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Why Modern Apizza Is on Our Top 50 Pizza Worldwide
Modern Apizza, under Modern Apizza team's direction, is ranked #11 on our Top 50 Pizza Restaurants Worldwide. The pizza style: New Haven Apizza.
The oven type: Brick oven (oil-fired), 480 Celsius. The dough fermentation: High-protein flour, 24-hour ferment, low hydration.
The signature pie: Italian Bomb, Tomato pie, the special. The dough provenance: Connecticut high-protein flour, Modern dough recipe since 1934.
The award lineage: New Haven institution since 1934.
How to Order at Modern Apizza
The booking lead time: Walk-in. No reservations; expect a queue.
Order the regional signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Modern Apizza is the Italian Bomb. The pizza style is New Haven Apizza; the dough technique determines what to order alongside.
The dress code: Casual. The pizza spend: 20 to 30 USD per large pie. The kitchen at Modern Apizza is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Modern Apizza Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"The third pillar of the New Haven apizza trinity. Since 1934 the State Street institution; the famous Italian Bomb (sausage, pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms, onions, peppers) and the regular tomato pie register."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 10/10. The New Haven Apizza register is structural; the oven, the dough, and the regional pizza tradition produce the pie that rewards the pilgrimage.
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