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This guide highlights Macoletta, Joe’s Pizza, and Burchak Pide. Use the restaurants mentioned below to continue into profiles with menus, hours, and FoodIndex Scores. For scored shortlists, open a city food ranking or collection next.

Mentioned restaurants

Macoletta

Pizza · Astoria

FoodIndex 88.98

Joe’s Pizza

Pizza · Financial District

FoodIndex 87.99

Burchak Pide

Pizza · Sheepshead Bay

FoodIndex 87.88

Mancini

Pizza · Bay Ridge

FoodIndex 87.81

NY Pizza Suprema

Pizza · Chelsea

FoodIndex 87.49

Mano's Pizzeria

Pizza · Ridgewood

FoodIndex 87.38

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