(212) 366-1182

7 Carmine St
New York, NY 10014 40.7306 -74.0021

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Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown

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Hours:

M-Su 12:00am - 12:00am

Price:

$

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Food & Dining, Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Pizza

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The Scene – Located at the mouth of the main Bleecker Street drag, Joe's is a perpetual melee of activity. There are a few small tables crammed into the dingy space, if you're really set on eating here. But most people order pie delivery or grab a slice to go. – – The Food – Most of New York's top pizza joints don't serve slices, and most of New York's slice palaces serve pizza with cheese oozing off the pie. Joe's occupies a crucial middle ground, churning out crisp, thin-cut slices with just the right amount of cheese bubbling lightly on top. It's best to stick with…

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ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Or maybe the convenient location in the heart of the Village with equally convenient late hours.”
dessert
88.45999717712402% positive
  1. “Note that they don't always have the fresh mozzarella pie”
  2. “I've been eating Joe's Pizza for 12 years and there's no comparison--it's the best pie in town.”
  3. “go early in the morning 10:30-11 amish(when they open) for a fresh slice not at 3am for a 4x reheated piece,or better yet buy a pie of your own cause when its right, joes is by far the best pizza on the island of manhattan, but be warned it all depends on”
  4. “I've been to Ray's on Price Street, and while that is a great slice, Joe's takes the cake on the best slice.”
  5. “tell them put it in the oven or wait for the fresh pie to come out!”
  6. “The fresh mozarella pie is so good it's like dessert.”
  7. “Joes was a little bit better, just my opinion because I like a more traditional pie.”
  8. “... order the regular slice or the slice from the fresh mozzarella pie.”
  9. “To prove it, Just go to the worst pizzeria in the smallest town within 30 miles of New Haven - Guaranteed, your pie will have far more class than 99.9% of all these "Five Star" spots in the big apple.”
  10. “Let it be known that the thin crust fresh mozzarella pie is a cornerstone of NYC pizza culture.”
  11. “Don't go expecting a nice, or even decent, place to sit down with your date and enjoy a pie.”
  12. “Joe's is THE BEST slice or whole pie anywhere, anytime.”
  13. “Real Apizza diners will agree that New Haven, Connecticut boasts the best pie in the world.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Joe's has the best after-bar pizza around!”
  2. “This is the best pizza in town, bar none!”
food quality
94.11999702453613% positive
  1. “But why bother keeping tabs on New York pizza, why not review the BEST pizza in the world?”
  2. “The place was a pigsty and the pizza was mediocre.”
  3. “Do you crave a good slice of pizza?”
  4. “went a few times and thought the pizza was only good to so-so, and coud not understand the hype; but I went other times and saw why other people thought of this as the best slice in the city.”
  5. “THe pizza was excellent and a great value!”
  6. “love pizza.”
  7. “Rated as the best pizza ever!”
  8. “had to see what all the fuss was about, and I'm glad I did- it was the best pizza I have ever had, and it deserves all the street credit it gets!”
  9. “World's best pizza - PERIOD”
  10. “Joe's pizza is the best in the NYC.”
  11. “Thin crust, great sauce, just the right amount of cheese.”
  12. “So crispy you might as well order three slices (I know you want it) and tasty too!”
  13. “Joe's is simply NY traditional style pizza at it's best.”
  14. “Make sure to have their fresh mozz slice and be prepared to wait for awhile on the weekends- it is beyond woth it.”
  15. “also stick with the basics no fresh mozz,or pepperoni-they're not bad just not extrodinary.”
  16. “It's just incredible and I want to thank Joe for such delicious pizza!”
  17. “This is the best pizza in town, bar none!”
  18. “When they say New York has the best pizza, they definitely must be talking about Joes.”
  19. “If you don't mind standing at one of the table inside or in front of the best pizzeria in town, you are in store for the best slice of real New York pizza, perfected with a perfect thin crust, sweet tomato sauce and cheese, baked to perfection.”
  20. “This place has the best pizza I've had in New York.”
  21. “joeys pizza carries the best flavor in new york”
  22. “Joe's has the best pizza by the slice in NYC.”
  23. “tell them put it in the oven or wait for the fresh pie to come out!”
  24. “Joe's is certainly the best slice in NYC, and one of the few places in the city that knows how to cook a pizza properly.”
  25. “the sauce was excellent, although numero 28's is a bit better.”
  26. “there's nothing like a hot fresh slice of pizza while standing in the cramped space that has not changed one bit since the first time i ate at joe's pizza 6 years ago.”
  27. “make it a point to try a slice at every pizza place I see, and I can honestly say hands down, Joe's is the best.”
  28. “Joe's Pizza is definitely the best pizza in Manhattan.”
  29. “Joe's has the best after-bar pizza around!”
  30. “The sauce is excellent, not too sweet or salty, and definitely not plain.”
  31. “like the way the fresh mozzella-tomato slice is the same price as a plain slice.”
  32. “The fresh mozarella pie is so good it's like dessert.”
  33. “Now, this is good pizza!”
  34. “The pizza here is pretty nice when it is done properly.”
  35. “Especially on a fresh mozzarella.”
  36. “My absolute favorite, pizza is perfect.”
  37. “If you don't think so you should move back to Idaho for a nice potato slice.”
  38. “Yes, it is always mobbed, that's what happens when you serve the world's best pizza.”
  39. “Famous Joe's Pizza serves the best pizza in the City.”
  40. “go early in the morning 10:30-11 amish(when they open) for a fresh slice not at 3am for a 4x reheated piece,or better yet buy a pie of your own cause when its right, joes is by far the best pizza on the island of manhattan, but be warned it all depends on”
  41. “But when it's right out of the oven, this is probably the best slice you can get in the city; the tomato in particular is great.”
  42. “Just the best pizza ever.”
  43. “No gimmicks like coal ovens or deep dishes to try and trick you.”
  44. “Basically, i only ever seen plain, pepperoni, and fresh mozzarella”
  45. “Forget about the best "slice" this is the best pizza in NYC period.”
  46. “Wooster Street: Pepe's, Sally's (Frank Sinatra's fave) and Modern are the Big 3, and all absolutely SUBLIME (grease included, pizza is NOT a health food!)”
  47. “best pizza Ive tasted”
  48. “best pizza ever”
  49. “Also it is small, cramped and the pizza is overpriced.”
  50. “Excellent crisp crust, tangy sauce, best of the Pizza Parlors.”
  51. “This pizza is perfect.”
  52. “The crust, cheese & sauce are perfect.”
  53. “Joe's is the best pizza in the world, not just within NYC.”
  54. “Get the fresh mozzarella slice.”
  55. “Let it be known that the thin crust fresh mozzarella pie is a cornerstone of NYC pizza culture.”
  56. “Real cheese, real thin crust, real good sauce.”
  57. “Pizza was delicious.”
  58. “The crust is thin enough that it burns just a bit on the bottom, and the cheese doesn't suffocate the sauce like those crappy superworldfamous double famous original ben's excuse for real Apizza.”
  59. “The best pizza in the village”
  60. “The pizza was great.”
  61. “always hear people raving about their favourite pizza.”
  62. “The best slice in Manhattan- hot and fresh out of the oven every time.”
  63. “The fresh mozzarella pizza is easily my favorite slice, although the plain cheese slice is also great.”
  64. “Big crowds do not make good pizza.”
  65. “If you like big, puffy, soft, squishy, greasy, underdone pizza, please go somewhere else.”
  66. “find it funny that no matter when you arrive, a new fresh mozzarella pizza is always coming out of the oven in "about 10 minutes" Everytime, guaranteed!”
  67. “Excellent crust, tasty sauce and just the right amount of cheese.”
  68. “This may be the best pizza I've had in Manhattan.”
  69. “The best pizza in NYC and the world.”
  70. “Thin, crispy, good cheese, good sauce, perfect ratios.”
  71. “have been frequenting Joes in Brooklyn which has the exact same amazing pizza until i finally had the opportunity to visit the original place.”
  72. “Note that they don't always have the fresh mozzarella pie”
  73. “Perfect cheese/sauce distribution, crispy bottom and minimal grease.”
  74. “... order the regular slice or the slice from the fresh mozzarella pie.”
  75. “It feels great to see that some of the best food comes from the most simplest of places.”
  76. “Not a bad slice, crispy crust with a decent sauce.”
  77. “best pizza by the slice in NYC”
  78. “The chese and sauce is perfect together and the crust is baked to perfection.”
  79. “Have other great side dishes as well.”
  80. “This is the best pizza i have had in a long time.”
  81. “The crust was thin and crispy, and the sauce + cheese were just perfect.”
  82. “Maybe it's for the totally authentic NY pizza.”
  83. “Nothing fancy in this shop except really good pizza!”
  84. “Old school NYC pizza, still making great pizza all these years.”
  85. “Within the U.S. NY state is tops for pizza, and NYC has the best pizza in NY state for sure.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Don't go expecting a nice, or even decent, place to sit down with your date and enjoy a pie.”
  2. “Joe's has been around forever and has always been a good place to get a slice.”
  3. “There small little park across the street that is always great to sit in ( Its under construction right now) If you are visiting the city, make sure you hit this place!”
  4. “If you don't mind standing at one of the table inside or in front of the best pizzeria in town, you are in store for the best slice of real New York pizza, perfected with a perfect thin crust, sweet tomato sauce and cheese, baked to perfection.”
service
75.0% positive
  1. “always hear people raving about their favourite pizza.”
  2. “went a few times and thought the pizza was only good to so-so, and coud not understand the hype; but I went other times and saw why other people thought of this as the best slice in the city.”
  3. “The customer service is wonderful and the staff is very kind and friendly.”
  4. “rude rude rude”
value
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “good prices.”
  2. “THe pizza was excellent and a great value!”
  3. “like the way the fresh mozzella-tomato slice is the same price as a plain slice.”
  4. “Also it is small, cramped and the pizza is overpriced.”
  5. “It is the most perfect crust I have ever had and they are very generous with the toppings which are thrown on top last minute.”
  6. “and the slices are huge.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “This is the best pizza i have had in a long time.”
  2. “find it funny that no matter when you arrive, a new fresh mozzarella pizza is always coming out of the oven in "about 10 minutes" Everytime, guaranteed!”
  3. “It is the most perfect crust I have ever had and they are very generous with the toppings which are thrown on top last minute.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/20/11

Best in NY? Highly Overrated Pizza!

by BklynBryan

Today, I went to Joe's for a slice during lunchtime. It has been a while since I've been to Joe's. I remember it having decent pizza, but NOT today. The slice that I got today was severely overcooked to the point that it tasted like a reheated slice when it was just burnt. The slice had LITTLE TO NO CHEESE and the sauce was BLAND. The bottom of the slice was a bit BLACK from being BURNED. I finished half of the slice and then my mouth got burned from the overheated slice! TERRIBLE PIZZA EATING EXPERIENCE @ Joe's (probably the worst ever in my entire 28 year life!!!). I then walked a few blocks over to Ray's Famous Pizza and WOW! What a difference!! Ray's > Joe's. Ray's puts cheese on their slices unlike Joe's and the slices I got from Ray's were FRESH and soft. I WILL NEVER EVER buy any pizza from Joe's!! I recommend Ray's over Joe's. A slice at Ray's & Joe's cost the same ($2.75). Don't waste your money at Joe's!! Go to Ray's or some other Pizzeria, but NOT Joe's!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/20/11

Very Good by the Slice

by HADS

I have always been a big fan of Joe's Pizza for the last 20 years. It is a small establishment which moved down the block from it's original location which was right on the corner of Bleecker and Carmine Street. It moves a few stores up the block on Carmine pretty close to the original spot!

It is standing room only and no seats! The place is always busy and they sell as many slices as they can make, it is that busy! Not many choices to choose from there is fresh mozzarella or the traditional mozzarella or the simple toppings like pepperoni etc.

The place is a gold mine and the pizza is traditional NY Style sold primarily by the slice. It is above average and is open real late to attend to the Bar crowd in the village area. If you are ever in greenwich village stop there and grab a slice it is what NY Style Pizza is all about!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/10/11

And the winner is...Joe's Pizza!

by Kourtney DeRosa

Yum, yum and more yum! I’m a New Yorker, I love pizza and this place is one of my favs. Let’s be honest, most pizza shops in NYC surpass most pizza shops in other states but only a few NY pizzerias stand out form all the others. Joe’s Pizza is one of those shops. This place has been around for over 35 years and that alone should tell you something. Their selection is normally pretty basic but that is fine by me. I normally go with the fresh mozzarella slice. The crust is thin, the sauce is flavorful and the cheese is delish. Always make sure you get a hot slice out of the oven, whether it be a new pie or just a slice that getting reheated, it is crucial that you eat the pizza HOT. That is the way it’s meant to be served, and that is the way it tastes best.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/27/11

The Best (by the Slice) Pizza in NYC

by tsj

I can't pass with out stopping in to get a slice...my advice is to do the same...you will not be disappointed.

Ps: there are only 5 or 6 stools, 1 30inch round table and about 20 feet of counter space in the 12 x 12 foot eating area.

If you want a whole pie (no individual slices) and standard restaurant seating with beer or wine...go around the corner to John...another pizza spot that's alway's rated one of the best in NYC (for decades)...like Joe's, this place is also almost impossible to disappoint.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/03/10

A New York Must!

by KeepinItRealNYC

If you live in New York City, you have had your share of pizza. I have tried a ton of places and it tastes different everywhere. Every pizza place thinks they have the BEST slice of pizza but the truth is there is quite a bit that goes in to a slice. Joe’s Pizza has an awesome sauce, a great mix of cheeses and a very tasty crust. I first went here a few years ago and had a slice by the time I left I had three. It is nice and light and so tasty but don’t take my word for it. Go!

  • Pros: Pizza almost always just out of the oven!
  • Cons: Standing Room Only!

The Details on Joe's Pizza

Place Categories:

  • best afterbar pizza
  • best plain cheese slice
  • excellent tangy sauce
  • perfect crunchy crust
  • best whole pie
  • perfect good cheese
  • overpriced pizza
  • best pizzeria
  • best joe
  • fresh mozzarella pie
  • fresh mozzarella pizza
  • rude
  • big modern
  • good fresh mozarella pie
  • fresh mozzarella
  • best food
  • great value
  • perfect absolute favorite
  • flawless baking
  • best manhattan pie
  • perfect chese
  • fresh mozz
  • fresh mozzarella slice
  • nice place
  • like underdone pizza

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