You can keep your $65 TikTok-famous truffle pizza joints and flashy Manhattan secret slice shops , NYC — there’s one no-frills Bronx pizzeria to top them all, according to the eating experts at Food Republic .
Louie & Ernie’s, a beloved Boogie Down mainstay, was named the best “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant in New York by the outlet — beating out scores of worthy contenders.
Pelham Bay’s preferred pie-slinger has been a presence on the garden level of a single-family home at 1300 Crosby Ave. in the quiet neighborhood since 1959 — having originally opened in Harlem in 1947. 4
For more than six decades now, this simple shop has been dishing out New York-style pies — to loyal fans who swear by its classic charm and flavors.
The restaurant’s reputation clearly stretches far beyon