Brooklyn style pizza had a big moment in 2006 when Domino's introduced their Brooklyn Style Pizza. It featured a thinner crust than the typically bready Domino's hand-tossed pies, with larger, foldable slices than their usual offerings.
The thing is, the Brooklyn style pizza phenomenon basically only exists outside of Brooklyn and New York City as a whole.
As someone born and bred in Brooklyn, I hate to break this to you, but Brooklyn style pizza isn't that much different from pizza from any other New York City borough—and that was confirmed by Scott Wiener of Scott's New York City Pizza Tours, a man who's literally eaten it all.
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What is Brooklyn-Style Pizza?
Brooklyn-style pizza is perhaps best known for its thinner crusts than its doughier, deeper dish counterparts in the Midwest—but that applies to almost all pizzas sold in New York and New Jersey, not just in BK.
"There's not like a huge definition of Brooklyn pizza," Wiener told Parade. "I think that the only differences are really the styles of the pizzerias. Brooklyn is so large and it's not like Manhattan, which is so transient. You're more likely to find spots in Brooklyn that have been there a long time—those pizzerias may have been there since the mid-century."
That said, there may be one type of pizza sold outside of Brooklyn that some people consider Brooklyn style.
According to Wiener, if you go to some pizzerias in the northeast outside of New York City, you may see "Brooklyn-style" slices looking quite different than you'd expect.
"In some areas, like in New England, you'll see 'Brooklyn style' being assigned to upside-down Sicilian pizza like L&B makes," Wiener told us.
L&B, for those not hip to Brooklyn's most iconic pizzerias, refers to L&B Spumoni Gardens, which is famous for their Sicilian-style rectangular slices and pies.
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Spoiler alert: Not much.
"I think people are really trying to find ways to differentiate themselves," Wiener says. "If any borough has a difference, Queens has a bigger difference than any other boroughs. There's not much of a difference between Brooklyn and Manhattan slices."
"More pizzerias in Queens than any other borough that I've seen, instead of opening a dough with flour like in most pizzerias, they're opening a dough with oil and baking it on very large screens—like, screen door material, and that's the method," he said.
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What is the Difference Between Regular Pizza and Brooklyn Style Pizza?
That depends on your definition of "regular pizza" and where you're eating it. Brooklyn style pizza is essentially the same as any other standard pizza in New York (as well as most in New Jersey as well).
That said, Domino's somewhat popularized the term "Brooklyn style" when they released their own line of Brooklyn Style pizza. (More on that in a minute!)
Domino's Brooklyn Style pizza had a thinner, crispier crust than the usual thick, fluffy hand-tossed Domino's pies. Domino's Brooklyn Style pizza was foldable, which is how many New Yorkers (not just Brooklynites!) eat slices.
While their Brooklyn Style pizza has been discontinued, Domino's still offers their New York Style pizza (introduced in spring 2024), which, honestly, is basically the same thing.
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What is Upside Down Brooklyn Pizza?
Upside down Brooklyn pizza typically refers to a pizza with cheese beneath the sauce, instead of vice versa. Depending on where you get it, it may or may not be rectangular (aka Sicilian-style).
Let's be clear: You eat Brooklyn style pizza however you please. That said, most New Yorkers and native Brooklynites fold their slices.Is Brooklyn-Style Pizza Crunchy?
It can be, but it isn't always. Because most Brooklyn-style and New York-style pizzas have thinner crusts than, say, Chicago deep dish pizzas, they often are crispier than their midwestern counterparts. Still, not all of them are crunchy—it just depends on how the crust is baked. (If you prefer a crispier crust, just ask for it to be well done.)
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