New York Pizza

Whether you order the Sophia Loren pizza— named after the famous actress and topped with fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, garlic and extra virgin olive oil —the pie is prepped, cooked, cut and boxed within 10 minutes of ordering. Everything in the pizza-making process is homemade, says Arben Rroku, owner and manager of the eatery. “If it’s not crispy, it’s not New York style,” -Rroku. “The dough, it’s authentic (to the) New York style.” New York Pizza opened in December 2023. He started working in pizza in 1997 and previously had two pizzerias in Staten Island and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Myrtle Beach. Rroku, born in Albania and having lived in Reggio Emilia, Italy previously, added that he found his way into working in the pizza industry naturally.