Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
The founding pizzeria of New Haven pizza, established in 1925. It bakes thin, crisp crusts in a coal-fired oven, and its signature is the white clam pizza.
Frank Pepe was founded on Wooster Street in 1925 by Italian immigrant Frank Pepe. It pioneered New Haven’s “apizza” style: crusts baked at high heat in a coal-fired oven, with charred spots and a thin, crisp base. Mozzarella is not added by default; to get it, order “mozz.” The signature is the white clam pizza, made with fresh clams, garlic, olive oil and Romano cheese. At mealtimes the line often exceeds an hour. You can try The Spot, a branch nearby, or arrive in the afternoon to avoid the crowds.
Opening hours
About 10:30–22:00
Nearby sights
- Wooster Square
- Sally's Apizza
- New Haven Green
- Modern Apizza
- Shubert Theatre
- Yale University Old Campus & Harkness Tower
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Yale Peabody Museum