Pompeii
Sofì hits the spot with cheap, tasty Neapolitan street food like rustic panino napoletano, a doughy roll stuffed with cheese and salami. Other options…
Pompeii
Sofì hits the spot with cheap, tasty Neapolitan street food like rustic panino napoletano, a doughy roll stuffed with cheese and salami. Other options…
Naples
Gigi Grasso's loud and lively Eat & Drink sees everyone from pierced students to bespectacled professori squeeze around the communal tables for delicious…
Naples
Perched on a cliff in the fishing village of Marechiaro, low-key yet elegant Da Cicciotto is a seasoned charmer. Edible highlights include a sublime…
Pompeii
Stop by this luscious gourmet deli to revel in the taste of Campania. There's a vibrant in-house restaurant where you can sit down to local delicacies…
Naples
Neapolitans from across the city revere this light, upbeat pastry shop for its fiocco di neve (snowflake), a soft, small brioche, dusted in icing sugar…
Naples
So you thought a sfogliatella from Pintauro was crispy perfection? Bite into the piping-hot ricotta filling at this retro pastry peddler and prepare to…
Naples
Made with pepper, almonds and pork fat, oven-baked taralli mandorlati (savoury almond biscuits) are dangerously addictive and readily available at this…
Naples
Of Neapolitan dolci (sweets), the cream of the crop is the sfogliatella, a flaky-pastry shell filled with sweat, cinnamon-spiced ricotta. This local…
Naples
Focused on artisanal producers, this cultured address offers a buzzing ground-floor bistro and a quieter dining room upstairs. The tasting menus aren't…
Naples
In a city infamous for belt-busting temptations, this piazza-side pasticceria (pastry shop) enjoys celebrity status. While you'll find all the local…
Naples
Many locals ditch the bigger, more touristy restaurants on Borgo Marinaro for this cheaper, friendlier bolthole. Sit beside bobbing boats and tuck into…
Naples
Its more-famous rivals might get much of the international press, but this come-as-you-are veteran fires some of the best pie in town. Lording over the…
Bay of Naples
Facing Pozzuoli's popular esplanade, upbeat restaurant-pizzeria Pizzaló serves decent pizzas, as well as Neapolitan dishes with unexpected twists;…
Naples
Old-school, no-frills pizzeria Di Matteo is fronted by a popular streetfront stall that sells some of the city's best fried snacks, from pizza fritta …
Naples
Pimped with milking-bucket lights and cow-hide patterned cushions, playful, contemporary Muu is all about super-fresh Campanian mozzarella, from cheese…
Naples
Opposite the Museo di Capodimonte, neighbourly Da Luisa offers a short menu of uncomplicated, classic dishes. Pique the appetite with prosciutto and…
Naples
The key to happiness? Balmy nights, sea breezes and impeccable seafood. You're guaranteed at least the last two at this stylish veteran, with its dolce…
Naples
Hung with theatre posters, cosy, family-run San Ferdinando pulls in theatre crowds and the odd intellectual. For a Neapolitan taste trip, ask for a…
Naples
This retro seafront chalet sells everything from coffee and pastries to crêpes, but you head here for the graffe (doughnuts) and the gelato. Indeed, find…
Naples
Especially popular with euro-conscious students, this spartan, veteran snack bar is well known for its fritture. Crunch away on tempura-style aubergines…
Naples
For award-winning head chef Mariana Vitale, 'Sud' is an expression of the land she grew up on, and of southern Italian spirit and history. Located on the…
Naples
This elegant yet welcoming restaurant is a favourite of Neapolitan gastronomes. Apple of their eye is affable lawyer turned head chef Raffaele Cardillo,…
Naples
Rising star Isabella de Cham is at the helm of this all-female-run pizzeria specialising in fried pizza with a twist. Bite-sized dough balls are topped…
Bay of Naples
It might just be a tiny hole-in-the-wall (OK, technically, there are two holes in the wall), but Exytus is a street cafe with a big reputation. Join the…
Antica Pizza Fritta da Zia Esterina Sorbillo
Naples
A neon-framed image of San Gennaro greets visitors at Zia Esterina, famed for its pizza fritta. Surprisingly light, its choice of fillings ranges from the…
Naples
With the Neapolitan breakfast habit of wolfing down an espresso and a croissant while standing at the bar, it's a challenge to find somewhere to indulge a…
Naples
Mennella has developed a cult following with its superb, all-natural gelato. Each flavour is made using fresh, prime ingredients, whether it's lemons from…
Naples
Many aficionados claim that when it comes to fruit flavours, no one comes close to this small gelateria, one of several Fantasia outposts across town…
Naples
This popular pizzeria makes for a handy back-up plan if your pizzeria of choice is booked out. The pizzas are more than decent and there's warm-weather al…
Bay of Naples
Right on a sandy beach with views of Procida and Ischia, this retro, sun-bleached restaurant enjoys cult status in Naples (book ahead on weekends). The…
Naples
Catholic kitsch, old photographs and a bucket of hot coals under the table to keep your tootsies toasty? No, you're not at nonna's house, just at one of…
Naples
A labourers lunch is the most affordable way to try the best Neapolitan grub. Places such as this cavernous spot are only open at lunchtime and…
Naples
Hidden off the chaotic Pignasecca market, this discreet but delicious tavola calda ('hot table') is run by head chef Enzo, who has been feeding hordes of…