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Louie & Ernie’s Pizzeria: A Bronx Institution Celebrated Nationwide

Louie & Ernie's Pizzeria

You can keep your $65 TikTok-famous truffle pizza joints and flashy Manhattan secret slice shops — there’s one no-frills Bronx pizzeria to top them all, according to the eating experts at Food Republic.

Louie & Ernie’s, a beloved Boogie Down mainstay, was named the best “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant in New York by the outlet — beating out scores of worthy contenders.

Pelham Bay’s preferred pie-slinger has been a presence on the garden level of a single-family home at 1300 Crosby Ave. in the quiet neighborhood since 1959 — having originally opened in Harlem in 1947.

For more than six decades now, this simple shop has been dishing out New York-style pies to loyal fans who swear by its classic charm and flavors.

The restaurant’s reputation clearly stretches far beyond the borough, but in an interview with The Post, owner Cosimo Tiso, 55, claimed that calling his business a restaurant is “misleading.”

“We’re not a restaurant, we’re just a pizzeria — really old-school,” he said. “We’re just pizza. A few different calzones. And that’s it. There’s nothing else on it.”

“If you’re looking for the menu from Cheesecake Factory, you’re at the wrong place. Our menu is so basic, it’s not a menu. It’s a list of pizzas and calzones,” he declared.

Garlic knots and salad are a no, and don’t come looking for any out-of-the-ordinary toppings.

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