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Originally Posted by Mregor
Funny, but Chicago has the BEST pizza!
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Wooster Square, New Haven, Connecticut.
Pizza Center of the Universe.
Sally's Apizza, and Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Frank Sinatra was a fan of Sally's, while President Ronald Reagan preferred Pepe's.
1999: Pepe's was named to the James Beard Foundation's list of "America's Classics".
2006: Pepe's is acknowledged on the History Channel's "American Eats' show as the originator of New Haven-style pizza in 1925.
2009: Pepe's was named the "Best Pizza on Earth" by The Guardian. Food correspondent for GQ magazine Alan Richman names Pepe's the 12th best pizza in the country in the May issue.
Notable visitors to Pepe's include Robert DeNiro, Henry Winkler, Kelly Clarkson, Ernest Borgnine, John Turturro, Kevin James and Vince Vaughn.
Sally's Apizza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also, New Haven is home to Louis' Lunch ("The place where Louie dwells" (Yale Whiffenpoofs)), the birthplace of the hamburger sandwich.
http://www.louislunch.com/