Pie
New York shorthand for a whole pizza, as in ordering a whole pie instead of a slice.
Example
At John's of Bleecker Street you cannot buy one slice, so two people order a whole pie and split it in the booth.
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Related terms
NYC slang
Slice Joint
A no-frills pizzeria selling pizza by the slice over the counter, eaten standing up or folded on the go.
Pizza
John's of Bleecker Street
A 1929 Greenwich Village institution baking blistered coal-oven pies in carved-up wooden booths, famously no slices.
Pizza
Lombardi's
America's first licensed pizzeria, opened in 1905 in Nolita, still baking coal-oven pies with fresh mozzarella.
NYC slang
Bodega
A corner convenience store found on nearly every NYC block, selling snacks, coffee, sandwiches and household basics...
Frequently asked questions
Why do some famous pizzerias refuse to sell slices?
Coal and brick oven pies are built to be eaten whole and fresh. The no-slices rule is a quality position, not a gimmick.
Slice shop or whole-pie pizzeria, which should I choose?
Do both. Slices for walking-around lunch, a sit-down pie at a coal oven institution for the historic experience.
How many people does one New York pie feed?
A thin coal oven pie splits comfortably between two hungry people, or three with a salad. Slice shop pies run larger and stretch further across a group.
