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Lombardi's

32 Spring St., New York, NY 10012
nr. Mott St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-941-7994 Send to Phone

Photo by Youngna Park

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Spring St.

Prices

$11.95-$26

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Classic NY
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

Wall St. to 14th St., Ave. A to Sixth Ave.

Profile

Lombardi's was America's first full-fledged pizzeria—established in 1905 at a short walk down Spring Street from its current location—and most of New York's top pizzerias owe their existence to Gennaro Lombardi. John Sasso of John's, Patsy Lancieri of Patsy's, and Anthony Pero of Totonno's all learned the craft under Gennaro's tutelage. The place recently added a full bar and is consistently ranked in popular surveys as one of Manhattan's top pizzerias, but the main reason to go is the clam pie. It's made with freshly shucked top-necks from Connecticut, and the lack of any sauce or mozzarella cheese makes for a super-crisp crust. The clams, garlic, herbs, olive oil, and sprinkling of pecorino Romano are, taken together, reminiscent of very good linguini with white clam sauce—but with a foundation of coal-oven-crisp pizza crust instead of pasta.

Recommended Dishes

Clam pie, $26

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Lombardi's for turists, Luzzo's for true pizza lovers

elisabetta from 10012 | Posted on 11/28/07

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Food: 3
Service: 5
Décor: 6
Value: 4

I'm Italian and I'll tell you if you want to taste a good pizza don't go to Lombardi's: it's very very far from what a real, good Italian pizza is. If you want to find a...Read More

Amazing Pizza!

Coochie from 10029 | Posted on 6/29/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 9

Lombardi's pizza is excellent! And the service is great . A wonderful food experience.

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