Wine
Spectator
Wine list Award of Excellence, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Wine list Best of Award of Excellence, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
New York Times
“Authentic Neapolitan Pizza”
“Carefully constructed pizzas with impeccably fresh toppings”
“Excellent pizza & simple well-prepared pastas”
Italian
Government 'Ospitalita Italiana'
Quality
certification giving official recognition for our commitment to authenticity
in Italian cuisineJuly
2011
The Wall Street Journal -
Lettie Teague
The
City's Best Block For Wine Drinkers - March
2012
“Probably
the only place in the city where a single
vineyard Gaja Barbaresco can be paired
with pizza. And Gaja is one of the very
big names on the very big Pizza Fresca
wine list - though there
are bargains to be had in the '$75 and
under' section, too. Thankfully there are
also many bottles well under that number.”
CBS
New York -
Bob Lape
"Fine
ingredients and good taste" ... "One of America's best Italian wine
lists" ... "New York's top sommeliers and wine buffs can often be found
there" August 2012
Food & Wine Magazine
-
Peter Hellman
“The
800-selection list includes three pages of Barolos at very reasonable
prices. There are 80 wines under $75.”
Food & Wine
Magazine and Top Chef judge -
Gail Simmons
"Best
pizza NYC” June 2008
Food Network Magazine
A
Guide To Dining & Drinking - NY Edition - Fall 2010
“The
best whole pizza besides what you get in Italy.Verified by the Associazione
Verace Pizza Napoletana in Naples. Go NOW!"
New York Magazine -
July 2009
Included
in the listing of Top 10 Pies Of The Moment
New York Magazine -
Debbie Koenig
“Most
pizza places don't have an award-winning wine list of Italian wines that
tops out at $2,000. Similarly, most oenophilic haunts don't offer certified-authentic
Neapolitan pizza. La Pizza Fresca Ristorante, no ordinary pizzeria, does
both.”
New
York Sun -
Robert Simonson
“An
unusual, yet happy symbiosis between excellent, inexpensive, Neapolitan-style
pizza and superior...top drawer Italian wine”
Crain's
New York Business -
Bob Lape
“Killer
wine list -- Do they pair with pizza? Stunningly well.”
Village Voice -
Robert Sietsema
“Indeed spectacular”
“highlights pizzas with toppings of scintillating freshness”
“one of my favorite restaurants”
“Ranked 26 of the 100 Best Italian
Restaurants in New York City 2004”
“Best...wood oven pizza - Best of NYC 2002”
Fodor’s
New York City
“This ‘gem’ offers some of Manhattan’s most authentic
(Neapolitan) pizza, salads that are fresh and inviting, perfect tiramisù,
reasonably priced Italian wines”
The
Slow Food Guide To New York City
“attention to detail really shows in the lovely pies”
“all of the ingredients, from the extra-virgin olive oil to the Prosciutto
di Parma, are of the highest quality”
“for a special, high-end, and absolutely traditional Italian pizza experience,
it's the best place of its kind”
America
Oggi
“the quality and freshness is a result
of every dish being cooked to order”
Departures
Magazine -
Allan Richman
“a nice spot you'll like a lot, particularly if you enjoy
wine” ...“never
less than excellent”...“swell wine glasses”...“crust
is lovely and chewy”
Gourmet
Magazine
“Delicious handmade pasta, risotto, Neapolitan
pizza that has been certified for authenticity”
Time
Out New York Dining Guide
“The wine list’s many options ($20 to $650) allows you to
prove that your taste buds and not your budget are guiding your choices”
“Serious Italian pizza,
remarkable wine list”
The
Unofficial Guide to New York City
Best overall Italian restaurant
rating of 4 Stars,
Value rating = A, Quality rating = 95.
Reflections
On Wine -
Tom Hyland
thylandviews.blogspot.com - February 3, 2011
"One
of the first truly authentic Neapolitan pizzerie in America"..."marvelously
fresh mozzarella flavor and remarkable crust"..."yes, do
go there for the wine list as well as the pizza - it is without a
doubt the most detailed wine list I've ever seen in a pizzeria, be
it in Italy or America"...this is one of
the finest pizzerie I've eaten at in the United States."
Manhattani.com
“Excellent pizza, amazingly wonderful wine list”
Zagat
Survey 2016
Food rating 24 of 30
points “grandaddy
of the artisan pizza trend ...
superior
Neapolitan pies ... terrific pasta”...“attentive
staffers with smiles”
Zagat
Survey 2012
“under the
radar”...“fabulous
Neapolitan pizza and pasta”...“amazing
Italian
wine list”
Zagat
Survey 2009
“fantastic little find”...“straight-off-the-boat”...“impressive
wines”
Zagat
Survey 2008
“simple yet sophisticated"..."delicious"..."outstanding wine list”
Zagat
Survey 2003
“adorable little Flatiron Italian trattoria with Neapolitan brick
oven pizzas, excellent pastas and amazing wine, molto bene”
NY
Press
“Best Flatiron Pizza”
Pizza
Today Magazine
Top
100 Restaurants
Vogue
Magazine
Mentioned
in ‘The Perfect Pizza’ article
Gambero
Rosso Magazine (Italia)
“Best Italian Pizza in New York”
Passion
On The Vine author and Italian Wine Merchants NYC owner -
Sergio Esposito
“my favorite
laid-back eatery”...“fantastic Italian wine list”...“best
pizza margherita this side of Naples”
Pizza
Any Way You Slice It -
Charles and Michele Scicolone
Mentioned
as one
of authors'
favorite restaurants.
The
Rough Guide to New York City Restaurants
“Authentic, soft and dainty Neapolitan pies baked in a wood-fired brick
igloo”
“Those who...start relishing soon learn to cherish the city's only pizzeria
to be awarded the "Attesta" certificate of authenticity by the
Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana in Naples.”
Insight
Guides -- Eating in New York
“This small, friendly restaurant is famous for its authentic Neapolitan
pizzas.”...“They also serve great fresh pizza.”
Where Magazine --
New York
“10 Pizzas you'll flip over”
Slice.SeriousEats.com“Pizza
lives up to the certification...since 1997”..."charred crust
is classic Neapolitan...puffy and light"
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