1. Lombardi’s
Founded in: 1905
Lombardi’s is not only one of the oldest pizza places in New York City, but is also the first-ever pizzeria in the United States of America. In fact, most of its fame comes from that very fact, something the owners take full advantage of. Not that the pizza is not absolutely delicious, but it comes with a hefty price. An original Margherita pizza of small size costs $18.50 but anything for a pizza, right? Like John’s of Bleecker Street, Lombardi’s refuses to sell individual slices.
Although it feels like Lombardi’s has been around forever, it actually closed down in 1984, opening again ten years later by the original founder Gennaro Lombardi’s grandson. Because of this long break, the famous pizza place lost the honor of being the longest continually operating pizzeria in the country.
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