Joe's Pizza
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1975 |
| Current owner(s) | Pino Pozzuoli |
| Head chef | Pino Pozzuoli |
| Food type | Italian pizzeria |
| Street address | 7 Carmine Street |
| City | New York City |
| County | Manhattan |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10014 |
| Country | United States |
| Other locations | 150 East 14th Street |
| Website |
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Joe's Pizza, also called Famous Joe's Pizza, is a pizzeria located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City on Carmine Street near Bleecker Street. The restaurant is known for serving a classic New York street styled pizza and has been called a “Greenwich Village institution”. The pizzeria serves by the slice or by full pie.[1][2]
History
Joe's was founded in 1975 by Pino "Joe" Pozzuoli, an Italian immigrant originally from Naples, Italy. Joe's Pizza is considered a classic by the slice pizza and a favorite among tourists.[3] The restaurant briefly closed in 2005, but has since reopened.[1]
Many celebrities have visited the pizzeria such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Cuba Gooding Junior, Oscar De La Hoya, Jimmy Fallon, Selena Gomez, Megan Lee, and others. Joe's was also featured in 2004 film Spider-Man 2, as a place where Peter Parker briefly works as a pizza delivery guy.
Trivia
This Joe's Pizza shares no relation with the pizzeria of the same name that is located in Whitesboro, NY. The Whitesboro Joe's had been in business for over a decade when the Manhattan Joe's opened.
See also
References
- 1 2 Brian Silverman. "Joe's Pizza". NYMag.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ↑ Garth Johnston (2011-01-10). "Pizza Wars: The Case of Joe's Pizza v Joe's Pizza". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
- ↑ Kuban, Adam (18 February 2011). "NYC Quintessential: Eat at Joe's Pizza". Serious Eats. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
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Coordinates: 40°43′50″N 74°00′08″W / 40.730656°N 74.002190°W