Jane & Michael Stern

"It is a source of true New York-style pizza in a setting that could be nowhere else."

Mario Batali

"It's time for a slice of New York City’s best pizza at John's Pizza."

Arthur Bovino

"The Best New York Pizzas: John's of Bleecker Street - The coal-fired brick oven at this reliably shabby old-timer turns out a standard-bearing Margherita pie, thin of crust and light of sauce, with gooey grated mozzarella clinging to every nook and cranny."

Robert Sietsema

"The crust is perfection, and few bones (the circumferential edge) go uneaten: it's that good."

Laura Brounstein

"The brick oven thin-crust pizza is legendary; the basic Margherita should be the standard on which all other pizzas are judged."

Greg Morabito

"New York City's 25 Most Iconic Pizzerias: John's of Bleecker Street - There's artistry in the composition, but you do not need to analyze this pie to enjoy it — it's immediately satisfying."

Zachary Feldman

"Beyond the salty, greasy cheese and heavily charcoal-kissed crust, it's the piquancy of John's sauce that remains the most remarkable thing about the offerings at this standard-bearer in the NYC pizza pantheon."

Carly Petrone

"Nothing beats a plain slice from John’s Pizza on Bleecker St. Their brick-oven pizza has so much delicious cheese on it yet it’s never soggy."

Andrea Duchon

"Much to the delight of pizza loving patrons, John's pies uphold the hallmark qualities that initially gave New York pizza its famous reputation."

Heather Cross

"The 15 Best Pizza Places in NYC: John's of Bleecker Street - With three locations in Manhattan, John's Pizzeria is a good choice for delicious New York style pizza wherever you are in the city."