What is Lombardi's Pizza?
[[File:Lombardi's Pizza.jpg|thumb|Storefront in February 2013]] '''Lombardi's''' is a pizzeria in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Asimov|first=Eric|date=1998-06-10|title=New York Pizza, the Real Thing, Makes a Comeback|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/10/dining/new-york-pizza-the-real-thing-makes-a-comeback.html|access-date=2020-08-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was opened in 1905. It is located in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. It is on the Pizza Hall of Fame as the first [[wiktionary:pizzéria|pizzeria]] in the United States. == History == Gennaro Lombardi, later known as the man who brought pizza to America, started the business in 1897.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Little|first=Becky|title=Meet a Long-Lost Father of New York City Pizza|url=https://www.history.com/news/pizza-origins-discovery-new-york-filippo-milone-lombardis|access-date=2020-08-22|website=HISTORY|language=en}}</ref> It was still a [[Supermarket|grocery store]] at 53½ Spring Street. It began selling tomato pies wrapped in paper. They used to deliver it during lunchtime to workers from factories in the area. In 1905, Lombardi received a business [[license]] to operate a pizza restaurant. He later passed the business on to his son, George. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * {{Official website|https://www.firstpizza.com/}} {{Multistub|US|food}} [[Category:1900s establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:1905 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:American restaurants]] [[Category:Companies based in New York City]] [[Category:Manhattan]]