NYCReview
The self-proclaimed "first pizzeria in America," Lombardi's has long been at the top of the list for tourists looking for a taste of real New York City pizza. Rightfully so, as this Neapolitan style coal oven pizza is top-rate. Unfortunately, to get a taste you'll have to wait in line behind the gaggles of people being dropped off by the double-decker bus load. The room is Little Italy meets The Olive Garden, and the staff in front sport headsets, which must help keep the place from falling into chaos ... that or it makes the guys eating with their Bluetooth earpiece in feel a little more at home. Either way, it's worth making the trip and waiting it out every once in a while. A word to the wise, don't sleep on the clam pizza. And make sure you don't get any sauce on your foam Statue of Liberty crown.