If Rip Van Winkle had fallen asleep in the former Dutch settlement of Bushwick in the year 2000, and awakened today, he'd be rubbing his eyes in astonishment at the startling developments in the demimonde of restaurant dining over the last 10 years.
Pies from Naples: While the city's hallowed neighborhood slice—once available on every corner in town—has seen some decline, innovative new pizzas have covered the city like melted mozzarella. Our range of choices alone is amazing, but the single greatest addition to our pizza collection has been semi-authentic Naples-style pies, twirled at such places as Motorino, Franny's, Baci & Abbracci, Fornino, Pizza Fresca, Keste, Saraghina, and Roberta's, as well as Una Pizza Napoletana, which closed this year, showing that the trend may already be subsiding. These pizzerias serve single-person pies, yanked from smoky wood-burning ovens and featuring finely milled flours that render the crusts glove-like, with toppings that include imported tomatoes and Italian cheeses. Waking up in Bushwick, our sleeper doesn't have very far to slog to taste one, either. How about Motorino or Roberta's, Rip?
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