James Beard–nominated Chef Dan Richer has come up with a solution for pizza lovers who can’t have cheese or dairy. The famous Razza Pizza Artigianale in Jersey City is introducing its very first vegan pizza. The Spicy Vegan Vodka Pizza, made with Violife’s plant-based heavy cream in the vodka sauce and grated parmesan, is only available through April 30.
Razza is very well known throughout New Jersey – and the world – for its pizza pies. It was listed among the 22 Best Pizza Places in the United States, according to an unranked list by The New York Times last summer. It was No. 11 on a list of the top pizza places in the world in 2023, and also in 2021, according to 50 Top Pizza.
And Pizzello.com included Jersey City as No. 122 on its list of the best pizza cities in the country this time last year.
Some top menu items that people line the street for are the traditional tomato pie with yellow and red tomato sauce with 36-month Parmigiano-Reggiano; the Jersey Margherita with crushed tomatoes, Jersey Girl fresh mozzarella and basil; and the corn pie with New Jersey corn, fresh mozzarella, scamorza cheese, shaved onions and fermented chili paste.
Razza’s owner and head chef is Dan Richer, a Matawan native. He attended Rutgers University for his bachelor’s degree, but skipped his graduation ceremony to fly to Italy. That’s where he found his pizza-making inspo and passion, which led him to open his restaurant in 2007. He makes sure the flour, and milk for the butter and cheese, are all local, paying special attention to agriculture.
Razza Pizza Artigianale is located at 275-277 Grove St. in Jersey City. The Spicy Vegan Vodka Pizza is only available through April 30.
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