Kesté Pizza & Vino, also known as Kesté Pizzeria or simply Keste's, is a pizzeria, located in Manhattan, that serves Neapolitan-style wood-fired brick oven pizza. As of 2015, it is the fourth-highest rated pizzeria in the United States on TripAdvisor.[2][3] The Bleecker Street restaurant had permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by October 2021, although there remained a secondary location open in FiDi. The magazine Time Out wrote, "it ushered in a wave of thin pies with puffy pockets of air and tiny black blisters across the city."[4]
History
Kesté's was founded in 2009 by Roberto Caporuscio, who works alongside his daughter, Giorgia.[5] Keste's is located on Bleecker Street next to John's. The restaurant was rated as the fourth best pizza in the United States and second best in New York City.[6]
New York Magazine and Food Network Magazine named Kesté's the best pizza in New York.[citation needed] The Bleecker Street restaurant had permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic by October 2021, although there remained a secondary location open in FiDi. Wrote TimeOut about the Bleecker Street location, "it ushered in a wave of thin pies with puffy pockets of air and tiny black blisters across the city."[4]