Pizzetteria Brunetti
“And because it's situated in the heart of the West Village, it's terribly "gay friendly", without being a tedious cliché…”
“We had the Margherita Piu and the Pizza alla Nicola (with the black truffle carpaccio).”
“My son and I both like this pizza, made with sautéed broccoli rabe / broccolini, spicy Italian sausage and creamy burrata cheese.”
Pizzetteria Brunetti
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I really enjoyed the pizza here! Its the perfect thin crust that NYC is known for and the cheese is good quality (hard to find in NYC). We tried the Tea's pizza (it has truffle on it, always a plus) and the margarita. Its the kind of pizza where you can eat the entire thing and feel ok about it. The staff is very friendly also. I wouldn't recommend this place for large parties, but small groups are fine. Adriennes in FiDi used to be my favorite, but this place has quickly moved to first place.
This is what ALL pizza should taste like. How will I ever eat dominos again?! This restaurant will be added to my list of favorites in the West Village.
The staff were super friendly, and the restaurant is super cute and cozy. It's a great place for a date if you don't think eating pizza is too messy. The only thing that may have taken away from the experience was that I was sitting right next to the door, which the waiters kept on opening / closing to deliver food to the customers sitting outside. It was quite distracting at certain points.
For starters, my friend and I shared the rice balls and Caprese salad. Everything came out in what felt like less than 5 minutes. The rice balls were nice and cheesy, and the Caprese salad was very fresh. However, I wasn't very impressed with the presentation of the Caprese salad. It looked like they literally threw a huge chunk of mozzarella and some cherry tomatoes together without any regard to the looks. I could have done that at home. For the $15 price, definitely not worth it. Save it for the pizza.
For our entrees, we had the San Gennaro and Vongole (signature). Both were super yummy! The San Gennaro tasted like what I expected, tomato sauce and sausage…BUT the Vongole was OUT OF THIS WORLD. If you try anything, please try the Vongole. The mix of cheese, clams and garlic was just too perfect.
The pizzas here are pretty pricey, especially given the size. The crust is extra big, so the pizza looks deceivingly large, but if you have an average sized appetite, you should definitely order one whole pizza for yourself. My friend and I finished our two appetizers and two pizzas, and we weren't even ridiculously hungry to begin with.
Being big fans of the original West Hampton Beach location, it was nice to see the expansion in the new West Village location. (And Bella the lovin' oven)
So quick recap:
Westhampton Beach in MHO, made the best pizza in Long Island. My family has tried all their pizzas: Vongole (Their signature pizza made with fresh Long Island clams), Quattro formaggi, Funghi e Cipolle (mushroom with goat cheese), Spezie and of course the classic Margherita. All home run hits but the WHB location isn't a real restaurant with a wait staff. Its more of a counter service close to the oven. It's all good, lets see how the father/son team do in the big city.
Lets start the clock because my family is inside and the parking garage rate goes up after one hour:
Walking into the space is warm and inviting. Lots of woods and mirrors makes the eatery inviting. My family is seated by the door (57 minutes left) and we're looking at the menu. Great wine list as well the expanded WHB menu is making my heart beat faster.
The NYC restaurant is located in probably one of my favorite areas of NYC. My family came off the boat and they first settled in the east village. When I go to the West Village and see the Dutch cobble stone streets and brownstones, I feel pretty envious. Its so peaceful here.
We ordered sides of Mammas meatballs, Arancini balls (Rice balls) and a Carciofi salad. The salad has arugula along with Italian artichokes, taggiasca olives and topped with shaved Pecorino Romano and a squeeze of fresh lemon made this salad a home run hit!
The Arancini and Meatballs were on point, everything went down nice with our Italian wines. (36 minutes left)
Our two pizzas come out. I ordered my favorite WHB pizza for my wife who doesn't like spicy pizza, the Funghi e Cipolle. Man.. this pizza is large and in charge. Made with Sautéed shitake mushrooms and caramelized onions it's infused over imported goat cheese and topped with honey truffle oil and fresh thyme. This pizza is worth spending the money for the extra hour in the garage!
I want to point out, the owner Jason of Pizzetteria Brunetti went to an prestigious pizza making school in Italy. The oven Bella is also from Italy and what they're making here is nothing short of outrageous.
The second pizza, the Spezie is a spicy kicker! My son and I both like this pizza, made with sautéed broccoli rabe / broccolini, spicy Italian sausage and creamy burrata cheese. This is another great pizza.
All said and done, we had a great meal in under one hour. I thank Jason for an excellent meal for my family as we head back to "Lawg Island"
Great meal, great staff and service. One of the best pizzas, now in New York City.
We happened upon Pizzetteria Brunetti last Saturday after an an afternoon spent at the Standard beer garden, and I'm so glad we happened to walk by. I honestly thought the pizza here was better than at some of the well-known NYC giants.
We were lucky enough to be seated immediately in the cute outdoor garden, likely because we arrived around 5:30 and because of forecasted storms that never actually threatened our meal. There's enough space outside for about 6 smaller parties and one larger group.
We tried the following:
Tea's pizza (house-made creamy burrata cheese, gorgonzola, truffle oil, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, arugula): I mean… these are pretty much the ingredients that comprise my dream pizza, so I knew I would like it. But wow. This pizza really packed a punch with lots of delicious things going on here. If I had the slightest criticism, it would be that there were almost *too* many competing flavors, from the piquancy of the gorgonzola to the umami of the prosciutto, to the everything else.
Spinaci salad (baby spinach, gorgonzola, pear, bacon, citrus balsamic vinagrette): Nearly as flavorful as the pizza, if you can believe it. And so fresh.
I also had a glass of red wine, which I adored, but I can't recall anything more specific about this.
Overall, just a lovely impromptu dinner.
The pizza is pretty good. The dough had good texture and the flavors matches well and taste really good. The crust was thin and there's no shortage of toppings on the pizza. The size of the pizza is small. Kind of like a personal size so if you're with a group it's good to order a few. We ordered 3 and 2 appetizers and we were stuffed.
Great smaller place with friendly service, the owner or maybe he's the manager greets each customer when you walk in. They have a pretty good beer list for a pizza place. You can't go wrong with splitting a Margherita pizza for $10 for lunch and two can easily split one. The pizza is just right with the amount of cheese, sauce, basil, etc. and isn't greasy at all. We split a salad too and that's worth a try.
This place is worth a try If you're in the area, I'd eat here again for sure.
Wow, what an amazing pizzeria!
The dough, crust, quality of toppings, and balance, are what makes it in my opinion one of the better pizza places in new York…
I can also say that some big name pizza places, who are on lists, as the best pizza in town, would not stand a chance against this place! Enough said… Go grab a bite.
What I love the most about this place is, their lunch special: $10 personal pies.
Ps. I like the taste of the dough here, so I personally can have it both ways, regular, and well done… But if you have a thing for the crispy, don't be shy to ask for crispier, but then you gotta promise me "no (pizza) bones left behind" unless you invite me to do the job for ya…
I just had to throw in the following:
Charles: When did you last eat? You know, food.
Nash: You have no respect for cognitive reverie, you know that?
Charles: Yes. But pizza – now, pizza I have enormous respect for. And of course beer….
– A beautiful mind. (2001)
I went to this restaurant on a Saturday evening at 6 pm. We had reservations and sat right away.
We ordered a bottle of aglianco red wine. It was the special of the night and I was very happy about that because aglianco is usually hard to find. We ordered the meatballs, potato croquettes, and mixed olives to start. The appetizers were delicious. The potato croquettes came with this truffle buttery sauce, which was great.
The pizza I ordered was called the san Gennaro. It had Italian sausage, yellow and red peppers, and onions. My friend had the tea's pizza which had prosciutto, arugula, truffle oil and cheese. Both pizzas were great. The crust was delicious.
Lastly, for dessert, we tried the Zeppoles with the orange sauce, tiramisu and this apricot pizza, which had ricotta and sliced almonds on it. Everything was great! I loved the tiramisu.
The service here was also very good. I would love to return!! Make sure to make a reservation because it's a small restaurant!