November 14, 2022 Restaurant/Bar News
S. spotted it first. Café Amore, the slice shop on Chambers between Greenwich and West Broadway that was also called iPizza, has closed. (X. sent me a Craigslist posting for the lease back in May, but the listing disappeared. Perhaps the landlord has someone cued up?)
While I am a Donna Bella gal myself (though I did buy raw dough from Amore for homemade pizzas), this is tough for the BMCC students especially — there’s not much left for them within striking distance of school.
And that leaves us with (by my count — correct me in comments) two slice shops: Donna Bella (Chambers and Church) and Little Italy (Park Place). Joey Pepperoni closed during the pandemic; Famous Famiglia is long gone. There’s of course the new Di Fara outpost in the Seaport, but that’s a long way to go for a slice.
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Il Mattone on Beach
Isn’t there another Little Italy on Chambers and Church(?)
Yes, though the old name is Donna Bella and I am stuck on that.
haha, fair
Yes, to me it will always be Donna Bella as well. Definitely our go-to around here.
Hi, I thought I saw iPizza opening in a smaller space few doors down.
Or Joes on Nassua but again a walk for some. Better pizza than Little Italy in my opinion!! But Ill grab L Italy if I dont want to walk that far
That’s our “Go To”! Joe’s. They deliver too. I enjoy Keste too…further away & individual pies.
I think they are opening up next to 16 Handles a few doors down
Grandaisy has excellent pizza by the (square) slice:
https://www.grandaisybakery.com/roman-style-pizza
The quality of iPizza had really gone down. It must have changed ownership, thus the odd name. It used to be a good pizza in the park for kids place, but lately…just bad. Picasso delivers pretty far.
I only go to Donna Bella for a late night (alcohol fueled) slice. They’re really friendly but their sauce is too sweet and sometimes the crust is too thick.
Joe’s is decent for a pie with toppings, but overpriced.
When we want a grandma pie we order from Little Italy on Fulton. Their sauce is also a bit too sweet but the price is nice, they really cook it perfect, and deliver SO fast.
I’ve really enjoyed Sagra for a light, thin crust pizza, but I guess a previous TC article said they’re closing.
Still haven’t found my go-to all around spot yet.
Yes, Terra is moving its operations into the Sagra space. They own both.
Does Saluggi’s up on Church not have “by-the-slice”?
Still reeling from the loss of Tribeca pizza (near citi)
I thought they were sit-down, as well as Il Mattone, but will check it out.
Il Mattone has slices (as well as other menu items) and isn’t really sit down (although they do have a few tables)
Two Bros. on John and Nassau