damnlines.comdamnlines.comFrank Pinello's wood-fired Williamsburg slice shop, opened in 2010, whose lunch line a 2023 NYC pizza-lines roundup says the writer has "never seen... empty."
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Best Pizza doesn't publish wait-time numbers, but it shows up on a 2023 roundup of NYC pizza places with lines out the door from everafterinthewoods.com, which says of the wood-fired, by-the-slice shop, "I have never seen it empty," and describes "the lunch line" forming as regulars decide between the white pie and the grandma square. The Infatuation's review of the original Havemeyer Street location describes it as a "one-room space... with a few tables" — a compact, counter-service setup with little room to absorb a crowd, which helps explain why the wait for a slice tends to spill onto the sidewalk during the midday rush.
There's no reservation system to route around the wait. The venue's own site, bestpizzawilliamsburg.com, lists both the original Havemeyer Street shop and a second Grand Street location — which North Brooklyn Dispatch reports opened in February 2023 as a mostly-takeout spot with just "a ledge for eating a slice" — as straightforward counter-service operations, with an online "Order Now" page for pickup or delivery but no booking or waitlist tool. Frank Pinello, who opened the original Havemeyer Street shop in a former bakery space with a "century old bread oven" (per North Brooklyn Dispatch), built his reputation on Vice's web series "The Pizza Show," per Wikipedia — walking in and taking a spot in whatever line is there remains the only way in at either location.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservations; walk-in/counter service only, per bestpizzawilliamsburg.com and The Infatuation's description of the one-room, order-at-the-counter format.
Walk-ins: Yes — counter-service, walk-in only; no reservation or waitlist system found on the venue's website.
Havemeyer St location: Sun-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight, per bestpizzawilliamsburg.com. The Grand St location closes earlier (9pm Sun-Thu, 10pm Fri-Sat) and is closed Mondays, per North Brooklyn Dispatch.
Per everafterinthewoods.com's 2023 roundup of NYC pizza lines, the writer says of Best Pizza, "I have never seen it empty," with the lunch line forming as regulars decide between the white pie and the grandma square; no source publishes an exact minute count. The Infatuation notes the original location is a tight "one-room space" with only a few tables, so waits often play out on the sidewalk rather than inside.
No — per the venue's own site, bestpizzawilliamsburg.com, both the Havemeyer Street original and the Grand Street location operate as counter-service, order-and-go shops with no booking or waitlist tool listed. The only online option shown is an "Order Now" page for pickup or delivery.
Yes — Best Pizza is walk-in only. The Infatuation describes the original location as a small "one-room space... with a few tables" where customers order at the counter, and there's no reservation or waitlist system listed on the venue's website.
Best Pizza is known for its wood-fired white pie with ricotta, pecorino, and caramelized onions, which The Infatuation calls the best thing on the menu. It was opened in 2010 by Frank Pinello, who built a following through Vice's web series "The Pizza Show," per Wikipedia.
Yes — the original shop is at 33 Havemeyer St in Williamsburg, and a second location opened at 800 Grand St in February 2023, per North Brooklyn Dispatch. Both run on the same counter-service, no-reservation model, per the venue's website.
Sources: everafterinthewoods.com · The Infatuation · Best Pizza (official site) · Wikipedia — Frank Pinello · North Brooklyn Dispatch