Slice Society — Local services in Berlin

Credentials: I am a NYC pizza enthusiast who grew up on the east coast USA

Beginners advice: Buy the slice and eat it fresh (since it’s usually being reheated, this enhances the crisp and texture of the pizza…kind of like double frying French fries)

The review: Every component counts in a dish with few ingredients. Slice Society has paid great attention to the nuances that define a classic NY slice. A crisp crust with an elastic yet pillowy center, a flavorful but not overpowering sauce, low moisture mozzarella, ACTUAL pepperoni (with the added bonus of cupping - iykyk), and a crispy undercarriage that doesn’t flop (shoutout Dave Portnoy).

In Berlin, it’s pretty rare to find people who understand and appreciate what NY/MA/CT style pizza is. Until this point I’ve only found two other places who claim to offer this unique style. The most well known being Magic John’s (just a few meters away) and the other being Circle & Slice in Friedrichshain. Magic John’s was the go-to and still would be if I hadn’t discovered Slice Society. Unfortunately, MJ’s quality has atrophied with time and their menu has grown increasingly diverse and not in a good way. Pumpkin hummus pizza is not pizza, I’m afraid. With new competition just a stones throw away, I look forward to seeing if they’ll get back to their initial line in the sand. The other place, Circle & Slice, has a decent pizza but the crust is Neapolitan adjacent and completely misses the mark of the NY slice they claim to offer.

Slice society has clearly done the work to offer a succinct menu and a beautiful product. The right flour and fermentation are critical to achieving the crust. They have a custom pepperoni sourced from a butcher they collaborate with. Such pepperoni is scarce in Germany.

To those who think the price is too high…you get what you pay for and there’s no genuine competition as of right now. 3€ for a slice may seem like a lot but compare it to a 3€ croissant. A 1€ slice is achievable but then so is a 1€ croissant. You can taste the difference.

My advice to Slice Society is to be uncompromising on quality, keep the menu tight, steer clear of garlic knots and vegan cheese, and to keep up the...

After quite a few visits I can say that this place slaps. I wrote a master‘s thesis primarily about pizza restaurants, so I know what I’m talking about. New York style, executed really well. The crust has good crispiness, perfect amount of char, and correct amount of chewyness. The sauce is appropriately seasoned. Super consistent too, only caveat being that on a very rare occasion they slightly over-top a pie. Service is nice and casual and the place is super queer friendly.

I saw some people complain online about the fact that they add EVOO post-bake and a dusting of parm and that’s not “authentic”. Please get the sticks out of your you-know-where. Who cares if it’s “authentic” - it executes the style well and “authenticity” is a mirage regardless, especially for something as wildly iterated on over generations and places as pizza.

Only things I would like to see are a rotating special to keep the menu fresh and the addition of a really good helles beer on tap. We are in Germany - I want to be able to drink an excellent beer with my pizza when the weather is nice!

Thanks for the great...

Our visit was on the night ofJune 18, 2025. We are Canadians touring from Canada and we were struggling to find a place we wanted to eat at. Slice Society caught our eye, however we got there at 9:57 PM, 3 minutes before closing. The staff there were so kind to take our order in (a full pizza, half cheese, half pepperoni) given we could wait outside as the staff cleaned up. Once we got our pizza, it did not disappoint. Between the 3 of us, the pizza was gone within 5-10 minutes. I could feel the grease dripping from each slice, a sign of an amazing pizza slice.

Thank you Slice Society team for allowing us to try your pizza, and for making one 3 minutes before closing! I recommend this place to anyone visiting Berlin and I will definitely...