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Live prompt scan
On October 8, 2026, we ran six consumer prompts — “What’s the best pizza in Brooklyn right now?”, “Where’s the best pizza slice in Manhattan?”, “What are the best old-school New York pizza joints?”, “Best Neapolitan pizza in NYC?”, “Best pizza near Williamsburg, Brooklyn?”, “I only have one day in New York. Where should I get pizza?” — through Gemini (2.5 Flash) and Perplexity (Sonar). One run each, twelve answers in total.
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Mentions, counted by hand
Every pizzeria the engines named in an answer was tallied. 33 distinct shops were named at least once; this table shows the 16 with the most mentions. A shop counts once per answer, however many sources the engine cited for it.
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Citeable score
The 0–100 score blends mention count (70%) with engine spread — whether both engines named the shop (30%). “Recommended” means both engines named it, or one engine named it in three or more prompts. This is a small-sample scan, not our full 20-answer audit.
Ranked table
NYC pizzeria AI visibility leaderboard
“Recommended by AI?” means the shop showed a multi-engine or repeated-prompt signal strong enough to be treated as a default answer candidate. Scores are outreach-ready visibility signals, not food ratings. Looking for bars? See our Toronto bar ranking.
| Rank | Pizzeria | Neighborhood | AI Visibility score | Recommended by AI? | Mentions / engines | Signal found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Joe's Pizza Gemini + Perplexity | Greenwich Village | 65/100 | Yes | 6/12 | The most-named shop in the scan: five of six Gemini answers, plus Perplexity’s “safest consensus” pick for a Manhattan slice. |
| #2 | Best Pizza Gemini + Perplexity | Williamsburg | 53/100 | Yes | 4/12 | Named in both engines’ Williamsburg prompts and in the one-day-itinerary answer. |
| #3 | Una Pizza Napoletana Gemini + Perplexity | Lower East Side | 48/100 | Yes | 3/12 | Perplexity called it “the single most-cited answer” for Neapolitan pizza; Gemini agreed. |
| #4 | Lucali Gemini + Perplexity | Carroll Gardens | 42/100 | Yes | 2/12 | Perplexity’s “destination meal” pick for a one-day visitor; Gemini named it for Brooklyn. |
| #5 | Don Antonio Gemini + Perplexity | Hell's Kitchen | 42/100 | Yes | 2/12 | Both engines named it for Neapolitan pies, behind Una Pizza Napoletana. |
| #6 | Patsy's Pizzeria Gemini + Perplexity | East Harlem | 42/100 | Yes | 2/12 | Both engines listed it among the old-school institutions: coal-fired, thin-crust, since 1933. |
| #7 | Scarr's Pizza Gemini + Perplexity | Lower East Side | 42/100 | Yes | 2/12 | Perplexity’s boldest Manhattan slice claim (“Everything about this slice was perfect”), seconded by Gemini. |
| #8 | Roberta's Gemini only | Bushwick | 38/100 | Yes | 4/12 | Strong Gemini presence across four prompts, but absent from every Perplexity answer. |
| #9 | L'Industrie Pizzeria Perplexity only | Williamsburg / West Village | 33/100 | Yes | 3/12 | Perplexity’s default Williamsburg answer, three prompts running; Gemini never named it. |
| #10 | Di Fara Pizza Gemini only | Midwood | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Gemini’s “holy grail” legacy pick for Brooklyn; no Perplexity pickup in this scan. |
| #11 | Grimaldi's Gemini only | DUMBO | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Named for Brooklyn and old-school prompts by Gemini; absent from Perplexity. |
| #12 | John's of Bleecker Street Gemini only | Greenwich Village | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Gemini’s leading old-school answer; Perplexity preferred Patsy’s and Sal & Carmine’s. |
| #13 | L&B Spumoni Gardens Gemini only | Bensonhurst | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Gemini named it for Brooklyn squares; Perplexity’s Brooklyn answers skipped it. |
| #14 | Paulie Gee's Gemini only | Greenpoint | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Gemini’s Greenpoint pick in Brooklyn and slice-style prompts; no Perplexity mention. |
| #15 | Prince Street Pizza Gemini only | Nolita | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Named by Gemini for Manhattan slices; Perplexity’s Manhattan answer centered Scarr’s and Joe’s. |
| #16 | Motorino Gemini only | Williamsburg / East Village | 27/100 | Partly | 2/12 | Gemini listed it among Brooklyn’s reliable pies; Perplexity preferred newer names. |
For NYC pizzeria owners
If the engines can’t agree on you, some of your customers are hearing your competitor’s name instead.
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