Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
8 margherita pizzas across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Juliana's · DUMBO, Brooklyn
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A coal oven margherita under the Brooklyn Bridge that diners call the best in the city, with generous cheese on a crisp crust.
Don Antonio · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
5 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A Theater District Neapolitan margherita with bright tomato and fresh mozzarella. Diners praise its balance, and the gluten free crust holds up.
Kesté Pizza e Vino · Financial District, Manhattan
6 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A Neapolitan margherita with a soft, blistered crust; fans love its simplicity and gluten free version. A few call it ordinary.
Lombardi's · Nolita, Manhattan
6 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
The historic coal oven margherita with thin sauce and a crunchy, chewy crust. Many call it unbeatable; a few found the crust too hard.
Ops · Bushwick, Brooklyn
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A Bushwick sourdough margherita with fresh basil that diners find incredible. One noted a soft, sagging center.
Una Pizza Napoletana · Lower East Side, Manhattan
8 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A wood fired buffalo mozzarella margherita that fans call perfect and phenomenal. Several say its price is hard to justify.
Lucali · Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Carroll Gardens' cult margherita, called one of the city's top pies and better than the topped options. Some balk at the price.
Song' E Napule · SoHo, Manhattan
6 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A Neapolitan margherita that diners say tastes like Italy, and some call the best in the city. Others found it ordinary or overpriced.
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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