Dollar Pizza vs Artisan Pizza – NYC Slice Guide
The great NYC pizza debate: is a $1 slice from 2 Bros just as good as a $5 slice from a coal-fired oven? Here is the honest answer, plus where to get both.
Best Dollar Pizza
- 2 Bros Pizza — Multiple locations. St. Marks Place is the best. $1 cheese slice, thin, crispy, no frills. The 3 AM savior.
- 99 Cent Fresh Pizza — Midtown locations. Slightly thicker crust than 2 Bros. Good when you need fuel fast.
- Percys Pizza — Bleecker Street. $1.50 now but still a deal. Slightly better quality than the chains.
Best Artisan Slices ($4-6)
- Joes Pizza — 7 Carmine Street, Greenwich Village. The Spider-Man pizza shop. Perfect NY slice: thin, foldable, slightly charred. $3.75. Cash only.
- Prince Street Pizza — 27 Prince Street, NoLita. The spicy spring pepperoni square is worth the 30-min line. Thick, crispy, cups of pepperoni. $5.50.
- Scarrs Pizza — 22 Orchard Street, LES. Hip-hop playing, hand-slapped dough, and a plain slice thats perfect. $4.
- Lucali — 575 Henry Street, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. BYOB, no slices (whole pies only), and a 2-hour wait. But its the best pizza in NYC. $28-35 per pie.
- Di Fara Pizza — 1424 Avenue J, Midkwood, Brooklyn. Dom DeMarco made every pizza by hand for 60 years. Legend. $5 per slice.
The Verdict
Dollar pizza is perfect for: 3 AM hunger, quick lunch, feeding a group cheap. Artisan pizza is worth it for: date night, food tourism, actually tasting the craft. Both are valid. Both are NYC.
We did a pizza crawl hitting 10 spots in one day — watch on NewYorkNoNavro YouTube.