The Press Room

The Press Room is an excellent Italian restaurant located in Shepherdstown, WV. It is more of a "light" Italian food experience and is on the upscale side but definitely worth a visit. I recommend any of the fresh mozzarella specials for an appetizer and the shrimp scampi for your entree with the zabaglione to top it off for dessert. Never fails.

King's New York Pizza

This local restaurant chain is more than likely no secret to the residents of the area. Considering that this is a New York style pizza place in West Virginia, it is not far from authentic New York pizza. King's is owned by a group of brothers from the New Jersey/New York area with five locations locally: four in Berkeley County West Virginia and one in Hagerstown, Maryland.

I myself have only been to the Inwood, Martinsburg, and Shepherdstown locations but they are all comparable. In the area just over a decade, they have found their niche and taken off well. There are "New York Pizza" joints all over the place but this local chain is the most authentic you will find in the area, speaking from experience in having pizza in New York.

Aside from having excellent food, they run a very strong and quality operation, which can be contributed to their success. The Berkeley County area has changed dramatically over the past decade, becoming a large bedroom community for Washington, D.C. For life long residents of the area, it was most likely a newer experience for them to have authentic New York pizza but as time elapsed, it has become a favorite. For the newer and the more cultured residents, it became local restaurant serving good Italian food.

I frequent the Martinsburg location as it has a nice pizza parlor feel for grabbing a quick slice for lunch, whereas the the local Inwood location is more of a sit down restaurant. Aside from just the pizza, they have excellent subs and pasta dishes (may I recommend the chicken parmesan?).