147470 Tue Mar 23 09:12:17 -0800 2004 12 12 Boston Area 0 790447 Going to be visiting Berklee and New England Conservatory in a couple of weeks, who has the best pizza in the area? Thanks Ed. Tue Mar 23 09:12:17 -0800 2004 0 Ed Newman 1 790449 For heaven's sake, avoid Little Stevie's like the plague. I can't tell you what's good, but I can tell you what's terrible. Best bet is to take the T to North Station and head to Regina's. Sorry I can't help more - the Back Bay/Symphony area has a derth of good pizza. Maybe Woody's? I've never been but heard decent things. Nab? Tue Mar 23 10:15:17 -0800 2004 790447 0 Dax 2 790480 if you don't mind taking the subway, it is a short ride from there to porter square where Di Mio Pizza has the best thin crust pizza in boston. Tue Mar 23 14:53:39 -0800 2004 790449 0 tati 3 790482 From Symphony? I've never been to the place you referece, but Symphony or Hynes to Park and out to Porter isn't exactly a "short ride" on the T. Never even heard of Di Mio but the "best thin crust in Boston" (and I assume you mean Cambridge too) is a mighty bold claim. I'll have to give that place a try. Tue Mar 23 15:33:40 -0800 2004 790480 0 Dax 4 790497 Di Mio is owned by the family who owned the now defunct Vici in Coolidge Corner...Median level crust at best.... Tue Mar 23 19:12:40 -0800 2004 790482 0 galleygirl 5 790505 If one is cracing a Regina's style old school pie or slice, Di Mio would definitely need to be characterized on the "frou frou" end of the spectrum. Their "top of the line" pie incorporates roasted, smoked duck breast and goat cheese. That having been said, it's a cute, worthwhile place to try. They are trying hard and the ingredients are very fresh. Toppings are inventive [Everything from roasted eggplant to carmelized shallots to made-in-house meatballs] and they also ahve a good line of paninis [don't recall if they are always pressed correctly; I tend to like mine pressed quite hard with discernible grill marks, but that preference can be stated] and salads. --Sugar Tue Mar 23 20:53:50 -0800 2004 790497 0 Sugar04 6 790506 This may be, but I was discussing the idea of the best "thin crust", as the poster said, in Boston... DiMio may be many things, vis a vis; panini, toppings, convenience, etc., to many people, but the best thin crust in Boston, doesn't even beg a comparison...Hope the people at Di Mio are better than the people at Vici...The father, who seemed in charge, was so abusive to his help, that I cringed everytime I went in, and finally stopped going. It was too uncomfortable an atmosphere. Tue Mar 23 21:07:02 -0800 2004 790505 0 galleygirl 7 790511 Plus there are so many permutations of thin crust. Are we talking Cambridge 1 super thin or Regina's thin - two totally different experiences IMO. Tue Mar 23 22:41:05 -0800 2004 790506 0 Dax 4 791836 The concept of thin crust in these parts kills me. If you're from New Haven, like I am, thin crust means that it still resembles bread; it has yeast and chew. Cambridge One and Di Mio seem to have vaulted back in time -- to that heady time in the Midwest, circa the 60s, when ``pizza'' meant canned tomatoes on matzah. I'm still looking for real pizza in this town. Sat Apr 17 15:53:30 -0700 2004 790482 0 N'Haven girl 5 791837 Have you looked at Regina's in the North End? Sat Apr 17 16:07:13 -0700 2004 791836 0 9lives 1 790458 I think Woody's is a great place to go for wood-fired pizza. I have never been disappointed. Great toppings - freshly prepared - a good amount of beers on tap too. Nice, casual, collegiate atmosphere. It is at 58 Hemenway Street in the Fenway area. Tue Mar 23 11:02:54 -0800 2004 790447 0 Haley 1 790517 At the risk of further inflaming a "one true religion" discussion, here are some nearby thin-crust pizzas that I think are worthwhile: Figs (Charles St, Beacon Hill), Scoozi (Newbury St, Back Bay), Emma's (Kendall Square, Cambridge), and Joe V's (Shawmut Ave, South End). I like Woody's (wood-fire oven, oh yeah), but I don't recall it as a real skinny crust. My Hall of Fame would also include the flammekeuche at Sandrine's in Harvard Square, and Al Forno in Providence. Despite some recent disses on this board, I also like Santarpio's in East Boston: humble, but worthy. Wed Mar 24 01:54:26 -0800 2004 790447 0 MC Slim JB 1 792059 This posting might be too late, but I can't believe no one mentioned 'Upper Crust' on Harvard St in Coolidge Corner Brookline. Right in front of the movie theatre. I think their pizza is fabulous Wed Apr 21 17:08:35 -0700 2004 790447 0 susan