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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdpaamy wrote

My vote is not technically in Providence, but pretty darn close if you’re on the East Side: Jeff’s in East Providence, (pretty much just over the Henderson bridge).

If it HAD to be in the city limits, it’s probably Roma on Atwells. That stuff is magic.

Then again, it depends what kind of pizza you like, Casertas is defacto Sicilian, Lost Valley is Neapolitan, Marvin is New Haven, Big Tony’s (near Pizza Coin) is legitimately NY Style, Sicilias is Chicago, Alforno is Providence grilled, Guy and his Pie is Detroit, etc…though you may really like New England Greek Style - which is most of them.

(The above list is not testimony that these spots are the best at their chosen style, just a rundown of styles).

Providence pizza places:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zYc7n5HfJVeGF2sZXU-IfItmUtri413GwilZSIEGJIU/edit

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Bandersnatch13 t1_jdpmdhb wrote

YES!!! Jeff's is so good. But what is it? Portnoy said it reminded him of New Haven. So he asked Jeff. Jeff said "New Haven meets New York."

https://youtu.be/WUVs7CD4yDA

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdpn8d6 wrote

I don’t sense any oil in the crust like NY style, plus they’re a little more wonky shaped than NY.

Definitely feels more New Haven to me.

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Bandersnatch13 t1_jdqssgx wrote

Yeah I don't know what aspects of New York style he has adopted when he says "New Haven meets NYC"

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdquxtr wrote

So many places claim to be NY Style - that clearly are not.

I think it’s just a name thing to get people in the door.

New Haven style just isn’t propped up by being in the center of American media.

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bobwells1960 t1_jdr3u5m wrote

I love how many styles of pizza you can get in the Providence area.

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bobwells1960 t1_jdr4xy2 wrote

Pizza strips, Greek, grilled, Roman, New Haven, NYC, Twins/Caserta’s, sicilian….. is there a Detroit style in RI? We have one here in Reston and it’s damn good.

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weednpornnpolitics t1_jdpezg5 wrote

Dude marvin is not new haven, jeffs is. The Sicilian is the pie to talk about at marvin. Also re detroit hotline is the move. And lets not forget we have a frank pepes in warwick.

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdpfqm7 wrote

Marvin opened citing Sally’s as their model, and stated plainly that they were doing New Haven style (see below).🤷🏼‍♂️

And I never forget about Pepe’s, but it’s a 20 minute drive to their place in Warwick if you hit traffic right.

https://www.rimonthly.com/pizza-marvin/

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GotenRocko t1_jdpoaf0 wrote

yes, Jeff's is my favorite too. But honestly if I hadn't moved down the street from it I probably never would have tried it, when I lived in the east side I never went into East Providence. Jeffs is a hidden gem, but its definitely getting more popular, sometimes I can't even get through the phone line now, I try to order early now, its a good thing I can just walk to it in 5 minutes.

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdr1aqo wrote

They are on Slice, the issue is Slice doesn’t have their correct hours so you can’t always rely on it - but sometimes it’s helpful.

I asked them point blank if ordering that way took away too much of their margin and they’d prefer I call - they were non-committal.

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GotenRocko t1_jdr1v5m wrote

Yeah that's why I call too figured the apps take too much out of the thier cut. Now that they are open for lunch most days I just order before the evening rush.

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liliumsuperstar t1_jdqlyd6 wrote

Jeff’s is the correct answer. Like you I was on a quest and this was the result.

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdqm5ob wrote

You find any other gems? So far I’m pretty sad that my findings are precisely what the yelpgeist is.

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liliumsuperstar t1_jdqq78f wrote

So it’s not “classic cheese pizza” but Flatbread is very good for what it is. Antonio’s is yummy but I’m more in it for the toppings there. Twins is good but not my preferred style. Providence Coal Fire. My husband likes Pizza J. Al forno for fancy nights.

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Throwaway1231200001 t1_jdpd1so wrote

Guy bad mouthing New England Greek style over here. Joking aside, and if you don't mind the drive, Zorbas in No. Pro is a home run for Greek style. Pretty much reminds me of the stuff I grew up with in the South Shore.

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Impossible-Heart-540 t1_jdpe6kb wrote

Ya like what ya like, clearly there is a large market for this kind of pizza….but rarely are they cited as a destination pizza in food reviews like the OP asked for.

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Throwaway1231200001 t1_jdpey9q wrote

It's what I grew up with. Depending on where OP is from, I actually had to hunt down Greek style pizza here compared to the much better options that exist.

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orm518 t1_jdvymvo wrote

Adding Jeff's to my list, hadn't heard of it.

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