Looking for the perfect pizza?
Delicious vegetarian pizza from Enoteca Ama.
Who doesn’t like pizza? The simple and obvious answer is almost no one. In addition to most folks instinctively liking bread, tomatoes, and mozzarella, pizza is incredibly popular because there are so many variations of it. That means it’s nearly impossible not to find one that suits your taste.
The Beacon Beacon is thankful for many things in this city, including its impressive array of pizza choices. Those who swear by NYC pizza obviously haven’t sampled what Beacon has to offer, which we’ve compiled for you—from west to east Main Street—below:
Pizza and Donnoli, anyone?
Big Vinny’s Pizza & Donnoli (207 Main Street)
UPDATE: Big Vinny’s closed in November 2024. New York City pizza aficionados undoubtedly have a point, since you can get excellent pizza down in the big town. But why travel 60 miles south when you can merely stroll along Main Street to NYC transplant Big Vinny’s, where you can get incredibly good pies and slices featuring hearty but soft and chewy crusts, and just the right ratio of mozzarella to tomato sauce. Big Vinny’s pizzas range from regular cheese and margherita to bianca, pesto bianca, buffalo, jerk, and BBQ chicken, and even philly cheese steak. That’s just to name a few from their extensive menu.
And even though this is about pizza, we’d be remiss if we didn’t recommend a donnoli pastry for dessert if you have any room left.
Brick Oven Pizza
Enoteca Ama (297 Main Street)
If you’re looking for brick oven pizza, Enoteca Ama is the place for you. Coming out of that super-hot oven, the crust on Enoteca Ama’s pizzas is always thin, crisp, and perfectly done; and the tomato sauce is delicate, slightly sweet, and generously ladled on. The Beacon Beacon’s favorite is the Margherita garnished with fresh basil and kalamata olives and the Vegetariana topped with grilled eggplant, carmelized onion, mushrooms, grill zucchini, and basil. Who would have thought pizza can actually be a health food?
Also available are pies with prosciutto, pesto, and even coppa (cured pork collar). Whatever strikes your fancy is a good choice.
Quick and easy
Pizza & Stuff II (332 Main Street)
A favorite with the after-school crowd and all kinds of workers and businesspeople, Pizza & Stuff II is an old-fashioned, no-frills pizza parlor. But don’t let its basic exterior and modest interior fool you. The pizza here is excellent whether you order a pie or a slice. The menu has all the classic types of pizza including grandma, white, and even Hawaiian. Fast, easy, tasty, and reasonably-priced pretty much sums up Pizza & Stuff II. What else can you ask for?
Friendly service, delicious pizza
Brothers Trattoria, a neighborhood favorite for pizza and pasta dishes.
Brother’s Trattoria (465 Main Street)
If a restaurant’s friendliness matters to you as much as its food, then go to Brother’s Trattoria. Opened in 1998 by the Berisha brothers, this place is a Beacon institution that’s been here through Beacon’s many changes. But what hasn’t changed is its wonderful Italian food of which pizza stands out. In fact, a Brother’s pizza—served with a warm welcome—was one of our first meals here. Brothers offers a wide variety of pies including but certainly not limited to regular, white, salad, lasagna, bacon & tomato, baked ziti, chicken & broccoli, old country, and grilled vegetarian.
You can’t go wrong with any of them because Brother’s pizza is top notch!
Pizza and beer
Enjoy pizza and a beer at Hudson Valley Brewery.
Get Lost Pizza (Hudson Valley Brewery/7 East Main Street)
Get Lost Pizza is made in The Beacon Daily’s (29 Teller Avenue) mobile wood-fired pizza oven that’s conveniently parked at Hudson Valley Brewery. It’s delicious because it has a light, yeasty crust, fragrant tomato sauce, super fresh mozzarella, and interesting and innovative toppings. Served hot out of the oven on an unfolded pizza box, each pie is small enough for one very hungry person and large enough for two moderately hungry people.
The problem with sharing is agreeing on whether to get the margherita, pepperoni & hot honey, Shroom, Eat Your Greens, Jersey Tomato, Tye Dye, or sausage & pepper, just to name a few. Luckily, you can’t go wrong because they’re all superb!
Additional Beacon Pizza Locations:
Sal’s Pizza & Pasta (1020 Wolcott Avenue)
Did we miss your favorite? Let us know.
See our Eat & Drink Directory for a full list of places to eat and drink in Beacon, New York.
Until next time.
The Beacon Beacon 🧡