3 Palms Pizzeria

I looked at a list of places to eat and I was like, If this place is as good as it sounds, it’ll be pretty good. Then when I looked at it I was like, If this place is as good as it looks, then it’ll be pretty amazing. Then I went there and as I walked in the door, I was like, If the food is as good as the place looks, then this will be phenomenal. When I ate the food I was like, This is better than it looked.
The place is rustic, charming, high class and casual, all in one. Great aesthetics. It’s hard to eat food when one is looking around but it’s even harder to look around when they place such AMAZING food before you.
First off, we ordered SaluTé kombucha (which didn’t have a price but turned out to be $ 6.) Blue Ginger and Mango Cayenne. The guy that makes the SaluTé kombucha was even there, hanging out and waiting tables. (Maybe he’s the owner of the restaurant too???) Anyway, it was well paired with our pies. With a thin crust, lightly charred in places, they were just like all pizza should be. We tried the Formaggio Di Capra and the Frutti Di Mare. Formaggio: local goat cheese, prosciotto di parma, fresh cherry tomatoes (added at the end), basil, evoo, slivered garlic. Frutti: shrimp, braised calamari, mussels, San Marzono tomatoes, slivered garlic, fresh mozzarella & parmesan cheese, basil, evoo. Simply stunning. Both of ‘em. There is no way anyone would think that the Formaggio was anything less than amazing. And seafoodies and even most non-​seafoodies would think the same of the Frutti.
It’s not so cheap, $ 14 average for a personal pizza, but it’s as good as you’re gonna find. Or better, yeah probably quite a bit better.

They pride themselves on Neapolitan pizza. My wife (being from Jersey) loves the thin crust. The food is «trendy» but I have enjoyed everything I have tried. We eat there once a month. The drink selection is good, service is good, you will have to wait at peak times for a table. It also seems a lot of young families with kids enjoy it. My only complaint is that it is very loud in there.
Go there for a new experience. Neapolitan pizza is superb.

The food was great. I recommend the sliced meatball pizza. The waitress was really helpful when my kids were ordering. Great atmosphere as well.

3 Palms Pizzeria & Bakery
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Tonight me and my wife went on an excursion to 3 Palms Pizzeria & Bakery in Hudson Square. I’ve seen this place many times while eating at One Red Door or Flip Side, but honestly when I go out Pizza is never high on my list. I don’t see it as a date type place, but more of a pick up and go home for some Netflix binging. Also I hate ordering a single pizza at a restaurant because I only have one option to try. I like to order food to share and try multiple things. I reserve pizza out for large groups and that’s it, but tonight I was craving Pizza!
I looked into this place and was thoroughly happy to find it served small size pizzas. Not quite personal not quite medium sized. We showed up at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday night and wouldn’t you know it an hour wait for 2. At least they have the system to send you a text when you’re on deck and there’s plenty of fun shops to check out in Hudson.
It’s got a nice vibe to it. A large open area for dining with a very minimal rustic feel. The music and ambient noise keeps to a decent level so you don’t have to quite shout to hold a conversation. Another thing my wife noticed was the varied ages of the tables. People with kids, older people, teenagers with friends, and 20 something hipster foodies like ourselves ;). We waited quite a while for our waitress to show up and had our entire order made up by the time she got there. It wasn’t an obnoxious amount of time, but enough to make a note of. They have a good bar selection, but also have a number of non-​alcoholic options as well including a personal favorite, Kombucha, we ordered a mango cayenne version. The drinks came out speedily and the Kombucha was nice and chilled. For an app they had a large selection of charcuteries, but it seemed the big push was the meatballs. They let you choose a meatball paired with a source of your choice and served it with ciabatta bread and ricotta which is all made in house. We decided on rating the appetizer by ordering a traditional meatball with the classic sauce. The meatball was the size of a baseball and it was pretty good. It didn’t blow me away, but I was glad they executed this Italian standard very well. All the elements on the plate were great and stood on their own, but the star was the sauce. The trick to knowing good Italian sauce is if you can eat it with a fork and no spoons were needed here. Very satisfied with the appetizer.
Now on to the pizza, which is of course the star of the menu. I will warn however that other than salads and pizza the rest of the menu options are VERY limited. A few sandwiches and 2 entrees. I guess they just want us to stick to the pizza? Less stress of the kitchen too. Food came out quick, but I’m glad they didn’t try and shove pizza on the table while we were eating our app. I hate that! Pizza came out still bubbling from the oven and my first bite was HOT! I ordered the ‘Diavola: tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, spicy salami, and chili oil’ I always go for a spicier option. My wife got the ‘Funghi: a sweeter sauce, wild mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese. The pizzas are a good size. Too big to eat all by yourself, but not big enough IMHO to share. The price range on the pies is actually rather decent so I say each person get a pie and share around! The pizza is cooked in a wood fire oven and come out thin and crispy, but pliable enough to fold and not break. I going to use a little rubric to rank this pizza:
Sauce — loved the tangy tomato sauce on my pie. My wife’s sweeter sauce for the mushroom pie complimented well too!
Toppings — fresh and varied. I liked the many options available here.
Cheese — didn’t wow me, but it had nice stretch and taste to it.
Crust — thin and crispy just the way I like it. The further out you go the crispier it gets. Also the pizza bones (outer crusts) were totally edible which is a highlight for me.
Pizza was fantastic!
We also got dessert which they have a huge bakery and large gelato selection to choose from, but what Italian place shouldn’t be judged by its Tiramisu? My wife and I split a slice and each got plenty of bites out of it. I have to admit, good not great. It was perfectly fine, but I like my dessert to knock my socks off for real! I want it to blow my mind and not just be fine. I might get some gelato next time and see how that goes.
All in all I think it’s safe to say I found a pizza place to enter my rotation for a night on the town! Just be warned, it’s not a pick up and go home kind of place. I mean I’m not saying that’s not available I didn’t ask, but you’ll be missing out on the experience. Also do not go here expecting a typical pizza. It’s not a ‘pizza’ place it’s a Neapolitan pie restaurant.
Bill for 2 with waters, Kombucha, appetizer, 2 pizzas, and dessert was around $ 50.
Atmosphere — ***
Price — ***
Quality — *****
Taste — ****
Service — ***

Not many five star places around but this is one. Pizzas are unlike any other place and the meatballs (especially the lamb and mushroom!) are appetizers that can be a meal. Drink prices are a little high, so pace yourself. The place is busy most nights so be prepared to wait; still the location at Hudson’s ‘First & Main’ offers ample close shopping to kill the time.

Great pizza, nice service, horrible beer prices. Paid $ 8 for a bottle of Southern Tier 2XMAS. Not a tall, not a pint, just a little 12oz bottle. Absolute. Rip. Off. You can walk up to Kepners and get a tall Christmas Ale draft (22oz) for the same price.
Stick to pizza and perhaps wine until they decide to stop beer price-​gouging.

3 Plams has become a standard option in our house since the review I’ve written nearly three years ago.
Our kids are 3 & 5 and the three year old can certainly still be very noisy. We’ve found the atmosphere there very accommodating to kids. The noise level always drowns him out do it is not disturbing to others.
Pizzas are always excellent; although not quite as good as Biga in Kirtland. But since I can’t always drive an hour to get a good Neapolitan style pizza, 3 Palms is a damn close second and around the corner from my house.
Lately we’ve been calling in orders for pickup. It’s worked out great and highly recommend.
I see that they do as I suggested in my original review, open all the doors on nice days to create an open air dining experience. Very European; I love it.
As always, highly recommended in the area.

good change of pace in Hudson b/​c we need more options. meals will not fill you up but meals are very tasty. I love it during lunch in the summer when the doors are open or you eat outside.

I just love this place. These pizzas are made from fresh ingredients and are just too notch.
I had the spicy salami pizza with the red pepper oil on the side. The spice was not overwhelming hot without the oil on the pizza. The crust is very thin so if you enjoy thin crust pizza, this place is for you.
Their oven was made in Italy and their traditions bring all fresh ingredients to the table. Certainly stop by this place and give it a try. It’s a cute little place in an adorable village setting.

Came in with a large group from work.
We ordered several appetizers; meatballs, fried artichoke, roasted peppers, antipasto and shrimp scampi.
All were quite good with the meatballs being the best, moist, tender and served with a chunky, flavorful sauce.
We also split several pizzas. I had the Margherita DOC which was very good. The mozzarella was light and full of flavor. It has just the right amount of sauce and a good char. I also managed to grab a slice of the arrabbiata which had a spicy and delicious hot salami topping.
Only negative was the service was a bit slow and the place is very loud.
All in all it was a very good meal.

I wanted to leave a review because the lady at the dessert shop is extremely rude and was not paying attention to our requests. This is the third time I have visited the place and she has been rude to me and my family members for no reason at all. I had the same experience with the hostesses. Otherwise the waiters at the table are usually nice and attentive.
I have been regular to this place and have enjoyed the Pizzeria but the quality of the pizza has been consistently declining and am not sure if the management is taking a note at all. The restaurant is slowly becoming a poorly managed place. The management should take a note before the place loses its charm (nice pizzas and friendly environment) and starts to lose its customer base.

Pizza is one of my favorite meals and so I was extremely happy to find 3 Palms had exactly what I needed.
A group of us arrived mid-​afternoon on a Saturday and the place was packed. We were not expecting that to happen in the middle of the day, but it did. Lucky for us, we were able to find a few seats at the bar (again). I like sitting at bars since it gives me the opportunity to see drinks and talk with the bartender about recommendations so this was a good visit.
Since the restaurant was so packed it was impressive to see how well the front and back of the house staff worked together. I was impressed. Our server/​bartender provided us each a menu and we ordered drinks to start the meal. While looking at the menu they had so many good options to order, but I knew exactly what I wanted and I was so happy to see they had a white pizza! The best thing about 3 Palms is that you can go and each person can order a personal pizza since everyone likes pizza a certain way. By the time we needed to order I also knew that I wanted to start with a small salad; the 3 Palms salad to be exact. Once the orders were in the bartender had some bread delivered to our area and refilled our drinks.
We had a few different people offer us drinks and clear our area so it was nice to have so many hands helping out. I am sure the bartender enjoyed that as well. As soon as I finished my salad the pizza was on its way. When mine was delivered I could smell the garlic and couldn’t wait to eat. The best thing about a white pizza is that it is cheesy and filled with garlic this pizza even had some arugula on top which brought out the flavors so nicely.
I knew we all enjoyed our meals because we were all so quiet while eating. I ate almost all of mine, but needed a box for the final 2 slices. I was proud of myself for having self control… I could have eaten it all, but didn’t want to miss out on leftover pizza the following morning for breakfast!
Overall, I had a nice meal and good service at the 3 Palms and I would recommend ordering pizza here! They had a wonderful dessert bar, but I opted to skip dessert. Guess I’ll have to go back for another meal and I’ll save room for something sweet. I hear the baker is fabulous!

I had been here right when it opened a few years ago and was disappointed how mediocre the pizzas were for being baked «brick oven». However, I went the other night and was pleased that they have tremendously improved! We ordered the Margherita D.O.P with mushrooms added, and the Mushroom pizza, and both were delicious. The mushroom pizza had a very smokey flavor that was a bit much after a slice however.
The atmosphere alone is a reason to make this a dinner spot at least once, they can open the wall windows to allow everyone to enjoy the warm weather, and the over all décor is beautiful. People can sit at the bar and watch sports, or you can enjoy a dinner with a large group in the dining area, regardless a great spot to try out at least once :)

I love me a good pizza joint, and 3 Palms did not disappoint! And let me say, for it being a Monday night, the place was packed!
To start our night off, we split an order of the gulf shrimp and the fried artichokes. The shrimp was good; the artichokes were amazing! If you’re going to get an appetizer, go with the artichokes – you won’t regret it.
We split the pizza with the sliced meatballs – what a fun idea. They were soooo good. The pizzas are six slices. They aren’t huge. If you split one with another person you aren’t going to feel disgusting afterwards (a huge plus). Our pizza crust was a bit burnt, and I noticed other pizzas coming out of the kitchen were the same way. I’m not sure if that is how they always are, or if it was just how they were tonight.
If you are going to order a drink, try the punch. It’s tasty and strong!
We sat at the bar, and service there was slow. I’ll let it slide though because the bartender was working his tush off.
The space is pretty nice too, except for the nasty drop ceiling. Drop ceilings are the worst.

Easily hands-​down the best lamb meatball I have ever eaten. Period. I crave the lamb meatball with pistachio pesto sauce more often than I care to admit to, and let me tell you, I don’t take my lamb dishes lightly, especially meatballs. I mean this is serious business here! Flavor, consistency, all have to be spot on for the combination to work and deliver delectable bliss to your mouth. If the tiniest something is off, the whole thing gets blown. Bottom line, folks: it’s not an easy feat to blow my mind with meatball excellence… especially of the lamb variety.
But not only does this do just that, it far exceeds to the point where I daydream about the damn things and get legitimately excited driving up to Hudson. Coming from a food mecca like Las Vegas, I would say I’m not easily impressed… so I was quite surprised finding such a delicious experience here. Everything is excellent, but do yourself a favor and get a meatball… or 3…

I think if I liked thin crust pizza more I would give 3 Palms five stars… sometimes I just feel like I’m eating a cracker with melty gourmet toppings. That being said– we ordered the rapini and formaggio di capra-​both pizzas had a nice thin crispy crust, and fresh toppings. I liked the rapini more because it was more saucy (which I like) and had house made pork sausage. We started our meal with the crispy artichokes, which I REALLY enjoyed. They were fried, but barely battered so the artichoke was the star instead of heavy fried stuff. Plus, it had capers. I love me some capers!
It had a chic wood décor inside, which fit since its a wood fired pizza joint. Very nice patio and fire pit outside. Looks out to the green of Hudson square.

Nice space with a good ambiance. Not too noisy.
They have no draft beer — which they really should — but a decent bottled selection. Chilled glasses, which is always nice.
The meatball appetizers seem to be a feature here and with good reason. We had the turkey/​chicken meatball with mushroom gravy. The gravy was excellent and the meatball moist and well seasoned.
3 Palms salad is just OK. Probably needs another ingredient. As is, it’s a little unfulfilling. I might go for a different salad on the next visit, such as the chopped Italian.
Margherita and Formaggio Di Capra pizzas above average. Good crust, well cooked. I liked both of them.
Our server was great — polite, not intrusive but there when we needed her.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

I have passed by this restaurant many times on the way through First and Main so I finally stopped for lunch… I’m SO glad I did!
The inside of the restaurant is GORGEOUS! The open pizza kitchen with exposed brick, the polished concrete bar, the concrete floors, natural materials abound, rustic lighting and storage was classy and comfortable. The staff was accommodating and friendly. I was impressed…
The wine list is full of interesting choices — many of which I have never had. There is a bakery inside the restaurant that bakes fresh bread daily — the available selections are written on a chalkboard inside the front door.
I had the Arugula Salad which was huge and tasty with fresh grated Italian cheese. The salad was served with lemon wedges in lieu of dressing… I loved it!
The pizzas are thin crusted with fresh ingedients. Sauces feature San Marzano Tomatoes. I ordered the Bianca and Verde pizza with extra cheese… it was as pretty as it was delicious! Overall it was a great experience — I’ll be back soon!

Just gonna own it– I’m a suburban hater. I’m a snob who loves the city and it’s sometimes painful for me to work out here where there’s not many local restaurants to eat.
But 3 Palms pizzeria completely blew my expectations away. This was probably one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had and I’m not generally a fan of thin crust.
We ordered a traditional meatball with the pistachio pesto to start; I’ve never had a pesto like this in my life. It also came with a scoop of feta on the side with a slice of bread– easily split between two people. We then ordered the Formaggio Di Capra– a crispy bed of [slightly] spicy prosciutto, plump cherry tomatoes, chunks of fresh goat cheese and a beautiful bed of basil in the center topped with parmesan. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Seriously, it’s been less than a week and I already want to go back for lunch. And maybe add on one of those delicious looking desserts next time…

My husband and I came here last Sunday. We ordered the bread board, a salad, and the fungi pizza. Everything was fantastic. The food was flavorful, perfectly textured, and unique. The salad featured local goat cheese and house made croutons. The bread was amazing, three different varieties all soft with perfectly chewy crusts, served with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and parmesean cheese. The pizza had really unique flavor. Several different kinds of mushrooms – I love mushrooms, but I’ve also eaten a lot of mushroom pizzas where the mushrooms were either dried out or too wet. These were perfect. The crust was smokey and whatever sauce they put on it was sweet and earthy. So so so delicious. Great atmosphere too. Really cool building.
Only cons: Their water was really salty (weird, I know) and our server (Jake) was just ok.
We will definitely be back.