My last stop before the tour bus picked us up and it was the best stop. Even reheated it was a nearly perfect NY slice. Between price, sauce and cheese, crispiness it was one of those slices that practically got inhaled. Without hesitation if I was back in the area I'd go back. read more

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There is nothing like an authentic NYC pizza place where it is about the size of a phone booth and you need to stand to eat your slice. Lunch specials were perfect, service was fast, pizza was delicious and we could not ask for more while we were in town. The folks at The Maritime Hotel suggested Stella's when we asked for the best pizza nearby. We are NYers and needed our fix while we were in town. The look and feel of the place was true a NYC pizza place. read more

Wow!!! I went here spontaneously with my friend while on our way home and the pizza was excellent!! I got the pepperoni and sausage pizza slice which was $6 (amazing price for the size!), 3 delicious and crispy garlic knots for $2.50, and a water bottle for $1.50 which is great considering the prices in NYC. The shop was significantly smaller but i found that to be extremely cozy :) The service was great and we had our food in about 4 minutes!! read more

Great for a quick slice at a reasonable price, small interior, and no frills low-key pizza spot. The cashier was friendly. The interior is small and had only a few spots to stand and eat but luckily there were only one or two other customers and they got their food and left quickly. I ordered a plain cheese slice and it was ready within 5 minutes. It was piping hot and tasted great. read more

Service is horrible. Owner or worker or whoever he is is a liar and a fraud. Horrible experience would not recommend. Pizza slice overpriced anyways read more

3.5 stars but rounded up for convenience. Stella's is located near Chelsea Market close to where I was staying. Right before heading back to hotel, I stopped by Stella's for a quick slice late on a Friday evening. When I ordered, the worker said they didn't have any cheese slices ready for another 5 minutes, but I didn't mind the wait. The pizza slice was good. Nothing extraordinary, but it definitely hit the spot. It's open late and was super close to where I was staying. I would come back if in the area. read more

Pizza was on the pricey side. It was 2 slices for $10. The garlic knots were old tasting. The ambiance was dark, gloomy and trash in the floor. The service was good & friendly. read more

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Had a Margherita and Buffalo chicken slice here. Buy two slices get a free drink, that's fire. Both slices were a little above average, I actually liked the sauce a lot. Buffalo chicken wasn't banging banging though. I've had the regular slice here before too, it's pretty solid. read more

Best pizza in the area in my opinion, plain cheese pizza actually has flavor beyond salt and grease. No seating, small standing bar you can eat at if it's empty. Gets pretty crowded on Fri/Sat nights from the nearby bars/clubs. read more

Huge slices. Perfect prices. Great sauce. Wonderful service. Very happy that we stopped in here!

Searched around for a while looking for a pizza place at like 10 pm and it surprisingly took us a while! We eventually found this place and I'm very glad we did. The pizza was ready super fast and it was absolutely delicious. It was piping hot! read more

Stella's Pizza - Pepperoni Slice, Garlic Knots 1 Piece - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

This is a great place to grab a quick slice. Personally I liked the thin but chewy crust... which was almost buttery. I love meat on my pizza but I had the margherita in a whim and fell in love. It had a nice salty cheese paired with slightly sweet tomato sauce - yum! read more

Anytime I'm in this neighborhood I stop in for a couple of slices. Best around. Everything I like in a slice. Tiny place so try to avoid the junior high schoolers at lunchtime. But go any way. It's worth it. read more

Very solid NYC slice shop. Located on the west side, in Chelsea it won't disappoint you. $3 for a plain slice was well-worth it. It's not unique or outstanding, but that's because where its located. In most U.S. cities they'd have the best pie in town! read more

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Stella's pizza is good if you're looking for a quick slice, but I would say with all the other pizza places in New York City, this isn't necessarily worth going out of your way to find. I really like the Decour inside, and the people working there were awesome... But the pizza is really at the end of the day just pretty average. I was excited to try the pizza, because I've walked by this place many time, and I just wished more for them. Maybe it was an off day, and I'm definitely going to go back since it's on my way home after Squash and Therapy (two of the whitest things possible)- but it's stiff competition in the Large Apple (the city that rarely sleeps) so you have to be on your A game all day every day. Here's hoping for a better slice next time. But I love them still!!! T.J. the original yelp gangster read more

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This is the worse pizza in all of manhattan. it is comparable to wet cardboard crust and tastes like ketchup pizza sauce.

Stella's Pizza is conveniently located in Chelsea and can satisfy your NY pizza needs! My friend and I ordered a cheese pie for just the two of us after calculating that if we both got 2 slices, the price would amount around the same as a full pie. The price was not bad. We sat down in the tiny pizzeria and ate a few slices, then took the leftovers in the box with us. It is rare for a pizzeria in NYC to have a seating area. The pizza tasted mediocre, but since we were so hungry we ate a lot of it! The cheese told us that the pizza was not warmed enough. Initially thought it would be freshly made when we ordered, but since we didn't wait so long, I'm convinced that it was a premade pie that was just heated up. The crust was hard and sort of tasteless. I have had better pizza sauce. Overall, a quick fix but not the best in town. read more

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Pizza was amazing also got to see how they make it quick service amazing owners/workers 10/10 would recommend trying

Great pizza with great service! Close proximity to Chelsea's market. If we were staying nearby we'd definitely be a repeat customer! read more

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Workers are nice but the pizza was ok, toppings were extremely sparse to no cheese or chicken. It was only bread and they forced me to get a soda when I said I didn't drink soda and charged me the same price. read more

It's my favorite pizza in NY. Whenever we come to town, we have a pizza party on my friend's roof. Stella's it's everybody's favorite.

New York native turned Californian misses her pizza. when I'm back in New York, Stella's is my FAVORITE! It's the sauce! Thank you for adding spices to make your sauce so much better than everyone else! Would you deliver to San Diego? read more

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All was good for about 1.5 years. I had the $5 Special (2 plain slices and a soda) which was more than enough for a lunch. It came out quick (with a slight quality degradation) and had condiments in the side for use. The main reason I am writing this review is what happened a couple of days ago. I had ordered the usual $5 Special and had eaten the first slice fine. As I went for the second, I noticed a black speck on the tip of the pizza (photo attached). As I looked closer, it was a fly that had been cooked with the pizza! I had asked one of my colleagues that knew a lot about cooking what he thought had happened. He said that the fly was probably attracted to the heat and got stuck in the cheese as it was baking. This thought that a fly could be in the pizza meant that any thing else could be trapped in there and we wouldn't know. That thought sickens me and has ruined my appetite for pizza from Stella's. read more

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Best pizza ever! Definitely worth it always on time! Never misses orders You guys should try it out! read more

Stella's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Stella's Pizza on the far west side of Chelsea is the classic NYC pizza place. Small, quaint storefront on the end of the block, just counters that act as tables and high chairs. The kind of place you have to eat your pizza quickly since there's really no space and everyone is just waiting to take over your seat. They have your typical pie selections, from meats with pepperoni, vegetable pies, white ricotta pies, and Sicilian squares. I went with my own personal favorite, my very own extra cheese slice. At the end of the day, I'm not a fan of a billion different toppings on my pizza. But I am addicted to cheese, so an extra cheese slice will always be my mainstay. The pizza they serve at Stella's has that NYC quality to it..........thin, crisp crust, with the right ratio of dough to tomato sauce to cheese. I would definitely reccommend this place. read more

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Live in the neighborhood, best pizza in this area. Never had a bad experience with the employees. Service straightforward.

Stopped by here for a late dinner/bite after drinks at Le Bain,The Standard. It was approximately 10:00 PM and all the restaurants inside Chelsea Market were closed. So glad Stella's Pizza was still open. You can see them from like a mile away with their neon sign glowing at night. I got a slice of Basil Pizza for $3.50. It was sitting out on the counter but they reheated it and at this point anything tasted good since I was hungry after drinking the whole night. read more

Stella's Pizza - Basil Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Excellent NY pizza! Very authentic small restaurant. Walking distance from Chelsea Market. read more

The cheese pizza was amazing! I had one slice, so thin and light, toasted to perfection. Great guys working too, so friendly! Let him know i'm on vaca and didn't have cash, so I had to use my credit card that had a $10 minimum, he said "nahhh don't worry about it, you're a guest" I loved that! read more

Stella's Pizza - Cheese Pizza Slice - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

We couldn't find a place to eat in the area and stumbled upon Stella's. We walked in to this tiny little joint with about 6 seats and a small counter. It's really a get in get out place, no time for chit chat. I noticed while ordering the Broad City article with them posing inside Stella's, so that got me giddy! The pizza was excellent and everything I had hoped for in a New York slice. read more

Stella's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

Stella's has been my pizza place for nearly 25 years, and not just because it's around the corner. It's simply the best pizza I've ever had. I say that as a native New Yorker. The ingredients they use, the imported tomato sauce, it all just works. Just writing this is making my mouth water. I highly recommend Stella's. I've seen people leave negative reviews on various review sites just because they thought Stella's price for a slice of pizza was too high. Stella's is in Chelsea, one of the hottest and expensive neighborhoods in the city right now. Stores & restaurants that have been here for ages, along 8th and 9th avenues between 14th & 23rd streets, have had to close because the rents had become outrageously expensive. Right next to Stella's, the row of empty store fronts have been empty for 4-5 years, except for a bank. Mom and pop stores can't afford the new, higher rents. The rest have remained empty. How Stella's stays open in Chelsea -- by charging $3 for a slice of incredible pizza and $16 for a small 6-piece pie -- is a miracle. A tuna salad sandwich at my favorite diner is $9.95 ($13.95 with fries). My advice to people reading reviews... ignore the ones complaining about Stella's pricing. They're getting a bargain. (I have no stake in Stella's. I know the owner, but we're only acquaintances. I haven't even seen him in years. I get nothing in return for posting this review). read more

No better pizza in Manhattan I don't understand any of the sub-5 star reviews. I have lived in NYC 15 years and have had a LOT of pizza here and elsewhere and this is some of the best pizza in lower Manhattan. Yeah okay maybe you kind find similar pizza for cheaper in the Bronx but I feel the comparison is unfair. For Manhattan pizza this is my fave. Also I love the vibe of the place - unpretentious but unspeakably cool. Like New York should be. If you don't get it NYC is just not for you (ahem you have bad taste :) ). For those saying the staff is abrupt/rush you out...it's literally like a 50 square foot space - it's a TAKE OUT PIZZA PLACE IN CHELSEA. I don't expect the person taking my order to engage me in conversation. It's not the Four Seasons. I expect my pizza with minimal wait and that expectation is definitely met here. Just go! You won't be disappointed. read more

Hi, The pizza was decent but I feel compelled to write a review about service and what we should expect for basic decency from an industry that relies on repeat business. I ordered a slice and asked for a cup of water. I was told that they don't give water out and that one has to buy a bottle. I accepted this and ate my slice, but didn't buy water. Then I ordered a second slice and politely asked again for a cup of water. I assumed by buying a second slice of pizza, they'd give me a cup of tap water but nope. I was told the same policy and another employee in sunglasses barged in the conversation saying that I had already been told of their water policy and made it seem like I was asking for something unheard of. Look, I get it...it's a business. But in living in NYC for 14 years, I've NEVER heard of no tap water. Most pizza places have a water cooler...or if they're so concerned about margins, they can charge 25 cents for a cup. It was clear that these employees were just following orders set by management/owners. So I've I'm hoping this message gets to the right people to make the change. It shouldn't have to be Christmas for people to realize that this is a messed up policy. It's also bad for business. The pizza was tasty but I'll never come to this place again. And if you think that customers don't get rubbed the wrong way when you shame them out of asking for water (which is a human right), then you're tripping. There are many pizza shops in NYC. Why would you make a policy that ended up pushing customers away? Major grinch behavior for no good reason. read more

Wow!!! This place was great. Stopped in for a late night bite and the staff was so friendly. 10/10 will come back.

Great old-school hole-in-the wall place for a pizza if you're in the area (Chelsea). Relatively inexpensive ($3 for a cheese slice) compared to other nearby options. Good for a quick bite. read more

I was in a hurry, to get to the Highline Ballroom for a show, and I was starvin' like Marvin. So i came upon this place. Had a sausage slice for $2.75, which is actually quite cheap for NYC. Took one bite, and it was really delicious. The sausage wasn't spicy, and the sauce had quite a sweet taste to it. It's a small place but it wasnt crowded. And I like that there's a mirror so you can use it like a rearview mirror to see who's walking by the place. all in all, not a bad place. Definitely world's better than that Famous Joe's Pizza in the village. I still don't get that one at all. read more

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Grabbed 2 slices of cheese pizza here the other day and was satisfied but not particularly wowed by any means. I thought the flavors were good, as much as they can be on a cheese pizza anyway, but the crust was a bit soggy which was disappointing. Couldn't fold it like I normally can with a good NY slice. read more

$5 lunch special is a drink plus two slices of cheese. The sauce has a little basil which gives it some extra awesome flavor. This is exactly what you'd expect from a New York pizza joint. Small spot with a few bar stools serving up only a handful of selections but doing it well. Most importantly, the crust is hand tossed and delicious. Not fancy, not cheap, but authentic. Been here nearly 20 times and am never unsatisfied read more

Stella's Pizza - Lunch special FTW - Pizza Near Me - New York, New York

So I got there pretty early about 12 PM they was just opening . I called them on my way over there and ordered a pepperoni roll with extra cheese and a slice with extra cheese so I waited around while they got it done and I noticed that they were getting pizza from yesterday ready. I can tell because of the way the cheese looked but you know it is what it is. I'm not a confrontational person I just took it. When I got home I noticed that I had old cheese and new cheese and not fully cooked cheese on my pepperoni row. I had to throw it in the air fryer that I have at home unfortunately. I don't really recommend anybody to go there early at least. I've had a pizza before when it's fresh and I can tell the difference. read more

One of the best slices I ever had. Crunchy doughy tangy cheesy meaty. I was dying. Major sensory overload. Visited every day I was in New York. read more