New York Pizza Is Overrated

New York pizza's floppy, grease-dripping slices are outclassed by Detroit, New Haven, and Neapolitan styles, a claim pizza purists press loudly. Critics point to regional benchmarks: New Haven's coal-fired ovens run scorching hot, producing a smoky char and crackling crust that many prefer over NYC's softer, foldable style. Detroit's thick, caramelized-edge squares and Naples' blistered Neapolitan pies make their own case against the classic New York slice. Still, plenty of New Yorkers keep defending their neighborhood spot—nostalgia, not superiority, is what keeps this debate raging.