With Glendale being geographically located so close to New York you may expect it to be a place known for New York-style pizza, but it's not. Many of the first Italian arrivals to Glendale were of Sicilian descent and when it comes to making pizza, they have their own way of doing it. Glendale is known for Sicilian-style pizza and that's the type of pie that features on most of the pizzeria menus in this city. Sicilian-style pizza is a very different pie to other traditional Italian pizzas. The dough base is made much thicker and has a spongy cake-like texture to it. It's usually baked in a tray-bake rectangular shape and cut into squares for serving. Authentic Sicilian-style pizza doesn't have a cheese topping and is just finished with a flavorsome tomato sauce. To make it more inviting to American taste, the pizzerias in Glendale now add cheese to their pies and it's none the worse for that.

Best delivery pizza in Glendale, New York

When you want the best delivery pizza in Glendale, order it from a proper Italian pizzeria. It's the only way to ensure what turns up at your door is the best pizza you can get. To do that in Glendale you need to order your pie from Grace Pizza on Myrtle Avenue. This family-owned and run pizzeria has been baking pizzas for thirty years. That experience is evident in everything they do from prepping to baking and right down to delivering so you can expect one hundred percent professionalism.

Grace Pizza have invested in their premises over the years and it shows. The pizzeria has a classy, black-fronted entrance and comfortable booths in the dining area which gives it an intimate atmosphere. The colorful wall art adds a warming Mediterranean note to the otherwise neutral décor. Their pizzas aren’t neutral though so be prepared for a burst of color when you open your pizza box. Grace's pizza sauce is as fresh and red as a sun-ripened tomato gets.

Best takeout pizza in Glendale, New York

If you've been wandering around the ornate graves of the famous folk buried in the St John Cemetery or been visiting a departed loved one and are in need of some comfort food, you won't have far to go to get some. Leone's Pizzeria makes the best take-out pizza in Glendale and you only need to go over to Cooper Avenue to be able to pick one up. Pull up out front of Leone's and you'll immediately notice the Italian-style canopies on the premise's frontage. Those and the Italian conifer tree standing by the door are a good indication you're in for an authentic Italian pizza. One waft of the aromas coming from the kitchen of this pizzeria and if you closed your eyes, you could be forgiven for thinking you're in Italy. Forget a take-out. Sit down, get a slice or two of pie, and make the most of your mini, albeit faux, vacation.

Best pizza near Glendale, New York

Valley Stream

You don't need to drive very far, less than ten miles, to be able to enjoy an outdoor space away from the world of high rises. Head for Valley Stream southeast of Glendale and there you'll find the Valley Stream State Park. In this one-hundred acre woodland, all the city views are hidden by the trees so you'll be able to totally forget about where you are for a while. Pick up a pizza to-go from Mama Gina's Pizzeria on East Merrick Road before you go and you can make use of the park's picnic area after a wander along the leafy trails.

Coney Island

When you're in dire need of feeling that vacation atmosphere, get in your car and take the Belt Parkway south to Coney Island. It'll take you less than half an hour unless everyone else has the same idea and are causing traffic tailbacks. In Coney Island you can hustle for elbow room on Brighton Beach, spend dime after dime in the slot arcades, have a spin on the Ferris wheel, and visit the Coney Island Museum. After you've plowed through a few slices of pizza from Totonno's on Neptune Avenue, be entertained at the Coney Island Circus Sideshow.

Sands Point

You can combine a museum visit with a few hours on the beach and some wildlife spotting if you go to Sands Point. Sands Point is only twenty miles northeast of Glendale, but allow an hour for the journey as traffic can be congested. Once you're in Sands Point head for the Sands Point Preserve where you can explore the four different mansions which once belonged to America's elite rich, hike through the one-hundred and twenty acre-plus grounds, and spot multiple species of birds and pond life like red-eared slider turtles and bullfrogs. If you're totally croaked out after your visit here, stop off at Salvatore's on Shore Road in Port Washington on the way home.