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| Established | 2009 [1] |
| Owner(s) | Roberto Caporuscio |
| Food type | Italian pizzeria |
| Street address | 271 Bleecker St |
| City | New York City |
| County | Manhattan |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10014 |
| Country | United States |
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Kesté Pizza & Vino, also known as Kesté Pizzeria or simply Keste's, is a pizzeria, located in Manhattan, that serves Neapolitan-style wood-fired brick oven pizza. As of 2015, it is the fourth-highest rated pizzeria in the United States on TripAdvisor. [2] [3] The Bleecker Street restaurant had permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by October 2021, although there remained a secondary location open in FiDi. The magazine Time Out wrote, "it ushered in a wave of thin pies with puffy pockets of air and tiny black blisters across the city." [4]
History
Kesté's was founded in 2009 by Roberto Caporuscio, who works alongside his daughter, Giorgia. [5] Keste's is located on Bleecker Street next to John's. The restaurant was rated as the fourth best pizza in the United States and second best in New York City. [6]
New York Magazine and Food Network Magazine named Kesté's the best pizza in New York.[ citation needed] The Bleecker Street restaurant had permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by October 2021, although there remained a secondary location open in FiDi. Wrote TimeOut about the Bleecker Street location, "it ushered in a wave of thin pies with puffy pockets of air and tiny black blisters across the city." [4]
See also
References
- ^ Bruni, Frank (7 July 2009). "The Cult of the Artisanal Pizza". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ Hunter, Marnie (29 July 2015). "TripAdvisor picks America's best pizza". CNN. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ^ Conley, Trevor (30 July 2015). "New York City has 3 of top 10 pizza joints in the U.S." NYC Sun Times. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ^ a b Izzo, Christina; Ong, Bao; Sutherland-Namako, Amber (October 29, 2021), "75 notable NYC restaurants and bars that permanently closed since 2020", TimeOut
- ^ Gold, Rozanne (12 October 2012). "Pizza With a Twist". WSJ. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "TripAdvisor: Best Pizza In America Is In Brooklyn, But Chicago's The Top Pizza Town". CBS New York. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-09-17.