una pizza napoletana

In my neighborhood, there's a really special pizza place called Una Pizza Napoletana. Whenever I go, I wonder why I'm not there WAY more often...and so this thought crossed my mind again this weekend when I went with some friends. It's a tiny cozy place that is only open from Thursday to Sunday from 5pm until whenever they run out of pizza dough. And they only have 4 items on their menu. For a laid back kind of place, there are lots of rules - only cash, limited hours, limited menu, no exceptions. But with their southern Italian style pizza made of the freshest basic ingredients (my favorite is the Filetti - top right), they not only can get away with it, but they also get a big line going out the door. There is something admirable about a business that has perfected the basic core of their product and sticks to serving just that as their niche offering. It's an East Village pick. link to Una Pizza's info