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TACCONELLI’S IN PHILADELPHIA NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST PIZZERIAS
ForbesTraveler.com Ranks Port Richmond Pizza Place Among America’s 10 Best

PHILADELPHIA, March 17, 2008 - In September 2007, the Today show named Vesuvio’s Cheesesteak BLT the “Best Sandwich in America,” and now ForbesTraveler.com is calling Philadelphia’s Tacconelli’s Pizza one of America’s 10 best pizzerias. The Port Richmond restaurant joins great American pizza spots from Berkeley to the Bronx, including famed chef Mario Batali’s Mozza in Los Angeles, on the March 5, 2008 list. Read the full ForbesTraveler.com article here.

Tacconelli's Pizzeria

Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC

To check out this prized pizzeria, hail a cab to Port Richmond, and keep these tips in mind:

The restaurant is cash only.It’s BYOB—that is, bring your own bottle.
Tacs sells pizza and pizza only.
“It only makes enough pizza dough for one day at a time. Call early to reserve or you’re out of luck,” according to ForbesTraveler.com writer Don Burnham.

For more information on Tacconelli’s, check out:

Philly insider travel blog, uwishunu.com, for blog posts written by locals about Tacconelli’s, including Tacconelli’s Pizzeria and Not Mystic Pizza But Definitely a Slice of Heaven
soundaboutphilly.com, where the “My Philly” SoundAboutPhilly® podcast tour features locals dishing about the pizza spot. The Tacconelli’s segment is found here.

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region’s vitality. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.

Note to Editors: For photos of Greater Philadelphia, visit our Photo Gallery.

CONTACT:

Caroline Bean, GPTMC
(215) 599-7433, caroline@gptmc.com

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