"A native New Yorker once taught us an important lesson: A slice of pizza is a snack. Sure, it can be a meal, if you get two to three. But a slice is NYC’s best walking snack, and it’s important to know where you can get a good one, anywhere, at any time. Enter Lucia Pizza of Soho, Lucia’s second location (first in Manhattan). It’s a quick operation, but they take a moment to sprinkle parmesan, drizzle olive oil, and tear fresh basil onto each hot, crispy slice. We’d still recommend a trip to their original Brooklyn location to experience the birthplace of some of NYC’s best pizza, but this Soho outpost is 0.1 miles from the Canal St. A/C station, and it will come in handy one day, if it hasn’t already. photo credit: Sonal Shah photo credit: Caroline Hopkins photo credit: Caroline Hopkins Food Rundown Plain We once witnessed a pizza maker at Lucia put basil on a plain pie, close the box, think for a second, open the box again, and throw a bunch more basil on it. All that to say, Lucia goes hard. Underneath the hill of greenery, you’ll find a thin-crust plain pie so deeply charred that bits of crust and cheese are almost burnt (but not quite). There’s no holding back here. photo credit: Willa Moore Vodka It feels like every pizzeria has a vodka slice these days, but Lucia’s vodka slice is the blueprint. It’s creamy with just a little bit of tomato bite. Order this. Pepperoni And Jalapeño Some people are pizza purists. ("Plain, please.") But for those who like a slice with accessories, meet the pepperoni and jalapeño. It's got the same crackly crust and blistered cheese as the plain, but there's also crispy pepperoni, slightly spicy peppers, and a drizzle of hot honey for good measure. photo credit: Julie Siegler Creamed Spinach You’ve probably seen this green-and-white striped slice on social media because it’s beautiful, but also because it looks different than anything else in NYC. This has a more subtle flavor than other slices here, and everyone visiting Lucia for the first time should give it a shot." - Willa Moore
