Is Modern Apizza Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New Haven, CT)

Food Paradise, Season 15, Episode 10

S15E10 ('The Bucket List') featured Modern Apizza's coal-fired, brick-oven New Haven-style apizza, baked in ovens that reach roughly 700 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the restaurant's website (modernapizza.com). Modern Apizza is a pizza restaurant at 874 State Street in New Haven, Connecticut, according to its website. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-18), Modern Apizza is grouped with Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza as part of what locals call the 'Holy Trinity' of New Haven-style pizza, with food critics consistently ranking the three among the best pizza places in the world. A 2026-09-08 check of modernapizza.com listed current hours -- including 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday -- along with a menu and gift cards, according to the restaurant's website.

Man v. Food, Season 4, Episode 1 Aired June 1, 2011

Man v. Food's Season 4 opener (S4E1, aired 2011-06-01) featured Modern Apizza, a coal-fired New Haven pizzeria known for its thin, charred-edge crust and White Clam Pie. Along with Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sally's Apizza, Modern Apizza is informally grouped by locals as part of the 'Holy Trinity' of New Haven-style pizza, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-18). The restaurant operates from 874 State Street in New Haven and is owned by Bill and Barbara Pustari. According to WTNH News, Bill Pustari discussed the restaurant's nearly 40-year history at a New Haven Museum program in April 2026.

A Yelp listing for the business, updated September 2026, shows nearly 2,000 reviews and reflects continued active operation. Together, the recent museum appearance and the current-dated Yelp listing indicate the pizzeria remains open and under the same family's ownership more than five decades after opening.