I eat at and review Zuppardi’s Apizza in West Haven, Connecticut. The pizza restaurant is over 90 years old and is regarded as one of the best pizzerias in the New Haven area and the country. I try Zuppardi’s famous fresh clam pizza and a standard sausage pizza. I also do a bit of exploring of West Haven’s beautiful shoreline.
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28 Comments
Awesome seeing you come this way. Love Zups.
New Haven clam pie is one of the best foods ever
Better than Lucali
As a West Haven resident, I can attest to the deliciousness of Zuppardis. I love the selection of pies…my favorite is a red pie with greens and tomato.
Another great video James. You’re turning me into a serious foodie and I’m diggin’ that Hamilton!
Better than Modern, Sallys and Frank Pepes? Wooooow. Holy shi. That looks and sounds amazing.
gottta do the 2 angelo’s, – midtown & philly . and patsy’s both harlem & midtown east – fabulous
I have lived in New York since 1973 but have been slowly moving to New Haven, where my wife attended college, since 2018. Have been to P, S, the Wooster Street places, M on State Street–but for some time my favorite has been Zuppardi's, not even in New Haven but in East Haven. First off, Pepe's may claim to have invented the clam pie, but theirs does not even come close to what is served here and seems like a VERY garlicky piece of charred crust with a somewhat fishy topping. Zuppardi's is a wonderful balance between crust, spice, and lovely fragrant freshly shucked, briny clams with some lemon on top. I think I remember a vlog where the owner of Lucali in Brooklyn was taken incognito here, they ordered a couple of pies, but did I just imagine him passing on the second pie and order another clam pie instead? Also I believe he has shown respect by not reproducing this pie; people from small family businesses should not try to poach on each other's turf. Frankly for the most part I think New Haven pizza is a cult thing about the char; Sally's cultivates the heaviest char, Frank Pepe's their original pedigree, Modern actually understands a Margherita better than the other two–but that's Neapolitan, not NH.
I'm not entirely happy about your video because Zuppardi's has been less well known, when busy it can be hard to park on the street or their tiny lot, but I've never seen lines of people winding down the block. It has been ignored by tourists. I almost get the feeling that on Wooster Street the famous stores think people assume our pizza is the best, even if they've never eaten it before, so–I think a lot of times a pie is just made, by whomever, however, because it's going to pass whatever. I really get the feeling at Zuppardi's they stay on the ball and make sure it's right. With a lot of local regulars around, complaints will not stay unnoticed.
This was a great review. I appreciate you setting the stage with your travel from NYC and seeing the shore and the sights in West Haven. It's also refreshing to watch a detailed review of the crust and toppings as opposed to simply getting a score!
Great stop😅
Don't waste your time, go to Wooster Street….
Thank for sharing this video
Smart move taking the train, traffic on 95 in CT is absolutely horrendous!!
"Apizza" .. wow.. as you may be aware, that's slang. Old-school Italian slang, that is. (Apologies if I missed the fact you mentioned this in the video)
It's pretty wild that so many of the pizza establishments in W. Haven (and surrounding area) use that in their business name, written right on the storefront 😊
I went to the one bite festival a few weeks ago and man did that place deliver you should go next year great video
Hopefully there won't be a movie version of that book.
Happy Eating.
Bottomless pit! Your stomach!
Enjoy your fast metabolism. Because when you get older it won’t be that way any more! 😆😎
Hey! You were in our town! Zuppardi's is our favorite! Thanks for visiting!
Appreciate the Khaki Auto
One of the best the New Haven pizzas is Pepper and Onions.
Live within walking distance to the New Haven greats…and zuppardis is my favorite
NY is getting more and more by the second
Thanks for the watch shot! Love those.
Zuppardi’s was my first in restaurant apizza. The classic pie with the sausage and mushroom was AMAZING. I don’t get cravings for Pepe or Sally’s, but THAT, I get cravings for!
I live in New Haven I'm actually impressed your walk from the train station to the zuppardi's Pizza to the beach it's a long walk. pizzas 7.9. I actually like my New York slice
I'm from westhaven and
I want to say that Mikes
Apizza isn't nearly
as good as Zuppardis.
banger