Di Fara Pizza

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1424 Ave. J, Brooklyn, NY 11230 40.624956 -73.962075
at E. 15th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work718-258-1367 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Pizza
Price Range:
$$
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Reader Rating:
7.6 out of 10
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Hours

Tue-Sun, noon-10pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

Q at Ave. J

Prices

$6.50-$14

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

If you’re feeling intrepid, travel out to DiFara Pizza in Brooklyn, amid the jumble of laundromats and kosher bakeries along Avenue J. That's where you'll find Domenico De Marco, dressed in comfortable shoes and his flour-dusted apron, making thin Neapolitan pies the same way he's been doing it for more than four decades. This means a wafer-crisp crust that's soft around the edges and not too wet in the middle, bits of fresh basil (grown in the window), and a lacing of extra-virgin olive oil through the sweet tomato sauce. After the pie comes out of the conspicuously non-wood-burning oven, it gets a ceremonial dusting of real Parmesan, administered in slow, deliberate, old-world style by the master himself. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

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7.6

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

78%	Would you go back?
46%	Would you take a date?
57%	Would you take kids?
25%	Would you go on business?
25%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	8.9
Service:	5.2
Décor:	3.6
Value:	7.5

Di Fara Pizza

Di Fara, Another Emperor With No Clothes

thewiseking from 10015 | Posted on 2/9/10

Overall Rating: 103 (Not Recommended)


Food:	3
Service:	2

Décor:	2

Value:	1

you enter a dirty crowded little place with a long line and filled with pizza tourists and the usual accolades from the p.r. fueled media. after an eternity of waiting you plunk down five hard earned bucks and are handed a thin slice overloaded with a multitude of “artisanal” components you really could do without. nice char on the crust but when you lift your slice a soupy mess slides right off and you are left with only a handful of soggy crust with which to somehow scoop it up. best pizza in Brooklyn? fuhgeddaboutit

Di Fara Pizza

Really is the best pizza.

nycdoll from 10018 | Posted on 11/9/09

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	3

Décor:	3

Value:	9

I was skeptical since the wait is so long and there are a bunch of tourists also waiting and taking pictures of the little old man making the pizza. Once we finally got our pie, I completely was sold. The pizza was absolutely delicious and reminded me of what real Italian pizza used to taste like. The condition of the place, long wait and crowd of people can turn you off but it really is worth the wait if you've never had this pizza before. After that I would recommend trying to go during the day on a weekday for possibly a shorter wait and hassle.

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