From the restaurant group behind Sammie's Italian—and conveniently, right next door on West 6th—is Favorite Pizza, a retro pizzeria. It’s all exuberantly 1980s-themed, with formica countertops, tons of New York Mets memorabilia, Pizza Hut-like tiffany swag lamps, and a disco ball in the bathroom. What they’ve pulled off here is miraculous, a near-perfect facsimile of a NYC slice joint. As you might expect, they make a pretty classic New York-style pizza: big slices, crisp along the edges, yet soft and pliable enough to be folded in half.

photo credit: Nicolai McCrary