Roberta's Pizza
16 expert reviews
“We had some of the best pizza we’ve ever had at Roberta’s, and that’s after being hyped like crazy on the place.”
– The Infatuation
Fodor's
"Roberta's gets Manhattan-dwelling food lovers on the subway and out to the buddingly hip neighborhood of Bushwick, which some call East Williamsburg—and it's worth the trek." Full review
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For a more elegant Roberta's experience, check out the adjacent offshoot, Blanca, which serves upscale fixed-price multicourse meals.
Travel + Leisure
"Get on the L train and get in line for great pizzas and other rustic fare from the wood oven, or call ahead to reserve a spot for Carlo Mirarchi’s multicourse adventure." Full review
Zagat
"Redefining the "Brooklyn aesthetic", this "super-popular" Bushwick Italian draws "throngs of hipsters" with its "phenomenal" wood-fired pizzas." Full review
Gayot
14.0
"An homage to the fresh farming movement with its own rooftop garden, Roberta's is a rustic wonderland where the food is simple and flavorful, and the setting is like a hipster indoor picnic." Full review
Rough Guide
"Charmingly ramshackle, this pizza joint, located in a bit of a nowheresville, draws huge crowds (expect a wait) for killer pies."
Time Out
"This sprawling hangout has become the unofficial meeting place for Brooklyn's sustainable-food movement." Full review
New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"The crusts are admirably airy and crispy, and the mozzarella homemade—but the tomato sauce could be richer and more assertive." Full review
Tasting Table
"Some of the city's most iconoclastic pizzas emerge from Roberta's redwood-burning oven with crisp, charred crusts, dotted with milky mozzarella and a diverse cast of homespun toppings." Full review
The New Yorker
"The pizza? Chewy and perfectly enticing, it comes from a wood-burning oven up front, and features highbrow ingredients (speck and sopressata) and lowbrow names." Full review
Village Voice
Best of NYC
"Go through a badly marked and unprepossessing door, and you're in one of Brooklyn's best restaurants - a wood burning pizza spot that supplements a simple list of pies using premium ingredients." Full review