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What Happened to Forcella After Food Paradise? (Brooklyn, NY)

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As of September 2026, Forcella has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in March 2026 shows the original Williamsburg Forcella location as permanently closed; the packet's google_places match is an unrelated same-named restaurant in Boston.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's 2013 episode 'Deep Fried Paradise 3: Grease is the Word' (Travel Channel), the show visited Forcella in New York City, spotlighting the restaurant's fried montanara pizza — dough that is deep-fried before being topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil and finished in a wood-fired oven. Forcella is a Neapolitan-style pizzeria founded by pizzaiolo Giulio Adriani in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that billed the montanara as the original New York fried pizza and later expanded to additional New York City locations, including one on the Bowery in Manhattan. A Yelp listing for the chain's original Williamsburg location, at 485 Lorimer Street, updated in March 2026, marks that location permanently closed. The episode paired Forcella's fried pizza with other deep-fried specialties featured across the same broadcast.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 18
Original air date
Episode title
Deep Fried Paradise 3: Grease is the Word
What was featured
deep-fried Neapolitan montanara pizza with tomato, mozzarella, basil
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Forcella

Frequently asked questions

Is Forcella still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Forcella has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.

What happened to Forcella after Food Paradise?

On Food Paradise's 2013 episode 'Deep Fried Paradise 3: Grease is the Word' (Travel Channel), the show visited Forcella in New York City, spotlighting the restaurant's fried montanara pizza — dough that is deep-fried before being topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil and finished in a wood-fired oven. As of September 2026, Forcella has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026.

Is Forcella permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Forcella has closed — confirmed via Yelp, March 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Forcella located?

485 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Forcella?

Season 4, Episode 18 of Food Paradise, first aired 2013. The episode is titled “Deep Fried Paradise 3: Grease is the Word”.

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Visit info

Address
485 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
forcellaboston.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/forcella-brooklyn-4
  • glenwoodnyc.com — https://www.glenwoodnyc.com/manhattan-living/forcella-fried-pizza-bowery-new-york-pizza-restaurant/

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