Restaurant in New York City, United States
Great pizza, full meal, easy booking.
Roberta's is a clear yes-book at the $$ price point — ranked #17 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list for 2024 and Pearl Recommended for 2025. The Bushwick address requires a deliberate trip from Manhattan, but the wood-fired pies, house-made pasta, and seasonally driven starters justify it. One of the strongest value-for-quality decisions in New York's casual dining tier.
Roberta's is worth the trip to Bushwick. At a $$ price point, it delivers a full dining experience that punches well above its bracket — ranked #17 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list for 2024, climbing to #345 on the 2025 edition, and carrying a Pearl Recommended Restaurant (2025) designation. The 4.5-star Google rating across nearly 2,000 reviews confirms this isn't a case of hype outrunning reality. If you're a food-focused traveller in New York who wants serious cooking without a $300-per-head commitment, Roberta's is one of the clearest yes-book decisions in the city.
The address is 261 Moore St in Bushwick, Brooklyn — an industrial block that gives no visual signal of what's inside. The space itself is a converted warehouse with an open kitchen, a wood-fired oven at the centre of operations, and the kind of deliberately rough edges that Brooklyn has made its own. The scent of charred dough and woodsmoke hits before you've found a seat, and that sensory cue is the most honest preview of what follows: the kitchen here is anchored by fire, and almost everything on the menu reflects it.
Chef Daniele Uditi leads the kitchen. The cooking is rooted in Neapolitan tradition but adapted to Brooklyn's appetite for hybrids and seasonal shifts. That seasonal rotation matters more here than at most casual pizzerias. The menu moves with ingredient availability , early spring brings bitter greens and legume-forward starters, summer shifts toward tomato-driven preparations, and the colder months push toward richer, more substantial combinations. If you're visiting once and want to time it well, late summer through early autumn is when the kitchen's wood-fired approach and peak local produce intersect most effectively.
The OAD write-up specifically calls out grilled baguettes with gigante beans, wilted dandelion greens, and a soft poached egg as a strong opening move , that dish reflects the kitchen's approach to starters: seasonal, vegetable-forward, built around technique rather than luxury ingredients. The house-made bucatini in sungold tomato sauce is a summer-specific dish that tracks the availability of sungold tomatoes, which means it's worth checking the current menu before you arrive rather than assuming it's always there. The pies, including the original signature, are year-round anchors. No visit should end without at least one.
Roberta's is an easy booking by New York standards. You don't need to plan weeks in advance the way you would for, say, Le Bernardin or Atomix. Weekend evenings will have a wait, and the OAD notes that when the wait gets long, the porchetta sandwich to go is a legitimate alternative , a rare case where the contingency plan is actually worth it. Walk-ins are viable on weekday evenings and at lunch. If you have a specific dish in mind from a seasonal menu cycle, a reservation removes the uncertainty.
For explorers building a broader New York itinerary, Roberta's pairs naturally with a day in Bushwick or Williamsburg. See our full New York City restaurants guide, bars guide, and hotels guide for the full picture. If you're building a multi-city food trip, Roberta's sits in the same casual-serious tier as Lazy Bear in San Francisco and Alinea in Chicago , though at a fraction of the price and with a very different format.
For New York Pizza specifically outside New York, Apollonia's Pizzeria in Los Angeles and Blackbird Pizza Shop in Los Angeles are worth knowing, but neither carries the depth of kitchen programme that Roberta's runs alongside its pizza.
Address: 261 Moore St, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Price range: $$. Reservations: Easy , walk-ins viable weekdays; weekends may require a short wait. Dress code: None , casual is appropriate and expected. Leading for: Solo diners, couples, small groups, food-focused travellers. Takeaway: Available , the porchetta sandwich is specifically worth considering if waits are long.
Roberta's sits in Brooklyn, but if you're planning a wider New York City food trip, our guides cover the full range from splurge to casual: Eleven Madison Park, Per Se, and Masa represent the city's top-end commitments. For something in between, browse the full New York City restaurant list. If you're travelling from further afield, see how New York compares via our guides to Emeril's in New Orleans, Single Thread Farm in Healdsburg, The French Laundry in Napa, and Providence in Los Angeles. For New York City beyond food, see our wineries guide and experiences guide.
Yes, clearly. At $$ per head, Roberta's is one of the strongest value propositions in New York's casual dining tier. It ranked #17 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list for 2024 , that's a credential that sits alongside restaurants charging considerably more. You're getting serious kitchen technique, house-made pasta, and wood-fired pizza at a price point where most competitors are offering far less. The comparison isn't really with other pizza spots; it's with casual-serious restaurants across the city, and Roberta's holds its own in that set.
Go with a group of two to four so you can order across the menu , a starter, pasta, and at least one pie covers the kitchen's range. The address is in Bushwick, not Manhattan, so build the trip accordingly. Weekday evenings are easier for walk-ins; weekends will have waits. If the wait is long, the takeaway option is genuinely worth it. The menu rotates seasonally, so don't arrive expecting a specific dish without checking first. Cash is fine, but most Brooklyn spots at this level also take cards.
The OAD listing calls out grilled baguettes with gigante beans, dandelion greens, and a poached egg as a strong starter , order it if it's on the current menu. The house-made bucatini in sungold tomato sauce is a summer dish tied to seasonal availability; check before you go. The original signature pie is the anchor and should be on every table. The menu changes with the season, so the specific dishes available will depend on when you visit , late summer through early autumn is when the kitchen's seasonal produce and wood-fired approach work leading together.
The menu's vegetable-forward starters and pasta dishes give good options for non-meat eaters, but specific dietary accommodation details aren't confirmed in our data. Contact the restaurant directly before your visit if you have strict requirements. The kitchen does run a wood-fired oven, so cross-contamination is a real factor for anyone with serious allergies , ask when you arrive.
Roberta's doesn't operate a formal tasting menu in the traditional sense , this is a casual pizzeria with an à la carte format, not a tasting-menu destination. If you want a structured multi-course progression in New York, Atomix or Le Bernardin are the right calls. Roberta's value is in its breadth across a single visit , starters, pasta, and pizza , rather than in a choreographed tasting format. Order widely and you'll cover the kitchen's range without needing a set menu structure.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta's Pizza | New York Pizza | $$ | Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Ranked #345 (2025); Entering through this (now) iconic red door is like a trip through the looking glass and into Bushwick’s foodie wonderland. The city’s love affair with Roberta’s seems stronger each year, and for good reason. Everything from the industrial space to the underground bohemian vibe epitomizes Brooklyn-chic. To begin, try the grilled baguettes covered in gigante beans and wilted dandelion green and topped with a soft poached egg before moving on to house-made bucatini tossed in a sungold tomato sauce. Of course, no visit is complete without one of their signature pies, and there's no going wrong with the famous original. Takeaway is always an option, so when the wait for a table is too long, snag a porchetta sandwich to go.; Pearl Recommended Restaurant (2025); Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Ranked #17 (2024); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024); Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Recommended (2023); Opinionated About Dining Casual in North America Ranked #46 (2023); Opinionated About Dining Gourmet Casual Dining in North America Ranked #20 (2023); Roberta's is a New American pizzeria and culinary destination in Brooklyn, New York, famous for its wood-fired, artisanal sourdough pizzas. The original Bushwick location is known for its industrial space and "Brooklyn-chic" bohemian atmosphere. | Easy | — |
| Le Bernardin | French, Seafood | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Atomix | Modern Korean, Korean | $$$$ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Eleven Madison Park | French, Vegan | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Masa | Sushi, Japanese | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Per Se | French, Contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Roberta's Pizza and alternatives.
Yes, at $$ it overdelivers. Roberta's is Pearl Recommended and ranked #17 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2024, which is a strong credential for a neighbourhood pizza spot. You're getting a full dining experience — starters, pasta, wood-fired pies — at a price point that won't require justification the way a $300 tasting menu would. For the category, it's hard to beat the value.
It's in Bushwick at 261 Moore St, an industrial block that looks like nothing from the outside — don't second-guess the address. Walk-ins work on weekdays; weekends expect a wait. If the wait is long, takeaway is a legitimate option. Don't just order pizza: the menu runs to starters and pasta, and skipping those means missing a chunk of what makes Roberta's worth the trip across the bridge.
The signature pizza is the obvious anchor — it's the dish that earned Roberta's its OAD ranking and Pearl recommendation, so order it. Beyond that, the grilled baguettes with gigante beans and poached egg and the house-made bucatini in sungold tomato sauce are specifically called out in OAD's recognition notes. If you're taking food to go, the porchetta sandwich is the move.
The venue database doesn't include documented dietary restriction policies for Roberta's. Given the menu structure — wood-fired pizza, pasta, and starters — vegetarian options are likely available, but specific allergy protocols or vegan accommodations aren't confirmed in available data. check the venue's official channels or check their current menu before visiting if this is a deciding factor.
Roberta's is not a tasting menu venue — it's an à la carte pizza and casual dining spot. If a structured multi-course format is what you're after, Atomix or Eleven Madison Park are the right options in New York, at a significantly higher price point. Roberta's strength is its casual, order-what-you-want format, which is a feature rather than a limitation at a $$ price.
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