"Going to L&B is a rite of passage, and if you haven’t made the trip out to Gravesend for a square slice, we don’t think you can really call yourself a New Yorker. This place has been around since 1938, with an over-the-top Rococo interior for sit-down meals, and an always-bustling outdoor seating area with grab-and-go windows for slices, sandwiches, and spumoni. Don’t bother with round pizza here—you want their signature sauce-on-top square that achieves textural perfection. L&B also has a Dumbo location, so if you have visitors in town who want to take that photo under the Brooklyn Bridge, feed them some perfect pizza afterwards." - bryan kim, willa moore, kenny yang, carlo mantuano, molly fitzpatrick