The “Margherita pizza” at Gaspare’s Pizzeria Ristorante in the Outer Richmond is Italian American manna. It’s not NY style, but the thin crust, oregano, tomato sauce, and low moisture mozzarella hit the same general points as a NY Neapolitan pie, and the prominent use of garlic oil reminds me of several of Cheeseboards’s offerings. The nomenclature is odd— there are no San Marzanos, fresh mozzarella, or even basil, so it’s not Margherita in the traditional sense.
They don’t have slices, so you have to order whole pies. I wasn’t as big a fan of their more complicated pizzas (vegetarian or a sausage), which I felt had enough toppings to inhibit flavor in the crust.
The pizza scene in Blue Jasmine was filmed at Gaspare’s, and it has the feel of a place older than 1985, when it was founded. They also have a location in San Rafael.
