‘Bodega Pizza is about bringing together the community with something all New Yorkers love, pizza. It is the latest business endeavor of Jose Morales, whose previous businesses, like Apt. 78, have given him a somewhat legendary standing in the area.

“Who doesn’t love pizza?” says Morales. His business idea comes from the memory of what a bodega meant to him growing up: a sense of family and connection.

A day exploring Bodega Pizza included plenty of great food and some unexpected surprises.’

Medium publication on newly opened restaurant in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York.