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Why Emily NYC Pizza Is on Our Top 50 Pizza Worldwide
Emily NYC Pizza, under Matt and Emily Hyland's direction, is ranked #18 on our Top 50 Pizza Restaurants Worldwide. The pizza style: Detroit-Style Square.
The oven type: Steel-pan oven, 290 Celsius. The dough fermentation: Long-fermented sourdough, Wisconsin brick cheese.
The signature pie: The Emmy (Detroit-style with Wisconsin brick), Colony, Detroit Square. The dough provenance: Wisconsin brick cheese, sourdough starter, blue steel Detroit pan.
The award lineage: James Beard Best New Restaurant 2015 nominee.
How to Order at Emily NYC Pizza
The booking lead time: 4 to 6 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's direct booking line.
Order the regional signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Emily NYC Pizza is the The Emmy (Detroit-style). The pizza style is Detroit-Style Square; the dough technique determines what to order alongside.
The dress code: Casual. The pizza spend: 20 to 28 USD per square pie. The kitchen at Emily NYC Pizza is rated 10/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Emily NYC Pizza Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Matt and Emily Hyland's Brooklyn pizzeria. The Detroit-style square slice (caramelized cheese rim, the cheese-up-the-sides crust) re-introduced to New York in 2014; the Hylands also run the famous Emmy Squared Detroit-style chain that Emily inspired."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 10/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Detroit-Style Square register is structural; the oven, the dough, and the regional pizza tradition produce the pie that rewards the pilgrimage.
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