Papa's Tomato Pies is a historic
pizzeria
A pizzeria is a restaurant focusing on pizza. As well as pizza, dishes at pizzerias can include kebab, salads and pasta.
Many pizzerias offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then take ...
selling
Trenton tomato pies in
New Jersey
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. It was founded by Giuseppe "Joe" Papa in 1912 on South Clinton Avenue in
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.[Lombardi's Pizza
Lombardi's is a pizzeria located at 32 Spring Street on the corner of Mott Street in the Nolita neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1905, it has been recognized by the Pizza Hall of Fame as the first pizzeria in t ...]
, but Lombardi's closed for a decade from 1984 to 1994 and was reopened under new management.
History
Papa's Tomato Pies was established by Giuseppe "Joe" Papa in 1912 on South Clinton Avenue in Trenton and a few years later, moved to Butler Street.
[ In 1945, the restaurant moved to Chambers Street and then, in 2013, moved again to Robbinsville-Allentown Road in ]Robbinsville, New Jersey
Robbinsville Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is part of the New York Metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and ...
.[
Joe Papa's daughter, Teresa "Tessie" Papa and her husband Dominik "Abie" Azzaro eventually took over operations in the 1960s.][ During the 1950s and 60s Papa's would remain open until 3 am serving late workers and patrons who just left local bars.][
Papa's is currently operated by Joe Papa's grandson, Nick Azzaro, a third generation Italian-American. Azzaro has been making pizza for over fifty years and has worked for Papa's since he was 14.][
]
Ratings
In 2010, Papa's won the Munchmobile Pizza Patrol awards for the six best pizzas in New Jersey, winning the Award of Excellence.
In 2012, Papa's was ranked one of the 35 Best Pizzas in America.
See also
* De Lorenzo's Tomato Pies
*Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba
Antica Pizzeria PortAlba is a pizzeria in Naples, Italy, which is widely believed to be the world's first pizzeria.
History
First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at V ...
, oldest pizzeria in the world
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Companies based in Trenton, New Jersey
Restaurants in New Jersey
Pizzerias in the United States
1912 establishments in New Jersey
Restaurants established in 1912
Robbinsville Township, New Jersey