THE FAMOUS “FRANK PEPE’S PIZZERIA” - New Haven, CT.

From the Italian Enclaves...and please don't turn this post into a "who has the better pizza competition." Here at Italian Enclaves we are documenting our STORY as told thru the historical and current lens. "Frank Pepe's" Italian Enclave history is a living relic of that past, present and the future.

This pizzeria is famous for its signature pie with "white clams."

Still in it's old location on Wooster St in one of New Haven Ct.'s, historical Italian Enclaves, certainly there are other amazing and important A'Pizz Pizzerias in the area, pastry Shops, the Italian Church of St. Michael, and many Societa' Patronale dei Paesi still alive and well.

From the original coal fired ovens (a treat to see if you've never seen one), opening in 1925, Pepe's has expanded to various locations. Bringing their version of the Italian-American "Napoletana" styled pizza to many and still making their signature pies (napoletana, tomato, clam) with their odd way of slicing them, thin fire-blistered crusts. Frank Pepe was the founder comes.

A beautiful moment in Italian Enclaves preserved for us.