NEWARK, NJ — A more creative pizza is coming to town. Newark is one of five New Jersey towns that will soon be home to Artichoke Basille's Pizza, the pizzeria announced.

The other towns that will soon house the rapidly expanding New York-based pizzeria are Hoboken, Jersey City, New Brunswick and Princeton. Premal and Leela Shanghvi have signed a deal to bring the pizzeria to the garden state. "We've always been huge fans of Artichoke Basille's Pizza," Premal Shanghvi said in a release. "We're excited to have the opportunity to bring their creative take on New York pizza to New Jersey, and anticipate that our neighbors will enjoy their pizza as much as we do."



Cousins and best friends Francis Garcia and Sal Basille founded the pizzeria, whose creative take on pizza has attracted the attention of celebrities and native New Yorkers alike.

Their creations include their namesake Artichoke Pie with cream sauce, artichoke hearts, spinach, mozzarella, and pecorino romano. They also have a rab Pie, made with crab sauce, fresh mozzarella, and panko-breaded Surimi crab meat.



They also offer more traditional pizzas and Italian dishes such as their meatball roll, calzones and salads.

Artichoke Basille's has been named "Best Pizza" in the New York Post's list of the '11 Best Late Night Food Spots in NYC' and 'Top 5 Slices in the 5 Boroughs' by CBS New York.

The chain has been featured on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Rachael Ray Show," "Late Night with Seth Meyers," "The Chew with Mario Batali" and the founders' own shows, the Cooking Channel's "Pizza Cuz" and "Pizza Masters.



While the towns have been announced, no addresses have been announced as of Thursday.

