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Old 04-07-2009, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Macao
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New Haven: Best pizza in the U.S. outside of NYC?

I've heard that before, true?

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I also have a few curiousities about New Haven...it has a very urban feel to it? Good place to live? Easy to walk everywhere (in a relatively safe environment with a modest income - not the best part of the city)?

Also...is there a large Italian influence?

I also heard many Brazilians have a presense throughout the greater New England area...how about New Haven, CT?
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Old 04-07-2009, 09:25 AM
 
Location: New England
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I have a correction to make.

New Haven Pizza BETTER pizza then you would find in NYC.

Seriously though, New Haven style pizza is it's own thing. Very similar to NYC style, but not so soggy and a more thin crust, lightly charred in a brick coal fired oven.

Pepe's and Sally's are the go to places in New Haven.

Pure heaven.
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Old 04-07-2009, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Middlesex
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"I also heard many Brazilians have a presense throughout the greater New England area...how about New Haven, CT?"

don't know about NH but Danbury certainly has a big Brazilian population. they have their own parade every year. not sure how they became so priveleged that it warrants having their own parade (don't mean that as a slight - just making a point) but the cops close the roads and redirect traffic so it's a big deal.

as far as Pizza, i tried Pepe's once but wasn't that impressed. Sally's i never tried because they were never open at lunch time. good places i remember - Abates (NH), Giuseppes, John and Marias (E Haven), Il Forno (Branford). have no idea if any of those places are still around..
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:03 AM
 
Location: Storrs, CT
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I'd love to try pepe's. People at UCONN who live in fairfield county say that they ever tasted. But they've never tried Totonno's or Lombardi's in New York. Or Ro's in watertown.

As for ur other questions..

Danbury and Naugatuck have a far greater Brazilian/Portuguese influence than New Haven. Waterbury has its own Portuguese Festival/Parade, idk if its bigger than Danbury though..

As far as italian influence, if your looking for cities with a large italian-speaking population, you might want to look into North Haven, CT or Watertown, CT. I remember a few years back North Haven was the had the most italians outside of new york by percentage and I said watertown because watertown was on the same list but at the bottom.
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:26 AM
 
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I have a correction to make.

New Haven Pizza BETTER pizza then you would find in NYC.

Seriously though, New Haven style pizza is it's own thing. Very similar to NYC style, but not so soggy and a more thin crust, lightly charred in a brick coal fired oven.

Pepe's and Sally's are the go to places in New Haven.

Pure heaven.
Right on. NH style is among the best in the world. Even Italians think so - when I went to Rome and Florence, and people found out I was from CT, they said they wanted to visit New Haven to try the pizza.

So, overseas, I guess we are known for something other than being "just outside of NY". lol
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Old 04-07-2009, 10:53 AM
 
Location: New England
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Right on. NH style is among the best in the world. Even Italians think so - when I went to Rome and Florence, and people found out I was from CT, they said they wanted to visit New Haven to try the pizza.

So, overseas, I guess we are known for something other than being "just outside of NY". lol
LOL Very true.

I had some relatives in Tuscany take me to a "real Napolitano pizzeria" in Livorno to show me what "pizza is supposed to be like".

I kept telling them...We have real pizza in CT - trust me we do.

When the pizza came, it was just like something on Wooster Street (Okay, maybe the olive oil was a lot better, but still. ) and they were a little "shocked" at my "ho humness".

When I got back home I sent some pics from Sally's and Pepes and they were like .
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Old 04-07-2009, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Connecticut
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I agree that New Haven pizza is better than New York, or at least just as good. In addition to Sally's and Pepe's, I recommend trying Modern Pizza. Pepe's has been in business since 1924 and has not changed its recipe since. I have been going since I was a kid and it is good. It is still run by the same family. They have branches now in Fairfield and Manchester and have announced locations at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Yonkers, NY.

My kids love the one in Manchester. So do my wife and I. The other night I offered to take the kids and their friends out and they wanted to go to Pepe's.

New Haven is a nice small city but by Connecticut standards, it is large. It is a great place to walk around and has some wonderufl restaurants and shops. Be aware though that like any large city, there are areas to avoid. Jay
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Old 04-07-2009, 11:40 AM
 
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LOL Very true.

I had some relatives in Tuscany take me to a "real Napolitano pizzeria" in Livorno to show me what "pizza is supposed to be like".

I kept telling them...We have real pizza in CT - trust me we do.

When the pizza came, it was just like something on Wooster Street (Okay, maybe the olive oil was a lot better, but still. ) and they were a little "shocked" at my "ho humness".

When I got back home I sent some pics from Sally's and Pepes and they were like .
Nice. I actually liked NH Style much better than "Firenze style" - it was too thick and doughy, with chunky sauce. Ehh....not my favorite. But yes, the olive oil is excellent in Italy - especially in Amalfi.

I've been dying to go to Roselands in Derby. We went on Friday night but I was way too hungry to wait an hour, so we went to Planet Pizza instead, lol.
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Old 04-07-2009, 01:33 PM
 
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I have to say we used to go to Vazzy's on Broadbridge in Bridgeport on the Trumbull & Stratford town lines. All their food was very good, not just the brick oven pies.

We also like Cucina Rustica in Oxford.
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Old 04-08-2009, 08:12 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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Pepe's, Sally's, BAR and my favorite......Modern Pizza




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