10 of the Best Pizza Slices In Brooklyn (Not From Di Fara)
Pizza Time; 1324 Avenue J, Midwood
Pizza Time bears the mixed blessing of being one block away from De Blasio’s (and everyone’s) favorite slice place, Di Fara. And while it might be true that no pizzeria would want to go head-to-head with Di Fara, there are some benefits with being so close to the maestro’s shop…especially when that shop is frequently closed, and always has long lines when it’s open. Pizza Time definitely gets some run-off from Di Fara but also attracts its own followers, due in no small part to the fact that it’s a kosher pizzeria in this heavily Jewish section of Brooklyn. But I wouldn’t have put it on the list if it didn’t also provide a solid slice. Unlike many kosher pizzerias, the crust isn’t doughy at all. Rather it’s thin and crunchy (really, there was an audible snap when I folded it) and cooked long enough that the cheese blisters and bubbles and melds perfectly with the sauce. Look, Dom DeMarco didn’t make this, but it’s a fine alternative if you’re in Midwood and Di Fara is closed or crowded or if you don’t want to spend five bucks on a slice.