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Lombardi's, New York, NY

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Lombardi's

Coal-oven pizzeria on Spring Street in Nolita, tracing its pies to Gennaro Lombardi, who began making pizza in New York in 1905.

30 Spring St, New York, NY 10012 · New York, NY

About Lombardi's

Lombardi's is a pizzeria on Spring Street in Nolita, at the edge of Little Italy. Gennaro Lombardi began making pizza in the United States in 1905 with skills he learned in Naples, and he is credited with shaping the New York style pie. The restaurant calls itself America's first pizzeria. Its pizzas still bake in a coal oven. It stays open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.

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