My Life in Meals

Motorino

Mototino has the best pizza in NYC, according to the New York Times. That’s a really big claim to make considering the multitudes of amazing pizza joints here in New York, and I knew they wouldn’t just make a statement like that without some level of certainty. After reading this article last year, I of course had to check it out for myself (and I have been going back ever since!). I have to agree with the Times on this one, this really is the best pizza in NYC.

Motorino has two locations, one in the East Village and one in Williamsburg. The Brooklyn location is much larger, and the pizza slightly better in my opinion. They serve up high-end Neapolitan style pizza’s - thin crusts, perfectly charred, but airy and chewy at the same time.

This is the first time I have gone for brunch, and I was eager to try the Pizza Al’ Uovo, the specialty brunch pie with cow milk mozzarella, chili oil, basil, pecorino and farm fried eggs. Wow wow wow!!! Of course I loved the chili oil, amazing touch!!! This was pretty messy to eat but SO worth it.

We also had my other two favorites, the Soppressata Piccante made with, mozzarella, spicy soppressata, garlic and oregano and the Brussels Sprout & Pancetta pizza, made with mozzarella, garlic and pecorino cheese. Brussels sprout on a pizza? Who would have thought that would be good! But this sauce-less pie really works! The brussels sprouts get perfectly charred in the oven and are a great compliment to the pancetta.