
One of America’s best pizzerias is turning 100 — sorry NYC, it’s in Connecticut
NY Post
Now that’s amore.
Frank Pepe’s iconic, coal-fired pizza joint — a favorite of celebs and locals alike in New Haven, Connecticut — is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month.
Opened on June 16, 1925, by Italian immigrant Pepe and his wife Filomena, the no-frills “apizza” spot helped define the city’s signature tomato pies and sparked a cult-like devotion over the years — think long lines around the block even in the rain, sleet and heavy New England snow.
Now run by the family’s third generation, Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana has kicked off a yearlong celebration with a new tribute video narrated by hometown hero, New Haven pizza lover and Oscar-nominated actor Paul Giamatti — and fans from both “pizza capital” New Haven and New York City are, well, eating it up.
“When I would serve the New Yorkers at our New Haven restaurant, they would tell me, ‘I’m from New York, and I come back and forth for your pizza — hands down,’” Pepe’s granddaughter, Jennifer Bimonte-Kelly, told The Post.
