Is Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant Still Open? Update (New York, NY)
Current status
As of September 2026, Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's August 2026 listing shows Mimi's Pizza - East 86th active with no closure notice, and the business's current site, mimispizza86.com, lists live ordering links; the packet's original website, ordermimispizza.com, now resolves to unrelated content.
- Season / episode Season 5, Episode 13
- Address 217 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant for its classic New York-style pies and by-the-slice counter service at its Upper East Side shop on East 86th Street. The pizzeria operates from 217 East 86th Street, between Second and Third avenues, and is one of a small group of Mimi's Pizza locations around Manhattan. The domain listed for the business in earlier records, ordermimispizza.com, no longer belongs to the pizzeria and now resolves to an unrelated retail site; the shop's current site, mimispizza86.com, lists the same 217 East 86th Street address, a phone number, and active ordering links through Slice, Grubhub, and UberEats. According to Yelp, whose page for Mimi's Pizza - East 86th was updated in August 2026, the location continues to draw customer reviews with no closure notice attached.
Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Season / episode
- Season 5, Episode 13
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Childhood Favorites
- What was featured
- Classic New York-style pizza slices and pies
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant
Frequently asked questions
Is Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
"The Best Thing I Ever Ate" featured Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant for its classic New York-style pies and by-the-slice counter service at its Upper East Side shop on East 86th Street. As of September 2026, Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant located?
217 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Mimi's Pizza & Restaurant?
Season 5, Episode 13 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Childhood Favorites”.
What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?
According to Yelp, whose page for Mimi's Pizza - East 86th was updated in August 2026, the location continues to draw customer reviews with no closure notice attached. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 217 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
- Venue type
- pizzeria
- Official website
- mimispizza86.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/mimis-pizza-east-86th-new-york-2
- mimispizza86.com — https://mimispizza86.com/
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