Roberta's

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| image_caption =The Bushwick location of Roberta's in October 2011.

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| street-address = 261 Moore St

| city = Brooklyn

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| state = New York

| postcode = 11206

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Roberta's is a New American pizzeria in Brooklyn, New York. Located in the neighborhood of East Williamsburg, it is known for its wood oven cooked pizza and hipster vibe.{{cite web|title=Roberta's Pizza in Brooklyn|url=http://inhabitat.com/nyc/robertas-pizzeria-in-brooklyn-grows-its-own-produce-in-shipping-container-greenhouses/robertas-pizza-table/|work=Inhabitat|accessdate=24 June 2013|archive-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709094424/http://inhabitat.com/nyc/robertas-pizzeria-in-brooklyn-grows-its-own-produce-in-shipping-container-greenhouses/robertas-pizza-table/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Roberta's - Williamsburg|url=http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/robertas/|work=New York|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{cite web|last=Diamond|first=Jonny|date=7 December 2009|title=Roberta's Hipster Pizza Joint Now Features Radio Station, Is Basically TV Sitcom|url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2009/12/07/robertas-hipster-pizza-joint-now-features-radio-station-is-basically-tv-sitcom|work=The L Magazine|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{cite web|last=Stang|first=Chris|date=26 July 2011|title=Roberta's - Brooklyn|url=http://www.immaculateinfatuation.com/2011/07/robertas|work=Immaculate Infatuation|accessdate=24 June 2013|archive-date=26 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226025941/http://www.immaculateinfatuation.com/2011/07/robertas|url-status=dead}} The restaurant serves pizza containing ingredients cooked from a rooftop garden, and houses a radio station in the rear of the building.

Roberta's has recently gained notoriety for its so-called "Tiki Disco" parties, which are thrown throughout Brooklyn,{{cite web|title=Tiki Disco|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/clubs/tiki-disco|work=Time Out New York|accessdate=24 June 2013}} and in 2013 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.{{cite web|last=Tishgart|first=Sierra|date=11 June 2013|title=Roberta's Is Throwing a Pizza-Tiki-Disco Party at Bonnaroo|url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/06/robertas-bonnaroo.html|work=Grub Street|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Barn|url=http://www.bonnaroo.com/snake-jakes-christmas-club-barn/|work=Bonnaroo|accessdate=24 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010090520/http://www.bonnaroo.com/snake-jakes-christmas-club-barn/|archivedate=10 October 2013}} That same year, USA Today published a column from The Daily Meal which named Roberta's as one of America's top 15 pizzerias.{{cite web|last=Bovino|first=Arthur|date=30 November 2013|title=America's 15 best pizzas|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/11/30/best-pizza-in-america/3785309/|work=The Daily Meal|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=24 March 2014}}

Roberta's opened a second location in Culver City, Los Angeles in September 2018{{cite web|last=Elliott |first=Farley |date=24 September 2018 |title=Beloved Brooklyn Spot Roberta's Now Firing Pizzas in Culver City|url=https://la.eater.com/2018/9/24/17894786/robertas-culver-city-open-photos-inside-new/|work=Eater|accessdate=9 April 2021}} and a third in the old Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2020.

Notable events

In 2012 Roberta's hosted a private party for Democratic donor Susie Tompkins Buell, attended by former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.{{cite news|last1=Willis|first1=Kerry|last2=Brown|first2=Stephen Rex|date=25 September 2012|title=Bill and Hillary Clinton dine at trendy Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta's at party for Democratic donor|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bill-hillary-clinton-dine-trendy-brooklyn-pizzeria-roberta-party-democratic-donor-article-1.1165718|work=Daily News|accessdate=24 June 2013}}{{cite news|last=Yakas|first=Ben|date=22 September 2012|title=Bill & Hillary Clinton Went To Bushwick For Pizza At Roberta's Last Night!|url=http://gothamist.com/2012/09/22/photos_bill_hillary_clinton_went_to.php#photo-1|work=Gothamist|accessdate=24 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829001235/http://gothamist.com/2012/09/22/photos_bill_hillary_clinton_went_to.php#photo-1|archivedate=29 August 2014}} In December 2016, The New York Times reported that the restaurant received harassing phone calls that were connected to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.{{cite news|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Eli|title=Roberta's, Popular Brooklyn Restaurant, Is Pulled Into 'Pizzagate' Hoax|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/nyregion/robertas-restaurant-brooklyn-threatened-fake-news-pizzagate-conspiracy.html|accessdate=December 8, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=December 7, 2016}}

See also

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