Razza Pizza Artigianale
“The pizza is outstanding, but unexpectedly the bread and butter stole the show – who knew!”
“Other items of interest:
Ricotta crostini – fresh ricotta, toasted crostini bread, how can you go wrong?”
“From the moment you walk into the open doors you smell the aroma of the freshly cooked brick oven pizza.”
Razza Pizza Artigianale
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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The bread and butter is what I started my meal off with, mostly because of the favorable Yelp reviews! The home-churned butter was salted and insanely tasty! I loved every bit and made sure to devour each last bite of it. The bread, which is homemade too, was tangy and warm. The flavor of the white spongey part was nice, but the crust was overly crisp and imparted a burnt flavor. Following this appetizer, my table had the negroni and the black & stormy cocktails. The bartender was apparently in training so the drinks took longer than expected, and the negroni was too bitter – even for someone who loves negronis! However, our waiter was kind enough to swap the negroni for a more palatable cocktail and didn't charge for the negroni at all. It was a nice touch 🙂 after this, we shared the hazelnut pizza and the margherita pizza.
The margherita was pretty standard, but far from ordinary. The crust was crisp but not burnt, and the sauce was salty and sweet at the same time! The chefs were generous with the basil and the melted mozzarella was delightful. The hazelnut pizza was very different for me! I enjoyed the unique dish and recipe – one I have never tried. I love that the hazelnuts are sourced from state university. They were toasted and had that perfect "nutty" flavor. This, combined with the honey and ricotta was delicious and savory.
I highly recommend visiting Razza. It is the best gourmet pizza I've had in NJ. I will definitely be a regular.
Thanks again.
Meh. A lot of hype surrounding this place so had to check it out. I love the fact that they make everything in house (even their bread and butter) but I couldn't wrap my head around their pizza. When you order for dine-in they are personal-sized, but most of the pizza is crust.. and being wood-fired – its burnt crust. The flavors of the pizza itself are great, but I would like more of the pizza and less of the burnt crust.
In my opinion, the best pizza place we have in JC right now.
Razza is well into the "artisan" end of the pizza spectrum, and the prices reflect that. Expect to pay $15-20 for a pizza that feeds maybe 1-1.5 people. But these little artisan pizzas that come out? Absolutely worth it.
Had two pizzas when I went last: one with cremini, mozz, parmigiano reggiano, and truffle oil, and the second with tomato, mozz, sausage, shaved onion, and chili oil. Both were fantastic – delicious, cheesy delivery vessels for excellently matched ingredients. Again, these are small pizzas, and I really wish the portion size was just a bit bigger.
Like everyone else will tell you, absolutely get the bread and butter when you go. It costs $4, but who cares, it's bomb. Meatballs are excellent as well.
Unfortunately they don't take reservations, so be prepared for a bit of a wait on weekends. This one is worth it, though.
So good! We had a few appetizers and a few pizzas to share, and everything was delicious. The service was great (we had Ryan) and he was super helpful with our orders, VERY patient with our questions, and all-around friendly and pleasant. The atmosphere inside is really nice – kind of a rustic meets modern.
The only part that wasn't ideal is the set-up for getting a table. They do not take reservations, and there is no where to stand while you wait (which they are unapologetic about). yet somehow they still find it appropriate to make you feel nervous about waiting next store.
We came here after hearing about their famous Bread & Butter. I can see why they are famous. The bread was crunchy on the outside and chewy in the inside. The butter is what made the bread awesomee. We ordered 4 pies of pizza to share and the one that wowed me was the maple bacon pizza. The only thing I request is a bit more bacon on the pie. One of my pie literally had a tiny piece of bacon on it. They should definitely spread it out more and make it more even. This pie was so good we ordered a second one. The price for the pizza was quite high especially for the size of the pizza. I would say you would need at least 2 pies of pizza to be filled up and that would cost you about $30+. Overall, this place was an amazing experience and I will definitely be returning back in the future.
Um, how could I have eaten their ENTIRE menu and don't have written a review? Shame on me.
Anyways, this place is amazing and everything we've had here has been just so fresh and delicious. They use a lot of locally sourced produce and bake their own bread and churn their own butter. So every time we eat here, not only are our mouths happy but our conscious is happy as well…and for that, I am more than happy to pay their price for food (yes, it's high, but that's what you pay for quality and passion). Additionally, because their ingredients are so fresh, you actually feel GOOD (dare I say healthy?) when you eat pizza here.
When you come, here are just SOME of the many must orders:
-Bread & butter (yes, I know it's weird to pay for bread and butter but trust me, it's worth it. the bread is crusty on the outside and incredibly tender and chewy/doughy on the inside and the freshly churned butter has no comparison).
-Seasonal salads are always amazing (latest one we had was the farmer's salad with burrata, radishes, arugula, watermelon radish and potatoes).
-Although we've tried all their pizzas, our favorites are the margahrita, baby bella, maple bacon, santo and panna.
-Meatballs are always delicious and the sauce they come swimming in is perfect for dipping pizza crust!
So RUN, don't walk to Razza and enjoy some of the best pizza around!!!
A great place.
Pizza was great (try the guancia).
Service was super friendly
Live music.
Recommended
I've been wanting to come here for ages, but finally got my lazy butt over. At first, I tried to go for lunch but found out they only opened for dinner. Super depressing but this made me more determined to go. I ended up going on a Friday night around 7:30pm. The host said the wait was an hour for 2 people, but we only waited 40 min. The restaurant is deceptively small and I didn't expect the wait would be that long for a restaurant in Jersey City.
We ordered the meatballs as an appetizer and two pizzas.
Polpette al forno (fire roasted meatballs) – The meatball itself was dry, but the flavorful sauce and copious amounts of Parmesan on top made up for it.
Cinghiale (wild boar sausage and kale) pizza – The wild board sausage looks like pepperoni but has a more intense flavor. It actually overwhelmed all other flavors of the pizza.
Project Hazelnut (fresh mozzarella, RU hazelnuts, ricotta, local honey) – I loved this pizza. It was the main reason why I really wanted to come here. The crunch of hazelnuts was a perfect combo with the ricotta. The honey added some sweetness, but not too much. The first bite was disconcerting because of the sweetness, but got used to it. Definitely liked this pizza better than wild boar.
In addition to the delicious food. the waiter was so courteous and nice. He made sure we had everything: water, clean plates, etc. The waiter made this place 5 stars for me. Really wish I tried this place earlier.