Una Pizza Napoletana
New York, USA
Una Pizza Napoletana is Anthony Mangieri’s pizzeria on Orchard Street in New York’s Lower East Side, trading from 175 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002. The business presents itself as the current and only expression of Mangieri’s long-running focus on pizza, and it operates as a single independent restaurant rather than a wider group. Its setting is compact and purposefully simple, with the dining room arranged around the oven and the service model kept closely tied to the cooking. The kitchen is centred on naturally leavened, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. The official site says Mangieri makes every ball of dough by hand and shapes, tops and bakes each pizza himself, while the menu is intentionally minimal. Michelin also identifies the restaurant as pizza cuisine at the same address and notes the wood-burning oven, minimal toppings and Neapolitan style, confirming the tight focus of the food. Beyond the pizzas, the offer remains restrained. The menu includes a small selection of starters, made-daily ice cream and seasonal sorbetto, together with a limited list of Italian beers and wines from Campania and Champagne. The restaurant states that it does not serve gluten-free pizza, and that the marinara pizza is vegan. Michelin similarly describes dessert as limited to sorbet or gelato, reinforcing the concise shape of the meal. The dining room is intimate and personal, with guests seated within view of the oven and one-of-a-kind artworks displayed on site. Reservations are required and open online two weeks in advance, though visitors without dinner bookings may stop by for drinks or small bites. Private buyouts are available for larger gatherings, with events offering exclusive use of the restaurant and food and drinks prepared throughout by Mangieri himself.