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One of America’s best pizzerias is turning 100 — sorry NYC, it’s in Connecticut

One of America’s best pizzerias is turning 100 — sorry NYC, it’s in Connecticut

NY Post
Thursday, June 26, 2025 05:10:45 PM UTC

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.

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