Joe Pozzuoli Plans to Expand Joe's Pizza to Boston

If you live in NYC, the chance is you stepped in, dined, or even walked past this iconic slice shop. Joe’s Pizza has been serving its customers and doing them justice since 1975 when the original location opened in Greenwich Village. By looking at the shop's menu, you'll see why this place is iconic. Joe's Pizza is known for its traditional New York-style slices marked by thin, crisp crusts and classic, fuss-free toppings. There are now five locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, plus two locations in Michigan and Florida. 

Now according to the Boston Globe, owner Joe Pozzuoli is hoping to open the Harvard Square shop in the next six months.

Pozzuoli, who was originally born in Boston, told the Globe that he intends to stay in Harvard Square “long term,” and acknowledged that his new address is “a special corner” of the neighborhood. That much is true: 3 Brattle Street was once home to popular gastropub Tory Row before it flipped into a combo fast-casual pizza shop and bakery occupied by chef Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar and D.C.-based chain &Pizza. (Long-running newsstand Crimson Corner also closed to make way for the new shop, which took over both storefronts.) 

The combination store was proposed after &Pizza ran into opposition from community members who were concerned about yet another pizza shop — and this one an out-of-town chain — opening in the neighborhood. &Pizza closed down three years later, in May 2022, while Milk Bar is shutting down on February 19.