One cannot visit New York City without eating its famous tomato and cheese pies. This Greek invention slowly modified by Neapolitans into tomato and cheese pies was brought to New York in 1897 by Italian immigrant Gennaro Lombardi. His pies quickly became a commodity and an on-the-go food for workers.

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However, Famous Joe’s Pizza has become the essential pizza for New Yorkers and tourists, defining the true street pizza. Joe’s customers describe its pizza with a thin and chewy crust, thin but not too flexible, with just enough cheese and sauce, and having an ideal symmetry. Ask Ben Affleck what he thinks about Joe’s, and undeniably he will rate Joe’s pizza as his favorite in the Big Apple. This straight-out-of-the-coal-fired, brick oven pizza is definitely the best pizza in the city, prepared daily and with fresh ingredients creating a one-of-a-kind yummy tomato and cheese pie.

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Located on Greenwich Village, Famous Joe’s Pizza is a must stop—included in our Greenwich Village tour—when visiting the city, not only leaving New York having tasted its famous staple, but the best pizza in the entire city as well. New York City is well-known for its delicious greasy pizza, being the favorite snack, lunch, or dinner for every New Yorker since pie shops can be found as frequent as Starbuck’s on a block.  Famous Joe’s Pizza offers an outstanding pizza that is tried by our Greenwich Village tour members, being the perfect street food for a hunger killer or delicious filling snack.

Whether it is a celebrity’s favorite or the typical New Yorker’s on-the-go stop, Famous Joe’s pizza sure is New York City’s most known obsession. And New York Food Tours has included Famous Joe’s as one of its many tasty stops so that you can taste New York’s best pizza while touring Greenwich Village and learning about its historical background.