Michele and I first heard about the pizza of Anthony Mangieri almost 20 years ago when he opened Una Pizza Napoletana in the East Village in Manhattan. Knowing of our great interest in pizza we were told by friends that we must go there. We went a few times and then lost track of Mr. Mangieri when he moved out of NYC. He opened other pizza places outside NYC and always got excellent reviews.
In March of 2022 Mr. Mangieri opened his now only location of Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It opened to rave reviews and quickly became wildly popular. The restaurant was awarded the #1 spot on the 50 Top Pizza’s 2022 global ratings.
Recently Michele and I went with Louis Coluccio of Brooklyn’s A.L.C. Italian Grocery, who supplies Mr. Mangieri with many of the top quality ingredients he uses for his pizza.
Anthony Mangieri was born in New Jersey and grew up in a close-knit Italian-American family. He developed a pizza obsession from a young age, persuading his mother to drive him to every well-known pizzeria in the tri-state area. This developed into a lifelong dedication to creating the perfect pizza—something that he remains steadfastly dedicated to every day.
We started with some appetizers including a salad of roasted peppers with garlic, capers, herbs and olive oil.
Then we had shared a platter of cold cuts, including mortadella, prosciutto and salame as well as a bowl of olives marinated with herbs and EVOO.
Next we had four pizzas.
The first was a Margherita made with San Marzano Tomatoes, Bufala Mozzarella DOP, Fresh Basil, Sicilian Sea Salt, and EVOO.
Pizza with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and arugula was next.
Then we had a Pizza Marinara with San Marzano Tomatoes, Amalfi Wild Oregano, Garlic, Basil, Sicilian Sea Salt, EVOO.
We ended with a pizza with Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Basil
With the pizza, we drank Costa d’Amalfi DOC “Tramonti” Cantina Giuseppe Apicella, a perfect combination.
Dessert was a unique Cremolata di Mandorle, creamy almond sorbetto topped with whipped cream.
Mr Mangieri also sells a delicious Panettone, made to his specifications in collaboration with Infermentum, which he imports from Italy.
All of the pizzas and appetizers are made with extra virgin olive oil imported from the Campania region of Italy.