La Pizza Italia: Authentic Italian Pizza in New York City

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Introduce

In the city that's arguably the pizza capital of the world, finding a place that stands out can be a challenge. La Pizza Italia, nestled in the vibrant heart of Midtown East at 1109 1st Ave, offers a genuine taste of Italy right here in New York City. This is not just another pizza joint; it’s a culinary journey that celebrates authentic Italian flavors, focusing on traditional recipes and high-quality, fresh ingredients. From the moment you step inside, the inviting aroma of freshly baked pizza and homemade sauces transports you to the bustling streets of Naples.

La Pizza Italia is dedicated to providing a wide variety of options that cater to everyone's tastes and dietary needs. The menu is a comprehensive celebration of Italian comfort food, from classic New York-style slices to a variety of specialty pies, including gluten-free and vegan options. The restaurant's atmosphere is casual and welcoming, making it a perfect spot for a quick lunch, a family dinner, or a relaxed meal for solo diners. It is a place where every guest feels valued, and the friendly staff is always on hand to offer recommendations and ensure a pleasant dining experience.

Location and Accessibility

Conveniently situated at 1109 1st Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA, La Pizza Italia is easily accessible to locals and visitors alike. The restaurant's prime location in Midtown East places it in a high-traffic area, surrounded by a mix of residential buildings, offices, and other local businesses. This makes it a go-to spot for a quick and satisfying meal, whether you are on your lunch break or looking for a casual dinner after a long day.

For accessibility, La Pizza Italia features a wheelchair-accessible entrance, ensuring that all customers can comfortably visit the establishment. While street parking can sometimes be a challenge in this part of Manhattan, the restaurant’s central location makes it highly convenient for those arriving on foot or by public transportation. The neighborhood's lively energy adds to the overall experience, providing a classic New York backdrop to your meal.

Services Offered

Dine-in: Enjoy your meal in the casual and comfortable dining area, which is perfect for a quick bite or a relaxed sit-down experience.
Takeout and Delivery: For those who prefer to eat at home or at the office, the restaurant offers convenient takeout and no-contact delivery options. Curbside pickup is also available for a seamless experience.
Extensive Pizza Menu: The menu features a wide array of pizzas, including large 18" round pies (8 slices), large 18" square pies (8 slices), and pizza by the slice for a quick meal.
Specialty Diets: La Pizza Italia is committed to accommodating various dietary needs with its dedicated menus for Gluten-Free Pies (14", 8 slices) and Vegan Pies (18", 8 slices).
Other Italian Favorites: Beyond pizza, the menu includes a selection of starters, fresh salads, heroes, and an extensive list of homemade-style pasta dishes and entrées.
Catering Services: The restaurant offers catering for a variety of occasions, making it a great choice for events and large gatherings.

Features / Highlights

Wide Variety of Menu Items: The menu is extensive and diverse, offering more than just pizza. From Homemade Mozzarella Sticks to Burrata Vodka Pasta and Chicken Parm Heroes, there is a dish for every craving.
Specialty Pies: The focus on unique and flavorful pizzas is a major highlight. The Burrata Basil Pizza, Hot Honey Vodka Pizza, and a range of gluten-free and vegan pies show a commitment to culinary innovation and inclusivity.
Homemade Style Pasta: The pasta dishes are a significant feature, with options like Penne Vodka and Meatballs With Spaghetti that provide a comforting, home-cooked feel.
Accommodating and Family-Friendly: The atmosphere is casual and inviting, making it a suitable place for families and children. The presence of both single slices and large pies caters to different group sizes and dining occasions.
Quick and Efficient Service: As a popular spot for lunch and a quick bite, the restaurant is known for its quick service, ensuring you get your food without a long wait.
Variety of Payment Options: The restaurant accepts major credit cards and debit cards, offering flexibility for customers.

Contact Information

To learn more or to place an order, you can contact La Pizza Italia using the information below:
Address: 1109 1st Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA
Phone: (917) 475-1287
Mobile Phone: +1 917-475-1287

What is worth choosing

For a first-time visitor, exploring the pizza slices is a great way to sample the quality and variety. The Classic Cheese Pizza Slice is a must-try for its homemade tomato sauce and quality cheese. For a more adventurous and flavorful option, the Square Spicy Honey Pepperoni Slice and the Burrata Basil Slice are highly recommended and often praised by customers for their unique and delicious flavor profiles.

Beyond pizza, the menu offers equally compelling choices. If you're in the mood for a hearty meal, a hero is an excellent option. The Chicken Parm Hero is a classic, while the MVP Hero, featuring a blend of sauces, is an exciting choice. Pasta lovers will find comfort in the Penne Vodka or the rich Burrata Vodka Pasta. The restaurant's commitment to accommodating various diets also makes it a top choice for those seeking Gluten-Free or Vegan Pies. With so many choices, every visit can be a new culinary experience, making La Pizza Italia a go-to spot for authentic and delicious Italian comfort food in the city.

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Food & drink

Starters
Homemade Mozzarella Sticks $10.00
Five homemade mozzarella sticks served with your choice of sauce.
Garlic Square $4.99
Five garlic knots tossed in garlic, olive oil, butter, and Parmesan cheese served with marinara dipping sauce.
Homemade Meatballs $10.00
Marinara sauce, fresh cooked three beef meatballs, and Parmesan.
Garlic Bread $7.99
Buttery bread that is topped with garlic.
Cheese Bread $7.99
It comes with marinara sauce.
Cheesy Garlic Knots $8.00
5 pcs of garlic knots, marinara sauce, and fresh mozzarella.
Spicy Calamari $14.00
Tossed in marinara, basil, and cherry peppers.

La Pizza House Salad
La Pizza House Salad $12.00
Chopped romaine, cabbage, carrot, cherry, tomato, cucumber with served with dressing.
Caesar Salad $12.00
Chopped romaine, cabbage, carrot, cherry, tomato, grated Parmesan cheese with served with Caesar dressing.
Greek Salad $13.00
Romaine, peppers, cucumbers, onion, pepperoncinis, kalamata olives, feta cheese sprinkled with oregano served with house dressing on side.
Buffalo Chicken Salad $12.00
Chopped iceberg, cucumber, a dollop of blue cheese dressing, and buffalo chicken.
Burrata Salad $12.00
Chopped romaine, cabbage, carrot, cherry, tomato, cucumber with served with dressing.
Caesar Honey Garlic Chicken Salad $13.00
Chopped romaine, cabbage, carrot, cherry, tomato, grated Parmesan cheese with honey garlic chicken served with Caesar dressing.

The Heroes
Chicken Parm Hero $12.00
Pink Sauce Parm Hero $12.00
Our chicken parm hero with vodka sauce.
MVP Hero $14.00
Chicken breast and melted mozzarella with marinara sauce, vodka sauce and pesto sauce.
Meatball Parm Hero $13.00
Buffalo Chicken Hero $13.00
Chicken Alfredo Hero $14.00

Homemade Style Pasta
Penne Funghi $19.00
Wild mushrooms, heavy cream, and truffle oil.
Penne Vodka $16.50
Penne-style pasta beaded with famous vodka sauce. And our signature pasta sauce. And top of fresh basil and Parmesan.
Penne Alfredo $17.00
Popular penne with Italiano alfredo customer's favorite of penne style pasta beaded with Italian Alfredo sauce.
Burrata Vodka Pasta $18.00
It comes with our signature pasta sauce & burrata cheese with fresh basil and Parmesan.
Tomato Shrimp Penne $18.00
Penne-style pasta beaded with fresh cooked shrimp and our signature pasta sauce and top of fresh basil and Parmesan.
Creamy Shrimp Alfredo $19.00
Customers favorite of penne style pasta beaded with Italian creamy Alfredo sauce. With fresh cooked shrimp and top of fresh basil and Parmesan.
Pesto Penne $17.49
Penne style pasta beaded with pesto sauce.
Lemon Parmesan Ricotta Pasta $17.00
Its comes with garlic sauce cup of ricotta with fresh lemon and Parmesan.
Meatballs With Spaghetti $17.49
Spaghetti style pasta beaded with fresh cooked beef meatballs and marinara sauce.
Spaghetti With Garlic & Oil $15.00
Spaghetti Marinara $15.00
Baked Ziti $18.00

Entrées
Vodka Sauce Chicken Parm $17.00
Crispy chicken breast, vodka sauce, and mozzarella served with spaghetti vodka.
Chicken Parm $17.00
Crispy chicken breast, marinara sauce, and mozzarella. Served with spaghetti marinara.
Burrata Chicken Parm $18.00
Crispy chicken breast, with whole burrata cheese, marinara sauce, and mozzarella. Served with spaghetti marinara.
Chicken Milanese $18.00
Thin crispy chicken breast served with our house salad.
Meatball Parm $18.00
6 pcs of homemade meatballs, marinara sauce and melted Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Alfredo Parm $19.00
Crispy chicken breast, Alfredo sauce, mozzarella, and alfredo spaghetti.

Slices
Burrata Basil Slice $6.00
Popular. Our signature thin crust and round pie, topped with homemade fresh plum tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, shredded Parmesan cheese, finest Italian burrata cheese, finished with fresh cut basil leaves, imported pecorino Romano, and a right touch of extra virgin olive oil and our signature hot honey.
Classic Cheese Pizza Slice $4.00
Our delicious thin-crust round pie with homemade tomato sauce, finest grand mozzarella, and a sprinkle of pecorino Romano.
Pepperoni Pizza Slice $4.50
A thin crust round pie with homemade tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, shredded parmigiana cheese, domestic pepperoni.
Square Spicy Honey Pepperoni Slice $6.00
A thin-crust round pie with homemade tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, shredded parmigiana cheese, and domestic pepperoni. With hot honey.
Square Honey Vodka $6.00
Our famous signature pizza, thin crust, topped with our homemade vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, imported Parmigiano-Reggiano and fresh basil. And our signature hot honey.
Grandma Peppina Square Slice $6.00
A thin pan pie with fresh plum tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, shredded parmigiana, imported pecorino Romano, finished with extra virgin olive oil & fresh basil.
Burrata Square Pep Slice $6.00
Popular. Tomato sauce, premium pepperoni, spicy hot honey, mozzarella cheese, whole burrata, and nduja sauce.
Buffalo Chicken Slice $5.00
Buffalo chicken cutlet, imported finest grande mozzarella topped with creamy ranch.
Margarita Pizza $5.50
New York round style, thin and toasted crust pie topped with our homemade fresh mozzarella, fresh homemade plum tomato sauce, shredded parmigiana, imported pecorino Romano, finished with fresh cut basil & imported extra virgin olive oil.
White With Garlic Pizza $5.00
No marinara sauce, grand mozzarella, creamy whipped ricotta, fresh garlic, imported pecorino Romano.
BBQ Chicken Slice $5.00
BBQ chicken cutlet, topped with our BBQ sauce & imported finest grande mozzarella.
Vodka Slice $5.00
Our famous signature pizza, thin crust, topped with our homemade vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, oregano.
Ham And Pineapple slice $5.00

Large Pies 18" (8 Slices)
Burrata Basil Pizza $26.00
Popular. Our signature thin crust and round pie, topped with homemade fresh plum tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, shredded Parmesan cheese, finest Italian burrata cheese, finished with fresh cut basil leaves, imported pecorino Romano, and a right touch of extra virgin olive oil and our signature hot honey.
The Pepperoni Pizza $24.00
A thin crust round pie with homemade tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, shredded parmigiana cheese, domestic pepperoni.
The Classic Cheese Pizza $22.00
Our delicious thin-crust round pie with homemade tomato sauce, finest grand mozzarella, and a sprinkle of pecorino Romano.
Margarita Pizza $26.00
New York round style, thin and toasted crust pie topped with our homemade fresh mozzarella, fresh homemade plum tomato sauce, shredded parmigiana, imported pecorino Romano, finished with fresh cut basil & imported extra virgin olive oil.
White With Garlic Pizza $26.00
No marinara sauce, grand mozzarella, creamy whipped ricotta, fresh garlic, imported pecorino Romano.
The Meatball Parmigiana Pizza $28.00
Our special round pie with our homemade ingredients, homemade beef meatballs, homemade cooked tomato sauce, grand mozzarella, and imported pecorino Romano.
Buffalo Chicken Pie $26.00
Fried chicken, bufala mozzarella, buffalo sauce, creamy, ranch, and mozzarella.
Hot Honey Vodka Pizza $26.00
Our famous signature pizza, thin crust, topped with our homemade vodka sauce, with fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, imported Parmesan Romano and fresh basil.
Vegetable Pie $26.00
Mixed mushrooms, red and yellow peppers, cherry tomato confit, tomato sauce, mozzarella.
Chicken Parm Pie $28.00
Crispy chicken breast, marinara sauce, and fresh mozzarella.

Square Pies 18" (8 Slices)
Burrata Cafonata Square Pepperoni $28.00
It comes with 6 slices and every slice has a one Burrata, tomato sauce, premium pepperoni, spicy hot honey, mozzarella cheese, and whole burrata.
Burrata Basil Square Pizza $30.00
A thin pan pie topped with homemade cooked tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, shredded parmigiana, burrata cheese, finished with imported pecorino Romano & EVOO.
Grandma Peppina Square Pizza $26.00
A thin pan pie with fresh plum tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, shredded parmigiana, imported pecorino Romano, finished with extra virgin olive oil & fresh basil.
Bufala Chicken Square Pizza $26.00
Fried chicken, bufala mozzarella, buffalo sauce, creamy, ranch, and mozzarella.
Veggie Square Festa $26.00
Mixed mushrooms, red and yellow peppers, cherry tomato confit, tomato sauce, and mozzarella.
Meat Dream Square Pizza $28.00
Beef meatballs, premium pepperoni, sweet Italian sausage, tomato sauce, mozzarella.
Square Honey Vodka Pizza $27.00
Our famous signature pizza, thin crust, topped with our homemade vodka sauce, with penne, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, imported Parmesan Romano and fresh basil.
Rainbow Pei $28.00
Our specialty pie with marinara, vodka, and pesto.

Gluten-Free Pies 14" (8 Slices)
Burrata Basil Gluten-Free $28.00
Burrata, tomato sauce, spicy hot honey.
Plain Cheese Gluten-Free $20.00
Mozzarella, tomato sauce.
Burrata Diavolona Pepperoni Gluten-Free $28.00
Premium pepperoni, mozzarella, whole burrata, tomato sauce, spicy hot honey.
Pepperoni Gluten-Free $22.00
Premium pepperoni, mozzarella, tomato sauce.
Cacio E Pepe Ricotta Gluten-Free $24.00
Mozzarella, ricotta, black pepper, pecorino Romano Dop (24 months).
Bufala Chicken Gluten-Free $24.00
Fried chicken, bufala mozzarella, buffalo sauce, ranch sauce and mozzarella.
Veggie Festa Gluten-Free $24.00
Mixed mushrooms, red and yellow peppers, cherry tomato confit, tomato sauce, and mozzarella.
Hot Honey Vodka Gluten-Free $25.00
Our famous signature pizza, thin crust, topped with our homemade vodka sauce, with fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, oregano, imported Parmesan Romano and fresh basil.

Vegan Pies 18" (8 Slices)
Vegan Cheese Pie $22.99
Use a our fresh tomato sauce and top with vegan cheese.
Vegan Margarita Pie $24.99
Thin crust with vegan cheese. Homemade marinara sauce, and fresh basil.
Vegan Veggie $24.99
Olives, mushrooms, broccoli, red onion, green pepper, with marinara sauce and top of vegan cheese.
Vegan Mushroom $24.99
Fresh mushrooms, never canned. You will taste the difference. With finest marinara sauce, and top of vegan cheese.

Dessert
Rainbow $7.99
Our best seller - six layers of rainbow-colored vanilla cake filled high with a sweet vanilla icing and covered with rainbow.
NY Style Cheesecake $5.99
Chocolate Cake $6.75
Red Velvet Cake $6.75
Brownie $3.99

Drinks
Sunkist Orange Soda Can $2.75
Dr Pepper Can $2.75
Canned Coke $2.75
Ginger Ale Canned Soda $2.75
Gatorade $3.85
Sprite Soda Can $2.75
Poland Spring Water $2.75
Diet Coke Canned Soda $2.75
Gatorade Lemon-Lime $3.85
Gatorade Orange $3.85
Gatorade Fruit Punch $3.85

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Details

Service options
Curbside pickup
No-contact delivery
Delivery
Takeout
Dine-in

Popular for
Lunch
Dinner
Solo dining

Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Offerings
Comfort food
Quick bite

Dining options
Lunch
Dinner
Catering

Atmosphere
Casual

Payments
Credit cards
Debit cards

Children
Good for kids

Parking
Paid street parking

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Photos

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Location

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹

New York New York County New York 1st Avenue

1109 1st Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA

La Pizza Italia 🇮🇹 Reviews

An average rating of ★4.7 from 367 user reviews.

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Holy crap! Just walk to another pizza place. You won’t regret it!Might be the worst plain pizza I ever had. I’d rather eat frozen or skip the meal next time.The photos are my leftovers, the sauce is just sour and the cheese want no part of this BS!
June 20 · Billy Mejia
We ordered a Hero which was not on the menu. We asked for it as we saw it on google beforehand. It was freshly made and tasted delicious. The store was very neat and clean.
April 13 · Jafrin Sultana
They have a very good selection of pizzas, they all tasted really good, but the music was literally hurting my ears. They had it really loud, you had to yell for anybody else to hear you. Also, there were a lot of flies around the pizzas.
August 21 · Witten Paxton
Seriously LOVE “La Pizza Italia”! A wonderful addition to the neighborhood! The last pizza place in this same location was quite good but now this new one is even better. 😀 👍 🍕
August 12 · Johnny Egan
The burrata pizza looked fantastic in the shelf. Ordered two slices. the guy left it in the oven for too long. It came out too crispy. That was a bummer.
March 20 · J. Gurung