Joe’s Pizza

Joe’s Pizza in Harvard Square is the Cambridge outpost of a well-known Greenwich Village pizzeria, bringing the classic New York street slice to the heart of the square. The shop serves the same style of slice that made the original location just as popular with visitors and tourists as with native New Yorkers who know where to find an authentic slice, and its listing calls it New York’s favorite pizza.

The original Joe’s Pizza was founded in 1975 by Joe Pozzuoli, who came from Naples, Italy, the birthplace of pizza. It began at the corner of Bleecker and Carmine Streets before moving a few doors down Carmine Street, and over the decades it earned a reputation as a Greenwich Village institution. Pozzuoli has continued to own and operate the business into his seventies, and the brand later expanded to Harvard Square.

What to Know

• The Harvard Square location opened in the fall of 2023.
• It was the brand’s first location in New England.
• Catering is offered in addition to slices.