Fried chicken, chilaquiles, and bread... oh my

Fried pizza is as Neapolitan as buffalo mozzarella.

Welcome to Dude, You Gotta Eat This -- a new Thrillist series where we direct your eating attention toward new, under-the-radar, weird, or just plain awesome eats you need to go try around the city.

Welcome to Dude, You Gotta Eat This -- a new Thrillist series where we direct your eating attention toward new, under-the-radar, weird, or just plain awesome eats you need to go try around the city.

Welcome to Dude, You Gotta Eat This -- a new Thrillist series where we direct your eating attention toward new, under-the-radar, weird, or just plain awesome eats you need to go try around NYC.

The Bronx doesn’t get a lot of love for its pizza, which is ridiculous, because, um, it should get a lot of love for its pizza -- especially when it comes to these nine pie joints that sling everything from white and Salerno-style pies, to some classic, greasy, New York slices.

Even as Italians slowly continue to move out, the famous Arthur Avenue in the Bronx remains the destination for red sauce, for New Yorkers in the know.