re: Have a friend in New Orleans looking for some pizza in the uptown area...

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truly uptown

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Saint Pizza is better than Zee's. But not by enough to make a massive difference to go out of his way. Zee's is still really good (they are completely different pies imo though)

Forbidden is really up there as well.

Had Domenica Pizza recently and it was my worst restaurant meal in 2025. The garlic knots were not edible. The service and atmosphere were equally awful.

Pizza Domenica has not been good at all since they expanded

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Pizza Domenica on Magazine Street.

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Pizza Domenica has not been good at all since they expanded

Sweet copy and paste Early

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He will go with Zee's

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Zee's is in Milan not Uptown.

NOLA is probably the easiest and best takeout option in that area if you are driving or nearby.

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This is an absurd distinction for this thread

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In fairness my first version was going to say Central City

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NOLA is probably the easiest and best takeout option in that area if you are driving or nearby.

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Irish Channel

Friend,

TulaneLSUs top 10 pizzas within Broadway, Freret, Louisiana, and Tchoupitoulas

10. Midway - everything about Midway is mid. It is a shame they expanded to MSY. It is not good pizza and it does not represent New Orleans pizza. Yet some tourists may leave with the impression New Orleans is not a pizza town if they have the misfortune of trying this confusion in MSY. The original location is not substantially better and that is a shame considering that New Orleans has in the last two years pushed past Portland as a top ten pizza city in America.

9. Pizza Domenica - better than the original location, its popularity and reputation are entirely undeserved. Undeniably the worst Neapolitan pizza in New Orleans, it is still better than Midway.

8. Green Olives Cafe - now I know you are going to say GOC is west of Broadway (by five short blocks), but to exclude them would mean I would have to include Reginelli’s. On second thought, there is a Domino’s in this zone, and Domino’s is better than Reginelli’s, but I will still keep GOC because they serve decent pies and no one ever talks about them.

7. Saba - the burrata toast is not a typical pizza to most. But the house made bread is by definition a pizza — dough, sauce, cheese. It is one of the best menu items on an excellent menu at Saba.

6. NY Pizza - the year was 2011 and I had just finished an average plain pie from NY Pizza. Mother asked me to drive home. As I was heading lakebound on Jackson, I saw the flashes behind me. I was going 31 in a 25. It was the only time in my life I have ever been cited for my driving. It was perhaps a sign, but I have yet to return to this pizzeria as a result.

5. Theo’s - someone recommended I get the spinach-artichoke-garlic pizza here. The fact that such a pizza is in the menu is a sign the pizza does not have a serious program. Though not serious, it is not bad and falls in the high 5s.

4. Whole Foods - home of New Orleans best hamburger when samples are given out at the meat display, which they have not for years, WF offers an excellent, if inconsistent, pizza. The Friday special of two pies for $24 is one of the best deals in town. A decade ago Joe manned the peels and made, at the time, the best pizza in New Orleans. But he has since left, leaving behind inconsistencies. Sometimes it is very good and I finish both pizzas before leaving the old streetcar depot. Sometimes the dough is overly chewy.

3. The Boot - who could forget Dino’s? Back in the 90s, Dino’s at The Boot was my favorite pizza. Uncle would pick it up and it was always loaded with way too much cheese, but I was a child and ate like a child, so a thick layer of cheese was something to be loved. Dino’s has long since closed and The Boot Pizza has taken its place. While I refuse to enter after five when there is far too much debauchery, a late morning slice while walking through campus is usually pleasant. It is a standard NY 99 cent slice style, which does not try to amaze and is what it is.

2. Osteria Lupo - a lot of “pizza bros” who appreciate essentially only one style of pizza, that which has “no flop” are imbeciles. They try outstanding Neapolitan style pizzas and simply cannot appreciate its excellence. If you are so immature you may not enjoy the outstanding pizzas at Osteria Lupo. And that is entirely your loss.

1. Zee’s - I have not the slightest idea why people say Zee’s is New Haven or Connecticut style. It is not. It is New York style. Baker’s Pride gas deck ovens should let you know that immediately. The dough, proofed over 48 hours, is the highlight of the pizza and puts the pizza in the 7 range. But too often the pizza maker uses too little sauce, leaving the pizza overly dry. If you’re going to do well done pies that is fine and good, but be sure you do not go light on the sauce. Best Pizza in Williamsburg suffers from the same error.

Yours,
TulaneLSU