.
  257. Sure there is a lot of great pizza in New York City, but Lombardi's has thee pizza!
  258. The pizza was dry and the dough almost tasted not fresh.
  259. have to go with their basic pizza as my favorite - fresh cheese, a hint of basil, and their sauce must have a secret that cannot be duplicated!
  260. Double meatballs, pepperoni, sausage, onions, fresh garlic!
  261. personally dont enjoy burnt pizza taste and I won't be going back soon.
  262. Small, Ice cold pizza for $16
  263. opt for the cheese, as fresh cuts of mozzarella drizzle the top of a thin crust lathered in a zesty tomato sauce.
  264. pizza that is STOOPID GOOD.
  265. The pizza had a very thin crust (which I prefer), that was slightly blackened in parts on the bottom, giving it a really wonderful flavor.
  266. The pizza was absolutely incredible - super fresh toppings - coal oven crust - and the best pepperoni ever!
  267. Thanks for the great pizza and service was terrific.
  268. Lombardi's is by far the best pizza I have ever tasted.
  269. bit overpriced tghough for a pie of even just the plain pizza
  270. Long known for being the best pizza in town, Lombardi's has had a great run.
  271. With fresh mozzarella melted over the sweet sauce made just like my grandmother used to, the pizza delivered just the kind of old-school satisfaction I was seeking.
  272. for those who love pizza and appreciate a mouthful of delish!
  273. This is the best pizza that we have ever taste!
  274. May be the best pizza that I have ever tasted.
  275. The sauce here is unreal, full of fresh tomatoes and spices.
  276. Any New Yorker that knows pizza knows that the best pizza in NYC is at Lombardis!
  277. If you like thin crust Italian pizza, there here you go.
  278. The best pizza on earth?
  279. They asked a "local" where was a good place to get pizza.
  280. Great pizza but warm beer!
  281. Go to Mamma Sbarro's on Broadway if you want a decent pizza.
  282. The portobello mushroom was cold.
  283. Great crisp crusted pizza with fresh mozzarella toppings.
  284. Fortuanately, Dad married and Itallian lady, so homemade pizza was as normal as fresh anchovies.
  285. We ate it with delight enjoying the savory tomato sauce, appetizing cheese, and flavorful meats.
  286. Real NY pizza is made of delicious sauce, cheap greasy cheese (just the way I like it), and thin, moist and crisp crust.
  287. It is probably the best pizza i have ever eaten.
  288. If you like fast foot greasy give me a heart attack please now pizza.
  289. Well balanced, excellent crust, sauce was outstanding and the mozarella cheese was AMAZING!
  290. It has fresh basil!
  291. If this is the best pizza NY has to offer, I'd rather eat something else!
  292. You can enjoy a Brooklyn Lager or ice-cold Coca-Cola (as we did), and your beverage will nicely compliment this one-of-a-kind pizza.
  293. the pizza was pretty good; fresh basil and cheese were yummy.
  294. Lombardi's fresh mozzarella was bland, flavorless.
  295. The original pizza is awesome!
  296. The fresh basil lifts the whole flavour experience.
  297. Pretty good pizza.
  298. think the clam pizza (my special favorite) is absolutely wonderful (not to mention unusual).
  299. The sauce was perfect, not bland or too sweet.
  300. it has this wonderful burnt sooty taste that contrasts the sweet pizza sauce.
  301. The fresh basil on top is also a nice complement.
  302. Then when we caught a cab, we asked about and good pizza places around, and he told us about Lombardi's and the rest is history!
  303. think this place is on the ball, great ambiance, pizzas are piping hot, fresh and fast with only the finest ingredients.
  304. medium with pancetta, fresh garlic, & meatballs.
  305. Best pizza and true authentic New York atmosphere.
  306. The three of us enjoyed the pizza, as it was a pleasant departure from the plain ordinary pizza in the New Jersey surburbs!
  307. don't think this is the best brick oven pizza, but it's not the worst.
  308. BTW, there is a lot of good pizza in California.
  309. this is probably the best pizza I ever had in my life.
  310. You get some history and a great meal.
  311. Lombardi's first impression: nice pizza parlor like room, ambiance great, BUT THEN they send you somewhere else.
  312. no reservation needed, quick service, cozzy set up and the pizza was the best i've ever had.
  313. What this place lacks in ambiance, it more than makes up with the amazing pizza.
  314. This place has the best pizza in the city.
  315. The pizza is outstanding and the service is very quick!
  316. bad service, average pizza
  317. Its got this traditional old school authentic taste to it.
  318. Absolutely fabulous pizza.
  319. would say slightly high for pizza, but overall a great value and well worth it!
  320. But the service is quick and the food is good.
  321. great pizza, service sucks
  322. Not since my first trip to meet my relatives in Sicily have I had pizza as fresh and delicious as Lombardi's family-style pies.
  323. am glad i came on a week night when I don't have to fight with tourists; what a great pizza to try.
  324. My Italian husband even commented that he had not tasted pizza that good since Italy.
  325. The pizza was delicious and authentic.
  326. Great pizza!
  327. lived in NYC for 25 years, ate pizza from California to Florida and still proclaim that Lombardi's has the best pizza I have ever eaten!
  328. would rate this as the best pizza in NY!
  329. Back hundreds of years ago pizza was made simple, as it was a peasants food eaten by the poor working class.
  330. The pizza in this establishment is just superb.
  331. Aside from that it was a wonderful experience and if you love pizza this is the place!
  332. Overrated pizza, nostalgic deco
  333. Anyway on my last trip to NY I tried Lombardi's for the first time and it's definitely the best pizza I've ever had!
  334. Good food, not great ambience
  335. Thanks for giving us a wonderful memory and a super pizza.
  336. It's got this traditional old school authentic taste to it.
  337. Hands down, one of the best hand tossed pizza's you'll ever eat.
  338. couple months prior to visiting New York from Cleveland, my girlfriend and I decided that checking out an authentic pizza parlor was on our "to do" list.
  339. This will be the best pizza to ever touch your lips.
  340. the ranking is right this is the best, the service was fast the pizza was awesome and I WILL RETURN THERE VERY SOON
  341. They put a shaker of garlic powder on the table (good idea), although fresh garlic is free.
  342. Sauce is so fresh tasting.
  343. Pizza being my favorite food, I have to say the pizza at Lombardi's was the BEST PIZZA EVER!
  344. If you are traveling to New York do not pass this great pizza place up.
  345. the pizza was okay and the staff was not friendly no hello's no nothing.
  346. not the cheapest pizza in town but good to try.
  347. have always praised Lombardi's as being the best pizza joint in NY.
  348. We expected to wait for the pizza, but the service was extremely fast.
  349. The "clam" pizza is sooooo good!
  350. although Brooklyn is by far the best boro that makes pizza.
  351. not the best pizza
  352. The kids said the pizza was "totally awesome" and can't wait to go back in the spring.
  353. Loved it, small quanit place, real NY atmosphere, pizza tasted fresh, had fresh basil etc. on the pie, just a nice NY pizza joint.
  354. Amazing pizza
  355. The service was great and we got our pizza very quickly.
  356. The pizza was great.
  357. Might be the best pizza in NYC.
menu variety
68.75% positive
  1. There is a full bar with a few local beers and a nice wine selection but for real value split a bottle of wine ($24) as the single glasses ($7) leave much to be desired, the Sangria ($7) was a much better buy.
  2. "We would like menus," we told her.
  3. The waiter was pretty nice all the not very familiar with Lombardi's menu.
  4. asked for fresh garlic which the menu says "ask for our fresh gralic
  5. Beyond that, the menu at totonno's is amazing, great salads, egglant parm, penne vodka.
  6. The menu does not have much and what we did have - original pizza with pepperoni and sausage was not so great.
  7. Lombardis provides fresh coal-oven pizza with a variety of toppings to choose from.
  8. Lombardi is a new york instituation, however, it certainly did not serve the best pizza in town, much less in the world, as the menu claimed (For the record, the best pizza I've had so far was in a diner close to the main port in Capri).
overall
81.25% positive
  1. They asked a "local" where was a good place to get pizza.
  2. Lombardis is by far the best pizza place in the city!
  3. If you are traveling to New York do not pass this great pizza place up.
  4. Lombardi's was such a great place for a few friends to meet.
  5. but if you've never had any this is a good place to try it out too!
  6. All in all service is really fast and prices are really fair- great place to bring visitors to nyc!
  7. located near the corner of Spring and Mulberry streets the price is great, and it is definatly a place to take a date.
  8. This place is good for tourists but I would not recommend this place for some one who wants to experience good New York pizza -Stick to patsy?
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. The only reason we return is because the Pizza is OUTSTANDING!
  2. Service and ambience was great, but I would go back for the pizza even if it wasn't.
  3. The kids said the pizza was "totally awesome" and can't wait to go back in the spring.
service
75.53999900817871% positive
  1. The service was also great.
  2. classic hole in the wall, with decent service and very good prices, I can't imagine that a person could ever find a better pizza pie on this planet, or any other.
  3. have never done this in my life, but I told her point blank that our service was terrible, and I explained why.
  4. the pizza was okay and the staff was not friendly no hello's no nothing.
  5. And the service is very friendly.
  6. The food was excellent and the service was top notch.
  7. Great service!
  8. The service was fast.
  9. Terrific atmosphere, friendly employees
  10. bad service, average pizza
  11. The service was fast and courtesy and the pizza was great.
  12. Great service, fresh ingredients.
  13. The service was friendly and prompt.
  14. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and with great attitude.
  15. pizza was tasty, service was lousy, but.
  16. Chivalry thrives at the bar with Richard with his delectable margaritas and corteous service.
  17. The service is good, the atmosphere is charming, and the value is fair.
  18. Lombardi's- Great service, disappointing pizza
  19. Burnt crust, skimpy albeit fresh mozzarella, ok sauce and lousy service, plus a long line (god knows why), make this place a tourist trap.
  20. It is really great pizza, served by very nice people.
  21. Thanks for the great pizza and service was terrific.
  22. The service was poor and rude at times, as described in many other reviews.
  23. When I sat down with my 5 and 9-year old children, the waitress suggested that she put the basil on the side because many times children do not enjoy the taste.
  24. friendly service.
  25. The staff is friendly & the service is fast.
  26. The service was great and we got our pizza very quickly.
  27. Our waitress Julie was amazing.
  28. The service was attentive, but that's about all I'd recommend here.
  29. The waiters served us with big smiles and were extremely efficient.
  30. Totally burnt crust with horrible service.
  31. All in all service is really fast and prices are really fair- great place to bring visitors to nyc!
  32. Great location, great ambience, good service, don't miss this NYC experience.
  33. Not only was the pizza excellent, the atmosphere and staff was great.
  34. The staff are always friendly and quick (even when they tell us the wait is 30 minutes, it's often half that long).
  35. Thank you, Lombardi's for your wonderful, friendly service, and great food.
  36. great pizza, service sucks
  37. the servers aren't the best but the pizza is worth going through all of it.
  38. bad service, no bone.
  39. The service was lousy (we were in the roof
  40. The staff was great.
  41. the service is quick and friendly and the Italian soda is really good too!
  42. The hostess was very rude and yelled at us, claiming that she had been calling our party for along time and oh tisk why hadn't we answered her?
  43. didn't prompt him or anything, totally great service.
  44. Great service and the best pizza I have ever had.
  45. but when my girlfriend and I went there, the service was horrible and the pizza was mediocre.
  46. The service was fantastic, the seating host was nice, the waitress was a gem and the bus boy noticed my table wabbling and stopped by to put something under the leg so it would stop.
  47. But the service is quick and the food is good.
  48. the small pies are enough to feed two people and the toppings are all fresh - cheese, mushrooms, pepporoni, you name it.
  49. They have got, not only the best customer service and atmosphere, but the BEST Pizza I have ever eaten in my life.
  50. Manager and waitress were wonderful.
  51. highly recomend this place, great food and most important THE great personal service!
  52. The staff were all very FRIENDLY!
  53. service is excellent food is excellent atmosphere is excellent.
  54. Good service, and really really good clam pizza.
  55. Have the people who say Lombardi's is the best NY pizza actually eaten there?
  56. The service, let's see, the manager took us in the back and showed us the oven, a waitress from another table asked how we liked the food, as did the busboy, all personable and friendly.
  57. We expected to wait for the pizza, but the service was extremely fast.
  58. Diana was our waitress and she gave a really friendly, super fast and attentive service.
  59. This is absolutely BEST pizza crust in New York City, and the service was awesome.
  60. The service was very good, and the waitresses were polite and smiley.
  61. We showed up and waited 30 minutes in line 30 minutes to get our drinks -after we asked twice, the service was the worst I've had in nyc.
  62. The server was not great.
  63. love the NY style of attitude, but this guy was just plan rude.
  64. Great pizza and customer service
  65. The service was excellent and the Pizza was phenominal.
  66. The service is not good at all.
  67. just wanted to commend you on your excellent food and service.
  68. The atmosphere in the restaurant was fantastic along with the friendly service!
  69. If you aren't obsessed with great service but good food, I highly recommend it.
  70. With all the thousands of restaurants in NYC owners need to make service a big priority.
  71. The staff were very friendly and service was prompt.
  72. Our server was great, and the atmosphere makes for the most perfect dinning experience.
  73. Serves nostalgia with bad service & long lines of tourists.
  74. Very bad service (rude also this time)
  75. The service wasn't really great.
  76. the ranking is right this is the best, the service was fast the pizza was awesome and I WILL RETURN THERE VERY SOON
  77. the pizza is excellent- for some reason i think it tastes better when they deliver it- probably because it doesn't come with their horrible waiters.
  78. The pizza is outstanding and the service is very quick!
  79. Terrible service!
  80. The waiter was pretty nice all the not very familiar with Lombardi's menu.
  81. no reservation needed, quick service, cozzy set up and the pizza was the best i've ever had.
  82. The service was excellent.
  83. All the food is always great and sometimes the staff calls to follow up on the food they sent out.
  84. The host was very friendly and seated us immediately (about 6 pm on a Mon. night), our waiter was pleasant, and our excellent Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza was served to us very fast and very fresh.
  85. The server was the best I've had in awhile.
  86. They told him the location was neat, the staff fantastic, and the pizza was heavenly.
  87. can see why people go out of their way to enjoy Lombardi's, I certainly will whenever possible for the rest of my days.
  88. Pizza was excellent though, but probably not worth the bother, as there are dozens of places in the city with pizza as good and decent service.
  89. best pizza, super service
  90. It does not look authentic inside, and the staff is completely average.
  91. Friendly service, tasty pizza
  92. Too bad the pizza wasn't as good as the service!
  93. Each time it never fails, the service is very poor.
value
84.5199966430664% positive
  1. It was the best pizza we had ever eaten and at a great price.
  2. The service is good, the atmosphere is charming, and the value is fair.
  3. Definitely not worth a wait, especially when Pomodoro's is 50 feet away and better but Lombardi's is good for a change every so often.
  4. Real NY pizza is made of delicious sauce, cheap greasy cheese (just the way I like it), and thin, moist and crisp crust.
  5. Overall a good value.
  6. The prices were very reasonable.
  7. located near the corner of Spring and Mulberry streets the price is great, and it is definatly a place to take a date.
  8. It was well worth the walk up to Little Italy because Lombardi's did not disappoint.
  9. would say slightly high for pizza, but overall a great value and well worth it!
  10. the servers aren't the best but the pizza is worth going through all of it.
  11. classic hole in the wall, with decent service and very good prices, I can't imagine that a person could ever find a better pizza pie on this planet, or any other.
  12. am a huge fan of authentic coal-oven pizzas, but it was just TOO burnt tasting.
  13. its a good tourist spot not for locals and the pizzza is not worth the money!
  14. All in all service is really fast and prices are really fair- great place to bring visitors to nyc!
  15. Pizza was excellent though, but probably not worth the bother, as there are dozens of places in the city with pizza as good and decent service.
  16. The toppings were all incredibly fresh and the pizza was huge!
  17. There is a full bar with a few local beers and a nice wine selection but for real value split a bottle of wine ($24) as the single glasses ($7) leave much to be desired, the Sangria ($7) was a much better buy.
  18. For the price, one would like a better atmosphere.
  19. bit overpriced tghough for a pie of even just the plain pizza
  20. Service is fantastic and the price is more than right.
  21. have eaten at many pizzerias around the city (I wouldn't call myself an expert), but this was the most expensive, disgusting pizza I have ever eaten.
wait time
61.539998054504395% positive
  1. Burnt crust, skimpy albeit fresh mozzarella, ok sauce and lousy service, plus a long line (god knows why), make this place a tourist trap.
  2. no reservation needed, quick service, cozzy set up and the pizza was the best i've ever had.
  3. was waiting more than 40 minutes, because a receptionist skipped my turn and I had to wait other 30 minutes my pizza which is just average one with bad taste chianti wine.
  4. The wait to get in can be long so put your name on the list and take a nice stroll around the neighborhood while you wait.
  5. The crust was tasty but became soggy after a few minutes, and the sauce was so sweet I had to give each slice a liberal sprinkling of salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
  6. the service is quick and friendly and the Italian soda is really good too!
  7. Serves nostalgia with bad service & long lines of tourists.
  8. At the door there was a gentleman or a greater that not even did he did not said good afternoon welcome to Lombardis all that was saided how many are you and the waiting time was less than fifteen minutes.
  9. The pizza is outstanding and the service is very quick!
  10. We showed up and waited 30 minutes in line 30 minutes to get our drinks -after we asked twice, the service was the worst I've had in nyc.
  11. But the service is quick and the food is good.
  12. There wouldn't be lines a mile long with locals if the pizza wasn't excellent.
  13. The staff are always friendly and quick (even when they tell us the wait is 30 minutes, it's often half that long).
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/16/12

Lombardi's sucks

by ihatelombardis at Citysearch

Sooooo bad, WORST PIZZA PLACE EVER.

Granted their pizza might be famous, however the hostess was so rude, we didn't even go in. I hope her boss sees this and she gets fired.

Do NOT go there, instead hop on the subway and go to any other pizza place in NY. Jonh's pizzeria is my recommendation. its much more authentic and there's not a total bitch working there.

Lombardi's Pizza was horrible - do not waste your time. Spread the news, this place sucks.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/30/11

good italian cuisine no complaints

by janetminaj at Citysearch

the selection was pretty standard fare, nothing new. however, the cuisine was good , fresh, no grievances here, check it out with a date or a pal or the famiglia!

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/25/11

Service was good, that's it. I wasn't there for "Service"

by Ed1963 at Citysearch

OK, I am not here to trash Lombardi's really, other than the little girl that barks out your name when your table is ready, the sound of her voice is unforgettable and will make you lose your appetite, QUICK!. I think I would prefer to have a rusty screw driver twisted into my ear canal than hear THAT again. OK, here goes, like I said- NOT here to necessarily trash them, I am here to let you people of NYC (and especially of Brooklyn) and anyone nearby that if Lombardi's (or Totonno's or Grimaldi's) is your favorite pizza, and if you genuinely like it, you haven't had... "Pizza" at it's best. My dear people, you are eating junk, and paying through the nose. More than likely you are a Travel Channel fan (like 2 of the ONLY 2 people i was within ear shot of yesterday). You are outside taking pictures under a sign, maybe telling your friends that "You went to the 1st pizza place in America..." yada, yada, yada. OK, are you listening? (I hope that arrogant door man at Grimaldi's is listening as well), FORGET the TV shows! Forget what you hear from Adam Richman, or the Andrew boys on TC, do you want good pizza? or do you want to take pictures? I have had pizza from New York to Florida to California, and there is no place...are you listening?... NO place like the New Haven area of Connecticut to get pizza. Hands down, no contest, not even in the same league. If you want the best pizza you ever had, head to the Little Italy section of New Haven, CT (Specifically Pepe's on Wooster Street) and you don't need to go anywhere else. I have about 5 places within 20 minutes of my house that I can honestly say are the best places I have ever had pizza... "Sally's Pizza", "Modern Pizza", Zuppardi's, etc, etc. ALL of them are Kings. And when I say Lombardi's is forgettable, I mean Costco has better pizza. If ketchup on pita bread is your bag, by all means, enjoy. By the way- yes, i do NOT enjoy fresh mozzarella. Yesterday, half the slices on my Lombardi's pie had absolutely NO cheese on them. HOW do they DO that and not get their money thrown in your face?. but if you really want to be in Pizza Heaven, Pepe's is it. Period. When I left Lombardi's (after seeing that dudes photo 36 times just in the main entrance) I was actually pissed off. The more I walked down the street, the more pissed i got. I wasted my time, my appetite and my money. Yes, I was pissed. I could have sat down at Giovanna's on Mulberry and had a nice dinner. This is a public service announcement, like I said, take pictures and buy T-shirts? or have some great Pizza....The choice is yours.

3 Star Rating: Average

11/30/11

Great service, Passable linguini

by marcusbridgette at Citysearch

Lombardis is the type of place where you feel that everyone knows your name. the waiters are courteous and attentive to particulars of your order- too bad the chefs arent attentive to how long they leave their pasta boiling in their pot! Linguini was stringy and pasty, but the zesty recipe lent some flavor to this otherwise unimpressive dish.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

11/28/11

could be better

by goldie273 at Citysearch

I had been there in the past and it was good, it just seemed too busy this time, and the wait staff had trouble keeping up. I'd love for it to be better. Not a total washout.

The Details on Lombardi's

Place Categories:

  • best margherita pizza
  • great super service
  • fresh tomato sauce
  • not best cheapest pizza
  • perfect pizza crust
  • great food
  • great pizza place
  • best teens rate lombardi
  • fresh mozzerella cheese
  • fresh favorite pizza toppings
  • loved better atmosphere
  • great staff
  • fresh melted mozzarella
  • fresh garlic
  • fresh basil
  • great dinning experience
  • fresh simple ingredients
  • great ambience
  • best clam pie
  • great prices
  • polite waitress
  • fresh side salad
  • best server
  • bad service
  • like great pepperoni

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