Written by: Charlie Murphy
Best Pizza in Manhattan: An Analysis of 668 Pizza Places
An analysis of 668 pizza places across Manhattan in 2026, highlighting the highest-rated spots based on Google Maps reviews.
Pizza is one of those dishes synonymous with NYC. It is one of the most popular foods in the city, so Manhattan has tons of pizzerias. In this post, I explore a dataset of 668 pizza places in Manhattan, and highlight the top-rated 20 locations based on customer reviews.
See the end of this post for details on how the data was collected and analyzed.
TL;DR
- Manhattan has 668 pizza places listed on Google Maps
- Most are rated between 4.0 and 4.7 stars
- Only 20 pizzerias have a rating of 4.9 or higher (with at least 20 reviews)
- Pizza spots cluster heavily in Midtown, Lower Manhattan, and the West Village
Pizzerias across Manhattan
The map below shows all 668 pizza places in Manhattan, with each point colored by its average customer rating (from 1 to 5 stars). You can clearly see clusters forming in popular or high-traffic areas like Times Square, Little Italy, and parts of Lower Manhattan.
The histogram below the map shows the distribution of ratings. Most pizza places fall between 4.0 and 4.7 stars. Interestingly, none have an average rating below 2.0, likely because poorly rated places close quickly.
Pizzerias are concentrated in certain neighborhoods
The map below shows the density of pizza places across Manhattan. You can see that certain neighborhoods have a much higher concentration of pizzerias, such as Times Square, Little Italy, Financial District, and West Village. These areas are popular with tourists and locals alike.
Top-Rated Pizza Places
Only 20 pizza places in Manhattan have an average rating of 4.9 or higher with at least 20 reviews. I excluded places with fewer than 20 reviews since new spots can have artificially high ratings from a small number of customers.
Below is a table of top 10 places. You can also explore them in this saved list on Google Maps here:
👉 Top-Rated Pizza Places in Manhattan
| Pizza Place | ⭐ Rating |
|---|---|
| Pizzazz | 5.0 |
| Slicehaus Pizzeria | 5.0 |
| The Pizza Box NY | 5.0 |
| Pop’s Pizza of East Village | 5.0 |
| El Tanque Trattoria Bar | 4.9 |
| Spoto Pizza & Gelato | 4.9 |
| Delancey Street Pizza | 4.9 |
| Nuovo York Pizza | 4.9 |
| Uncle Sam’s Pizza | 4.9 |
| Audace | 4.9 |
How this data was collected and analyzed
- Source: Google Maps (2026)
- Scope: Businesses categorized as pizza
- Location filter: Manhattan only
- Analysis & visualization tools: Python, Plotly, Figma
- Jupyter notebook: 260122-pizza-places-manhattan.ipynb
Google Maps’ terms of service prevent sharing the raw dataset, but I’ve included links to the scripts used to gather and analyze the data if you’d like to replicate the analysis.
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