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Di Fara Pizza

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1424 Ave. J, Brooklyn, NY 11230
at E. 15th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-258-1367 Send to Phone

Price Range: $-$$
Reader Rating:
8.5 out of 10

17 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Pizza

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Hours

Tue-Sun, noon-10pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

Q at Ave. J

Prices

$6.50-$14

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

If you’re feeling intrepid, travel out to DiFara Pizza in Brooklyn, amid the jumble of laundromats and kosher bakeries along Avenue J. That's where you'll find Domenico De Marco, dressed in comfortable shoes and his flour-dusted apron, making thin Neapolitan pies the same way he's been doing it for more than four decades. This means a wafer-crisp crust that's soft around the edges and not too wet in the middle, bits of fresh basil (grown in the window), and a lacing of extra-virgin olive oil through the sweet tomato sauce. After the pie comes out of the conspicuously non-wood-burning oven, it gets a ceremonial dusting of real Parmesan, administered in slow, deliberate, old-world style by the master himself. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Reader Ratings

8.5

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rwordplay from 10014 | Posted on 7/28/08

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	6
Service:	5

Décor:	5

Value:	6

I live in Manhattan and twice a month take the Q to J, to savor slices made by the Master. Sadly, I found that over the last year the quality has slipped; with each visit, slips further. The work of making...Read More

Slices are now $4

thunderthud from 11218 | Posted on 7/21/08

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	6

Décor:	5

Value:	5

I visited Di Fara again recently and they've raised the price of a slice to $4 (and $20 for a pie). Now this is quite shocking, particularly for a small slice, but it does seem to have cut the wait...Read More