ABOVE: Alfonso Carozza from Amore explains what makes his pizza special in this short video.
7/23/2009
As the cornmeal dust settled, a victor emerged from the brick oven; the Stamford Pizza Tour announced their #1 pick in their pizza “tournament,” Amore Restaurant on Hope St.
“We at the Stamford Pizza Tour can confidently say that the very best pizza in town comes from Amore Restaurant, and while we’re torn between the Bruschetta and the Margherita pies, it seems they can do no wrong because both were extraordinary.”
In case you haven’t been following, the SPT blog run by three guys from Stamford, set out to find the best pie in the city and sampled about 50 restaurants in the process.
Stamfordites – and even transplants like myself – are passionate about their pizza. Over the past week I’ve been taking an informal poll and I haven’t encountered a single tepid response.
After the SPT tourney champion was announced today, I headed up the street to Amore with photographer Bob Luckey to see what all the fuss was about. I picked up a few tips on dough making and sauce production.
A NOTE ON THE SAUCE: Amore’s sauce is very simple but very good. They use whole, canned San Marzano tomatoes [the same kind you can get at the grocery store, but in much bigger cans] and add olive oil, salt, basil, and possibly a couple of other things and leave this simmering on the stove. Simple as that.
READ THE STORY: HERE
–CP
What’s your personal pizza fave, Chris? We were not impressed with our lunch pizzas from Amore today…
Comment by Bertie — July 24th, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
That’s a good question.
I L-O-V-E Colony, but am willing to concede that it is technically not “quality” pizza.
I’ve consumed a great deal of pizza in my 29-years and I would say that Napoletana style is my favorite. I think Remo’s is the only place in Stamford that really comes close to this, but I still would much rather drive to Fairfield and get Pepe’s if I’m going that route.
“New-Generaton” Napoletana is one of the BIG food stories in New York this year, I say it’s time for Fairfield County to get in the game!
Check out a place like Jim Lahey’s Co. in Chelsea, taste the crust and then you will know what I’m talking about.
–CP
Comment by Chris Preovolos — July 24th, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
you guys got to be kidding me,11 years in business,give RIDGEWAY PIZZA a try,born and raised in the bronx,nick the owner has mastered the art of good pizza,free delivery,ny style thin crust pizza,i have tryed most of the places in stamford,believe me this kid knows his pizza,nicest guy you can meet,will treat every customer like family,and customizes the pizza any way the customer likes,free slice to first time customers,thats how i discovered how good his pie is,
great dinners by the way,323-7777 is there number,try them,youll be happy you did,good nite people,joe
Comment by JOE — July 25th, 2009 @ 2:46 am
I ventured over to Amore Restaurant last night to see what all the fuss was about. I had to introduce myself to Alfonso, especially since he was chatting at a table where fellow Advocate employee and famous sports blogger Dave Ruden was sitting. Upon meeting me, being somewhat cuter and more appealing (to Alfonso at least), he asked “Why didn’t you come and take my picture instead of Chris?” That’s Amore!
P.S. The pizza was great!
Comment by Kathleen O. — July 25th, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
If you are from NY and you move to Stamford, it is very difficult to find pizza like Patsy’s Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn. However, in the three years I have lived in Stamford, I’ve seen many businesses throw their hats in the ring for best pizza in Stamford. Here are the top pizza in Stamford:
Ridgefield Pizza
Remo’s Pizza
Capriccio’s
Colony for that special quality.
Comment by M — July 25th, 2009 @ 8:17 pm
comment made by mr m,did you mean ridgeway pizza mr m,on top,thanks
Comment by JOE — July 26th, 2009 @ 1:51 am
kathleen o,venture over to ridgeway pizza and tell them youre a new customer that wants to try the pizza,and they will give you a slice on them,then tell me what you think about there pizza, ..what do you have to loose,besides having a great italian pizza,at the greatest prices in stamford,they also have free delivery,10 dollar minimum,take care ….joe
Comment by JOE — July 26th, 2009 @ 2:00 am
#1 Colony
#2 Mario the Baker
#3 Michelina’s
#4 Remo’s
#5 Atlantic Pizza
Comment by Joe P. — July 26th, 2009 @ 8:36 pm