The Not for Tourists Dining Guide
Brooklyn Bridge: Wild Rise
For every tourist that diligently treks their way across the Brooklyn Bridge, there’s an equal number obediently lining up for pizza at Grimaldi’s. Or is that Juliana’s? Either way, cuing for coal-fired pies at either of these places is akin to strapping on a fanny pack and unfolding your oversized subway map in the middle of Times Square. So if you must have pizza in the DUMBO/Brooklyn Heights vicinity, we’re sending you to Wild Rise. Situated on a quiet corner of Jay and Water Streets, this comparatively under-the-radar eatery specializes in authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas, made with wild Italian yeast, house-ground flour, hydroponically-grown basil, and salt mined from untouched primordial seabeds. How fricking Brooklyn is that?
68 Jay St., 718-260-8207