Patzeria Perfect Pizza

Best pizza in town. Great food before or after a show

I recently embarked on a pizza crawl with friends in Manhattan and this was our first stop. Patzeria is conveniently located in the heart of the Theater District (it's right across the street from Hamilton) and is a solid stop for a pre- or post-show slice. The restaurant itself is super small and can get crowded so it felt a bit rushed when placing and waiting for my order, but I suppose that's part of the quintessential "New York experience". I got a slice of the lasagna pizza (they do sell by slice), which has all the fixings you would expect from a lasagna - tomato, ricotta, and ground beef. I really liked how the sweetness from the ricotta countered the savory beef, which was a nice change from your regular plain cheese pizza. The only difficulty was the fact that the toppings were too heavy for the thin crust so it kind of fell apart as I was eating it. Out of all the pizza we tried on our crawl, Patzeria definitely had the crispiest, most golden crust. Overall a great pizza!

Lots of types of pizza, and pretty good quality, but they get you in and out pretty quick.