The only place to dominate outdoor pizza and sangria pitchers under the High Line

The Standard's Pizza Garden fennel salami pizza

Pizza. Massive pitchers of sangria. Infinite sunlight. Steve Guttenberg and his witty conversation about world affairs. Only one of those things is not readily on hand at The Standard's sub-High Line Pizza Garden, the hotel's newest outdoor wonderland serving food from the superteam of Frank Pinello from Roberta's and Williamsburg's Best Pizza (he's manning the oven), and The Standard Grill's head chef Dan Silverman, who's focusing on apps and small plates

The open-air plaza provides all the outside-ness of the next-door Biergarten, with none of the getting hit with stray ping pong balls

Pizza creations promise to get funkier and funkier as time goes on, but they're starting with this take on a pepperoni pie with black olives, red onions, and fennel salami that's been "domed", so that the slices curl up around the edges and get a nice crisp, which leads to extra crunch and taste. "You wouldn't believe how much more flavor the crispiness adds," says Frank

They're really excited about this one, which employs the signature Best Pizza sesame seed crust, plus ricotta and all the veggies that are super-in-season, like ramps, peas, and "French breakfast radishes". You know you've been waiting for French breakfast radish season all year

Here are their spice jars: thyme, basil, mint, and rosemary plants

This hefty charcuterie plate is stocked with prosciutto, mortadella, and coppa, plus some grilled bread and pickled watermelon rind that's actually their take on a mostarda and gets marinated and spiced for three days

Beautiful, beautiful burrata with grilled leeks and romanesco sauce

Refreshing summertime cocktails come family style (minus your mom's fanny pack), like the rose sangria packed with fruit, lemon juice, and orange liqueur

Behold the Dolores. It's like a margarita that went on vacation to the Mediterranean and came back stuffed with cilantro and sumac salt

Don't forget to look up.

The Standard's Pizza Garden - seating
The Standard's Pizza Garden - salami pizza
The Standard's Pizza Garden - veggie pizza
The Standard's Pizza Garden - herb pots
The Standard's Pizza Garden - charcuterie plate
The Standard's Pizza Garden - burrata
The Standard's Pizza Garden - sangria
The Standard's Pizza Garden - The Dolores
The Standard's Pizza Garden - The Standard