Best Pizza on Staten Island

Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern

A 1937 tavern-turned-pizzeria on Port Richmond Avenue, still run by the same family four generations later out of the same storefront.

Everyone on Staten Island has an opinion about pizza, and nearly all of them start here. The crust holds its shape at the tip and shatters at the edge — a balance most kitchens never quite land.

Order The M.O.R. — meatball, onion, ricotta.

Order more pie than you think you need; portions are thin enough that two people go through one without noticing. Ralph's Famous Italian Ice is right across the street for after.

Joe & Pat's Pizzeria & Restaurant

A Castleton Corners institution since 1960, opened by two brothers from Naples and widely credited with codifying the flat-edge, cracker-thin Staten Island style.

The crust is rolled thin enough to see light through, yet the sauce still caramelizes at the bare edges where the cheese doesn't quite reach — a trick most places spend decades chasing.

Order The vodka pie, or the Tri Pie split three ways with pesto swirled in.

Get the vodka pie fresh out of the oven rather than reheated; it has a narrow window where the sauce is at its best, and weekend nights sell through it fast.

Lee's Tavern