Butazzo
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Est. 1986 — Brooklyn, NY Open · 18:00 — 23:30
Chef's Tasting · 7 Courses Michelin Recommended 2026

Uncommon flavors, dim candlelight.

A nightfall kitchen rooted in slow fire, hand-stretched dough, and ingredients tracked from the farm to the flame. Reservations recommended.

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Wood-Fired Hand-Stretched San Marzano 72-Hour Cold Ferment Farm Direct Aged Mozzarella
Wood-fired oven, hand-stretched pizza
Our Story

Forty years of fire.

What began in a small Brooklyn cellar in 1986 has become a quiet ritual: dough that ferments seventy-two hours, sauce reduced from San Marzano tomatoes picked at altitude, and a 900° oak-fired oven that hasn't gone cold since the day we opened.

01 — Ingredients

Sourced, not shipped.

Every component on our menu is traceable. Our flour mills in Caputo, our buffalo mozzarella ferries weekly from Campania, and our greens come from three farms within fifty miles of the dining room.

02 — Craft

Slow hands, fast fire.

Each pie is shaped by hand — never rolled, never pressed. Ninety seconds in the oven. The result is a crust that crackles, then yields. It is the only way we have ever known to do this.

03 — Room

Built for evenings.

Dim, intentional, candlelit. Forty-four seats, a long marble bar, and an open kitchen that hums quietly through the night. We pour natural wines and listen to vinyl.

Chef's Note

"We don't reinvent dishes. We render them honestly — the way they were taught to us, then quietly improved over forty years."

— Marco Butazzo, Executive Chef

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Seats nightly
Dining room candlelight
Reservations

A seat by the fire.

Bookings open thirty days in advance. The chef's tasting requires a 24-hour confirmation. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

Press & Guests
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"A dim, candlelit room and the most honest Neapolitan pizza in the city. The Truffle Bianca alone is worth the trip — and the wait."

Eater NY 2026 Best New Restaurants
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Marco Butazzo has spent four decades perfecting one thing. You can taste it in every minute of the ninety-second bake."

The New York Times Critic's Pick
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Quiet, unhurried, and exceptional. The kind of evening that reminds you why dinner is worth dressing for."

Condé Nast Traveler Editor's Choice 2026