"This neighborhood legend has been around since 1939, starting as a humble pushcart before evolving into a three-in-one institution: ice cream parlor, restaurant and, of course, pizzeria. The star of the show? The world-famous Sicilian slice-an upside-down masterpiece where cheese goes down first, sweet tomato sauce lands on top, and everything gets finished with a hefty snowing of Parmesan-seals the deal. The result is a thick, springy square with golden-brown edges and a flavor that's more layered than your standard New York triangle."
"And beyond that stellar Sicilian, Spumoni Gardens is beloved for just that: the spumoni, squeezable paper cups of creamy, dreamy tricolor gelato in pistachio, chocolate and vanilla. It's just the thing to cap off that savory pizza feast. Contenders could have easily included Di Fara, where the late Dom DeMarco's legendary hand-cut basil slices defined a generation of pizza lovers, or Joe's Pizza, the Greenwich Village standby that's basically shorthand for the "classic New York slice.""
L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, began in 1939 as a pushcart and evolved into an ice cream parlor, restaurant and pizzeria. Its signature world-famous Sicilian slice is baked upside-down: cheese goes on first, sweet tomato sauce on top, finished with a heavy dusting of Parmesan. The slice yields a thick, springy square with golden-brown edges and a layered flavor profile distinct from a traditional New York triangle. Spumoni Gardens is also famous for spumoni served in squeezable paper cups—pistachio, chocolate and vanilla. Long-standing neighborhood popularity draws lines, and national recognition places it above storied competitors.
Read at Time Out New York
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