Celebra San Valentín con pizzas con forma de corazón en el East Village

La Gaceta de Nueva York, one of the leading Spanish-language publications serving New York City's Latino community, covered East Village Pizza's heart-shaped pizza ahead of Valentine's Day 2026, bringing the story of Frank Kabatas and his distinctive pizza offerings to readers who represent a significant and vital part of the East Village neighborhood's community.

The coverage in La Gaceta de Nueva York reflects a broader truth about East Village Pizza: the restaurant has always served a neighborhood that is genuinely diverse, in language, in background, and in the stories people bring to the counter when they come in for a slice. Frank Kabatas himself is an immigrant, arriving from Turkey in 1997 with no culinary experience and building one of Manhattan's best-known independent pizzerias over more than two decades of work. The restaurant's story resonates across communities precisely because the themes — hard work, perseverance, love for a craft — translate without losing anything.

La Gaceta's coverage highlighted what makes East Village Pizza's heart-shaped pizza distinctive in a city where many pizzerias offer the concept seasonally: availability throughout the entire year. Kabatas introduced the heart-shaped pizza in 2019 and made the immediate decision to offer it year-round when he saw the demand extend well beyond Valentine's Day. Anniversary dinners, birthday celebrations, Galentine's gatherings, date nights in March or July or November — there is no wrong time for a heart-shaped pizza, and East Village Pizza is ready to deliver one any day of the year.

The four varieties currently on the menu — classic cheese at $27.99, white at $29.99, pepperoni at $29.99, and Margherita at $31.99 — cover the range of tastes without overcomplicating the choice. Each is made with the same hand-tossed 72-hour cold-fermented dough and fresh mozzarella prepared in-house daily that defines the quality standard at East Village Pizza. The heart is shaped by hand for each order, which gives it the visual character of something genuinely crafted rather than mass-produced.

For Valentine's Day specifically, the restaurant offers heart-shaped pizzas in limited-edition boxes that make them an ideal gift as well as a meal — a detail that La Gaceta noted as particularly appealing for readers looking for a romantic but relaxed alternative to the expensive fixed-price menus that dominate the city's restaurants in mid-February. A heart-shaped pizza delivered to the door, in a dedicated box, made fresh that evening, is a gesture that requires thought and delivers something real.

East Village Pizza delivers throughout the East Village, Lower East Side, Union Square, and surrounding Manhattan neighborhoods. The restaurant is at 145 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003, open daily from 11AM until 3AM and until 5AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Orders can be placed online or by calling (212) 529-4545. For Valentine's Day orders, booking a day or two in advance ensures the timing and availability you want.