The best New York-style pizza in London

Restaurants

Pick One · Marylebone W1U · NYC-style 14″ pies

Alley Cats Pizza

4.5★ (1,881) · 26m drive · 53m transit · ~£20–25pp

“Thin, NYC-style pizzas stacked between dates and mates. A real scene.” — The Infatuation

AboutSicilian-born chef Francesco Macri runs the kitchen at this 22 Paddington Street original — the most-reviewed and most-replicated NYC-style operation in the city, now Marylebone + Chelsea + Notting Hill + a fourth Portobello site that opened early 2026. Seven styles of 14″ pie, crisp-cracker base, marinara-heavy, with stracciatella, vodka and vegan ‘nduja-and-potato as the standout toppings. The Marylebone room has exposed brick, chequered cloths, dim lamps and a projector running The Sopranos. The Infatuation places it #4 in their London NYC-style power ranking with a score of 8.5/10; Time Out and Hot Dinners both feature it in their headline pizza guides.

ReviewsThe Infatuation: “come evening, this spot in Marylebone is busy with dates and mates with thin, NYC-style pizzas stacked between them… a projector plays The Sopranos”, singling out the rich marinara with stracciatella and the glossy vodka with buffalo mozzarella. Time Out: “crispy crackly pizzas that are way lighter than their comparatively doughy Neapolitan cousins”, served at “hunger-busting size of 14″”. Hot Dinners highlights it as one of “the most popular” of the new-wave NYC pizzerias in London. No critic decline notes; expansion has not visibly diluted Marylebone quality across the most recent reviews.

OrderVodka pie with buffalo mozzarella · Marinara with stracciatella · Vegan ‘nduja & potato.

Maps · Infatuation · Time Out · Hot Dinners · Website

Pick Two · Columbia Road E2 · NYC-style 18″ thin & crisp

Lauretta’s Pizzeria

4.7★ (155) · 33m drive · 60m transit · ~£18–22pp

“The vodka margherita goes toe-to-toe with the best creamy tomato tang sauces we’ve tried across the Atlantic.” — The Infatuation

AboutThe 75 Slices crew (Andreas Demetriou + Giorgio Luciano Allodi) opened their first bricks-and-mortar at 93 Columbia Road on 4 July 2025 after years of NYC-fixated residencies. Adam Richman of Man v. Food tagged their pizza “elevated pizza, the kind you have with a glass of wine”. The pies are explicitly NYC-style — thin, crisp, foldable, with cursive “Lauretta’s” signage borrowed from old-school Manhattan-Italian heavyweights. Walk-in only; Tues–Fri 17:00–22:00, Sat 12:00–22:00, Sun 11:30–16:00. The Infatuation places it #5 in their London NYC-style power ranking with a score of 8.2/10.

ReviewsThe Infatuation’s London editors: “the vodka margherita goes toe-to-toe with the best creamy tomato tang sauces we’ve tried across the Atlantic… the sauce has a lingering creaminess but is spread thinly enough over beautiful little blistering bubbles of cheese to stop any overwhelming richness”. Hot Dinners flags the Calabrian Supreme with Calabrian ‘nduja as “probably the best on offer”. Wrap Your Lips Around This corroborates that the base is “the crispiest” they’ve tried in London. Opening was less than a year ago so trajectory is upward; no critic decline notes.

OrderVodka margherita · Calabrian Supreme with ‘nduja · Marinara.

Maps · Infatuation · Hot Dinners · Wrap Your Lips · Instagram

Pick Three · Bethnal Green E2 · 18″ NYC slices + whole pies

Bad Boy Pizzeria

4.7★ (229) · 35m drive · 54m transit · ~£15–22pp

“The excellent cheese slice elicits some involuntary noises that we aren’t proud of making in public.” — The Infatuation

AboutBad Boy Pizza Society started as a residency circuit and now has its flagship at 419 Bethnal Green Road (opened 2025) — the only UK pizzeria to have won National Pizza of the Year twice (2022 with “OG Pep Pep”, 2024 with “Sausage Party”). The 16–18″ dough is a 48-hour ferment; daytime is slices + whole pies, evenings switch to whole-pies-only. Italian-American direction — vodka, white pies with sesame crusts and whipped goat’s cheese, a rotating slice special. The Infatuation places it #6 in their NYC-style ranking with a score of 8.2/10 and Hot Dinners features it in their top 20.

ReviewsThe Infatuation: “everybody knows that a cheese slice is the measure of a pizza place. And the excellent one at Bad Boy Pizzeria elicits some involuntary noises that we aren’t proud of making in public”, singling out “a thin, crisp base” that doesn’t sacrifice “nice toothsome chewiness or, dare we say, moisture”. Hot Dinners highlights the white pie with mascarpone-mozzarella-whipped-goat’s-cheese-caramelised-onion and the puttanesca slice as standouts. The National Pizza Awards’ two-time top prize confirms the technical level. No critic decline notes.

OrderOG Pep Pep · Sausage Party (the 2024 award winner) · White Pie with caramelised onion.

Maps · Infatuation · Time Out · NPA winners · Website

Pick Four · East Finchley N2 · Sourdough NY-style pies

67 Sourdough

4.7★ (318) · 6m drive · 16m transit · ~£15–20pp

“A car dealership in East Finchley is an unlikely place to eat thin-crust, New York-style pies… the pepperoni with hot honey, and ‘nduja and burrata are standouts.” — The Infatuation

AboutA working East Finchley car dealership by day (you eat looking out at classic Porsches, Ferraris and Jags), a sourdough NY-style pizzeria Wed–Sat 17:00–21:00. Thin-crust pies with a sourdough-fermented base — crisper than Neapolitan, chewier than most NY-style. Closest of any top-ranked NYC-style pizzeria to Highgate (1.4 miles, ~6 minutes by car; 3 minutes on foot from East Finchley tube). The Infatuation places it #8 in their London NYC-style power ranking with a score of 8.2/10, tied with Bad Boy on score.

ReviewsThe Infatuation: “a car dealership in East Finchley is an unlikely place to eat thin-crust, New York-style pies, but that’s where you’ll find 67 Sourdough… the crisp sourdough bases and crunchy crusts with a pleasing chew are great (get extra garlic mayo and hot honey for dipping), and toppings are well-balanced: the pepperoni with hot honey, and ‘nduja and burrata are standouts”. London The Inside lists them among the best pizzas in London. No critic decline notes; this is the minimum-evidence main-list entry — strong score from the right critic, but only one other anchor.

OrderPepperoni with hot honey · ‘Nduja & burrata · Extra garlic mayo for dipping.

Maps · Infatuation · London The Inside · Website

Pick Five · Southwark SE1 · 18″ thin-crust NY, Michelin pedigree

Spring Street Pizza

4.7★ (555) · 40m drive · 60m transit · ~£20–28pp

“18-inch pizzas, crimson-red marinara, and a good time… the thick, bright marinara is what makes these thin-crust pizzas so good.” — The Infatuation

AboutTom Kemble — formerly head chef at Michelin-starred Bonhams and at The Pass — opened Spring Street in April 2025 under the railway arches at Southwark Quarter (Arch 32, Southwark Street). 18″ pizzas only, half-and-half available, biga dough fermented 48+ hours. Margherita and marinara are the headline classics, with a rotating special — recently the “Hot Mess” (n’duja-mezcal marinara, fior di latte, buffalo mozzarella, scamorza, 22-month parmesan, basil pesto). The Infatuation places it #9 in their London NYC-style power ranking with a score of 7.8/10, Hot Dinners includes it in their top 20, Time Out highlights it in their pizza guide.

ReviewsThe Infatuation: “18-inch pizzas, crimson-red marinara, and a good time… staff pull crispy-based pies out of the oven, distributing spoonfuls of burrata and drizzling hot honey”. Hot Dinners frames Kemble’s “Michelin-level standards” as the differentiator on dough technique — biga + 2–3-day ferment “as light and crispy as London’s finest NY-style slices, but with a crust that isn’t going to crumble into dust in your mouth”. The Upcoming covered the opening with the Bonhams-pedigree angle. The one consistent caveat across critics: “restraint can tip into underwhelming” on the plainest pies — go for the special, not the cheese.

OrderHot Mess (rotating special) · Marinara · Confit garlic aioli + green goddess dips on the side · soft-serve gelato.

Maps · Infatuation · Hot Dinners · The Upcoming · Website

Under the Radar · Hackney Wick E9 · 18″ slices + bar

Slice Club

4.7★ (244) · 38m drive · 53m transit · ~£12–18pp

“The pizzas are all New York-style… designed so that you can fold your slice in an aerodynamic curve.” — The Nudge

AboutA NYC-by-the-slice + bar hybrid at 29 White Post Lane, opened during the pandemic in July 2021. 18″ pies hand-stretched, foldable, with a crisp-chewy crust and the requisite slick of grease. Half pizzeria, half sports bar — table football, screens, big windows facing the Olympic Park / Hertford Union Canal corner. Not in The Infatuation NYC power ranking, but The Nudge gave it a dedicated NYC-by-the-slice editorial write-up. Single critic anchor, so confidence is Low — this is the recon-visit recommendation, not the main-list one.

ReviewsThe Nudge: NYC-style by-the-slice with a “crisp-chewy” crust, “designed so that you can fold your slice in an aerodynamic curve”, the room itself “big, airy, and flooded with light thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows”. Single critic anchor — treat as worth a casual recon rather than a destination visit.

OrderPlain cheese slice · Pepperoni · Whatever’s the daily special.

Maps · The Nudge · Website