tomato pies restaurant information established 1912 current owner s nick azzaro head chef nick azzaro food type italian street address 19 robbinsville allentown road city robbinsville state new jersey postal code zip 08691 country united states other locations 804 chambers st other information this location no longer operates website papa s tomato pies papa s tomato pies is a historic pizzeria selling tomato pies in new jersey . it was founded by giuseppe joe papa in 1912 on south clinton avenue in trenton new jersey . 1 2 papa s is the oldest family owned and longest continuously operating pizzeria in the united states . papa s is the second oldest pizzeria after lombardi s pizza however lombardi s closed for a decade from 1984 to 1994 and was reopened under new management . 3 4 contents 1 history 2 ratings 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit papa s tomato pies was established by giuseppe joe papa in 1912 on south clinton avenue in trenton and a few years later moved to butler street . 2 in 1945 the restaurant moved to chambers street and then in 2013 moved again to robbinsville allentown road in robbinsville new jersey . 5 papa learned the trade from joe s tomato pies which opened in 1910 before opening his own restaurant . joe s closed in the late 1980s . 1 joe papa s daughter teresa tessie papa and her husband dominik abie azzaro eventually took over operations in the 1960s . 2 during the 1950s and 60s papa s would remain open until 3 am serving late workers and patrons who just left local bars . 1 papa s is currently operated by joe papa s grandson nick azzaro a third generation italian american . azzaro has been making pizza for over fifty years and has worked for papa s since he was 14 . 4 ratings edit in 2010 won the munchmobile pizza patrol awards for the six best pizzas in new jersey winning the award of excellence . 6 in 2012 papa s was ranked one of the 35 best pizzas in america . 7 some patrons are willing to travel 70 miles for a tomato pie . 8 see also edit de lorenzo s tomato pies references edit a b c jill p. capuzzo 2010 01 12 . the original . nj monthly . a b c history of papa s tomato pies . mack s truck of wisdom . 2008 . nick fox 2011 07 27 . trenton pizzeria stakes claim to being the nation s oldest . new york times . a b joel rose 2011 08 15 . for slice of fame pizzerias spar over oldest title . npr . mike davis 2013 08 26 . papa s tomato pies opens in robbinsville after 101 years in same trenton neighborhood . nj.com . peter genovese 2010 01 29 . pizza patrol names best pizza in new jersey . nj.com . retrieved 2014 03 17 . the daily meal 2012 09 18 . best pizzas in america 2012 . fox news . morin tracy 2011 01 01 . the oldest family owned pizzeria in the united states this landmark is on the cusp of celebrating 100 years in business january 2011 . pmq pizza magazine . access date requires url help external links edit official website coordinates 40 12 58 n 74 37 26 w 40.21609 n 74.62379 w 40.21609 ; 74.62379 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title papa % 27s tomato pies & oldid 698858141 categories companies based in trenton new jerseyrestaurants in new jerseypizzerias in the united states1912 establishments in new jerseyrestaurants established in 1912robbinsville township new jerseyhidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlcoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 january 2016 at 17 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view