Don Filippo Pizza, Upper East Side

Address: Lexington Avenue at 78th Street
Purchase: One plain
Cost: $2.20 (I still don't get why some places don't include tax.)
Pizza Rating:


The closest *quality* slice to my school (that I've found so far, that is). A self-proclaimed "trattoria," this hole-in-the-wall pizza place offers a wide range of other Italian specialities, and even table service, although you wouldn't know it from the line of business men pushing and shoving to get a slice to go during the lunch rush. The place is a little dirty, and you can get a little clostrophobic while ordering, but it's pretty good for being right off Museum Mile, and there's almost always a place to sit once you get past the counter. The cheese slice is tasty, although the crust is a little thin and floppy. Definitely the place to go if you are starving after a visit to the Met. Anything closer to 5th Ave is a rip-off.