Fair Lawn is not just known for thin crust pizza, it's renowned for it. The pizzerias in this New Jersey city excel at baking this traditional Italian pizza from the Rome region of the home country, and you'll find they present their thin crusts in a variety of ways. While circular pies are the most popular, grandma-style tray-bakes are not far behind and they're the perfect type of thin crust to get when you have a few hungry mouths to feed. In general, thin-crust pizza is a basic pie made from bread dough, tomato sauce, and cheese, which can be mozzarella or any other sort of cheese that melts down well when in the oven. The dough base of a thin crust, Italian-style not New York-style, is crispy when baked. That makes a nice textural contrast with the soft sauce and cheese when you eat it. Two words that sum up thin-crust pizzas perfectly– totally delicious.

Best delivery pizza in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

One of the reasons Zevy's Pizza makes the best delivery pizza in Fair Lawn is because they know how to deliver big time. That's not just by getting a pie to your door in the minimal time span possible, but by making extra-large grandma-style pies and having the right-sized delivery boxes to fit in them. Zevy's Pizza has a moderately sized premises on River Road that has just a few tables and chairs in the dining area fronting the counter and enclosed kitchen. The dining area hasn't been designed for comfortable dining, but more as a place to sit while you're picking up an order as many people do. One of the best pizzas to order from Zevy's is their drunken grandma-style pies which are topped with a vodka sauce and two different cheeses plus whatever other ingredients you ask for. If you're not into vodka sauce then give Zevy's fried onion pizza a try.

Best takeout pizza in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

If you've spent the afternoon in the Saddle River County Park with the kids and they're now ravenously hungry, you won't have to go too far to be able to get them the best take-out pizza in Fair Lawn. Head down Broadway and you'll soon come across a place called Biby's Empanadas and Pizza. Biby's is run more along the lines of a bakery than an actual pizzeria which can be a bonus as it means their oven is always hot. Go through the door and your nostrils will be assailed by the aroma of Argentinian empanadas as well as cheese melting on the pizzas cooking in the kitchen. An extra bonus that comes with Biby's pizza is, no matter whether you get a tray-bake or round pie, they all come topped right to the edge so there's no bare crust whatsoever.

Best pizza near Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Oradell

Oradell is less than a ten-mile drive east of Fair Lawn and a decent destination to head for if you want to combine indoor with outdoor activities on your day out. The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum is a definite must-visit in Oradell, as it houses some impressive collections of wildlife art in various formats and is part natural history museum as well as gallery. If you prefer to see live species you can at the Bergen County Zoo or alternatively, head over to the shoreline of Oradell Reservoir with a pair of binoculars to spot the bald eagles that fish and nest on the lake. If you want to have an impromptu picnic while bird spotting, you can pick up a great pie from Calabria Pizza on Kinderkamack Road.

Paterson

You only have to drive the few miles from Fair Lawn to Paterson to guarantee having an interesting day out. Paterson is renowned for its stunning waterfalls and historic architecture. To get a good look at both the best cascade and buildings, you need to go to the Paterson Great Falls National Park. As well as being able to access the viewpoint for the falls you can explore some of the mill buildings that are reputed to have initiated the start of the American Industrial Revolution. To have a hike through some superbly scenic countryside, hit the trails in the Garrett Mountain Reservation where there's a stone-built castle and herds of deer. End the outing with a pizza at Patsy's Tavern and Restaurant on 7th Avenue.

Yonkers

Make a trip twenty miles or so east from Fair Lawn crossing over the Hudson River on the George Washington Bridge and you'll get to Yonkers in New York state. You'll also be on the edge of Manhattan and in the right spot to make a visit to the New York Botanical Gardens or the Bronx Zoo if you wanted to as you'll be passing close by. Enjoy a breath of fresh air with a stroll through Tibbetts Brook Park where there's a small, but pretty waterfall. Explore the past with a tour around the Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, which is an immense mansion converted into a museum where they also hold live reenactments of historical events. When you're ready to tuck into a good pie, head for Yonkers Pizza on Ridge Hill Boulevard.