Sal's is a New York style pizzeria in the Kensington shopping centre at 8 Kensington Avenue, Whangarei. It is one of more than 35 Sal's pizzerias across New Zealand, and its menu is built on a family recipe that the business traces back to Salvatore Leo, who opened Sal's Pizza of Little Neck in New York in 1975. The pizzas use a slow risen dough made with New York milled hard spring wheat flour, which the business says is imported, and a sauce made fresh each day. Other favourites on the menu include the famous New York pepperoni, Italian meatballs and free range buffalo wings. Diners sit in booths and watch the pizzas being made by hand in front of them, and a gluten free base is available in 12-inch size, with a warning that toppings may still contain traces of gluten.
The shop is in a shopping centre, so the booths and the open oven sit among the other shops and their customers. For anyone in Whangarei who wants a sit-down pizza, Sal's is the New York style option in town.