Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
7 cheese pizzas across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
NY Pizza Suprema · Chelsea, Manhattan
16 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the plain slice perfect, with crisp thin crust and tangy sauce. Critics found it pricey, soggy or light on cheese.
Scarr's Pizza · Lower East Side, Manhattan
17 dish-specific mentions · 76% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans praise a saucy, cheesy slice with a crunchy crust that is not greasy. Critics found it overhyped or bland.
Fini Pizza · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
9 dish-specific mentions · 78% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans praise a thin, crunchy slice with balanced sauce and good mozzarella. Some found it merely decent.
Best Pizza · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
25 dish-specific mentions · 56% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans praise a crispy, thin slice with bright sauce and real cheese flavor. Critics found it flimsy, pricey or inconsistent.
Bleecker Street Pizza · West Village, Manhattan
7 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the cheese slice perfect, tasty and crispy. Critics found it ordinary or overpriced.
Rosa's Pizza · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
6 dish-specific mentions · 83% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the plain slice a classic and among the best in the city. Few critics have weighed in.
Joe's Pizza · Financial District, Manhattan
10 dish-specific mentions · 70% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Fans call the plain slice classic, fresh and hot. Critics found it bland or skimpy on cheese.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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