It’s no secret that New Yorkers are serious about their slices and pies — pizzas of course — and Food + Wine magazine has named four spots in Upstate NY as some of the best in the state.
Though the national publication declared New York City and Upstate New York worlds away, these pizza shops are worth a stop on any pizza tour.
First up, Perecca’s Bakery in Schenectady. Food + Wine made mention of their thick slices of tomato pie keeping them in business for the past century.
Perecca’s is no stranger to pizza fame as they made a list of the best pizza in America in 2020. The restaurant’s pizza is just one part of a full service menu, but our judges for the Best Pizza in Upstate NY a few years ago said their sauce was the best they had tasted. Do yourself a favor and order a piping hot cheese pizza from this Capital Region mecca.
If you thought New Yorkers from the five boroughs were passionate about their food, ask any expat from Utica, NY where to get great Italian meals. This may be part of the reason O’Scugnizzo Pizzeria made the cut. Owned and operated by the same family since 1914, O’Scugnizzo’s is the oldest pizza shop in Upstate NY and is one of the oldest pizzerias in America.
The self proclaimed “King of Pizza” shop was also named the winner in our last round of Best Pizza in Upstate NY.
O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria in Utica is the nation's second-oldest pizza shop owned and run by the same family. It opened in 1914.Teri Weaver | tweaver@syracuse.com
The Central New York pizza shop does something unique in constructing their pizzas. Traditional toppings such as sausage, pepperoni, onions and peppers are placed on the crust first. Those toppings are covered with a layer mozzarella cheese. The pie is topped with a layer of sauce after it comes out of the oven to give it an “upside down” quality. Food + Wine said fans are always calling in for shipments of their tomato-forward pizzas with cornmeal-dusted crusts.
Speaking of unique pizza, Syracuse got a shout-out with their Twin Trees strip cut pizza. Some call it the “West End Cut” because it was favored by Twin Trees on the west side of town. While there are multiple locations, each run by different family members as separate businesses, the original Twin Trees on Avery Ave. offers a full Italian menu alongside their pizzas.
The EBA -- Everything But Anchovies -- Pizza at Twin Trees Restaurant, 1100 Avery Ave., Syracuse.Don Cazentre | dcazentre@syracuse.com
Want the best of both worlds? Twin Trees pie offerings include Spaghetti & Meatballs and Chicken Parm pizza.
And if you thought Buffalo was just about the wings, you thought wrong. With their signature cup-and-char pepperoni, Buffalo’s Bocce Club made the national list of best with their “thick boi pizzas.”
Once named one of the best pizza shops in America by The Daily Meal, it was said that Bocce’s cup-and-char pepperoni pie “sets the standard for Buffalo pies against which all others are judged.” Made with thicker crusts, the Buffalo-style pizza scene is raking in the dough.
See Food + Wine’s complete pizza rankings for every state here.
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