John's Pizzeria, Italian restaurant in Times Square, New York, United States.
John's Pizzeria is a pizzeria on West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan, housed in a converted church building and spread across two floors. The space features multiple brick ovens and has a large seating capacity, with the original church interior still visible throughout.
The building was originally constructed as a Gospel Tabernacle Church and served as a place of worship before being converted into a restaurant. The pizzeria has operated at this Midtown location for over 25 years, making it one of the longer-running dining spots in the Times Square area.
The pizzas here are baked in brick ovens following a method that goes back to the early New York Italian communities. The combination of coal-fired baking and thin crust has long defined what locals call a "New York slice."
The restaurant is a short walk from Times Square and is easy to reach by subway from most parts of Manhattan. Reservations are accepted for larger groups, and visiting outside of peak lunch and dinner hours helps avoid long waits.
The stained glass windows and high vaulted ceilings from the original church are still intact and clearly visible from the dining area. This means guests eat their pizza beneath church architecture that was never removed when the building changed its purpose.
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