Franny's on Flatbush Avenue was possibly the best pizza I've had in the U.S., Gala Manor in Flushing was definitely the best dim sum I've eaten in this country.
Franny's, web site, 295 Flatbush Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718-230-0221 [NY Mag | MenuPages | insiderpages | Yelp | Slice | NYT]
Gala Manor, 37-02 Main Street, Flushing, NY, 718-888-9232 [Yelp | Eating in Translation | Dudes on Foods]
Vace Italian Deli, 3315 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-363-1999 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
One reader swears this is the best pizza around. He recommends it with spinach and proscuitto and red sauce.
Mama Leah's Gourmet Pizza (kosher pizza), web site, 4836 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, MD, Randolph Hills Shopping Center, 301-770-1781, their hours observe the Sabbath (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window)
I am told this is only OK.
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See Esposito’s, under Italian, the owners are from Elizabeth, New Jersey. City Paper says that 2 Amys, 3715 Macomb St., 202-885-5700, is the best around, their reporter sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Pizzeria Paradiso, 2029 P St., is considered the best DC pizza by many, now also at 3282 M St. Coppi’s, 1414 U St., comes recommended. Chris Coyne, who is from New Jersey, says Atlantis on King Street / Rt. 7, east of I-395, is the best he has found. Nor should you neglect Elena’s, listed under Bolivian. Two old places are Ledo in Adelphi, and Mario’s Pizza in Arlington, both about fifty years old. If you’re really desperate, drive to New Haven, Connecticut, the best pizza in the U.S. Chile and Sweden are strong pizza countries, too.
Also see the mostly-NYC pizza blog, slice.
2 Amys, web site, 3715 Macomb Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-885-5700 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Pizzeria Paradiso (web site) is considered the best DC pizza by many.
-- 2029 P Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-223-1245 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
-- 3282 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-337-1245 [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Coppi’s, 1414 U Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-319-7773 [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
Atlantis, 3672 King Street, Alexandria, VA, 703-671-0250, in the Bradlee Shopping Center [City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
Ledo, 2420 University Blvd. East, Hyattsville (Adelphi), MD, 301-422-8122 [WaPo | City Paper | Yelp]
Mario's Pizza, 3322 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-525-0200 [City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
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