Search results
- Concettina Ai Tre Santi. Sink your teeth into La Sanità, a chameleon of a rough-cut neighborhood that Neapolitans wouldn’t even set foot in a decade ago, at its hippest pizzeria.
- Tandem. Thank heavens for Tandem, where dedicated epicureans can tuck into the extraordinarily rich and meaty ragù napoletano (Naples’ meat and tomato sauce, made with beef cut in chunks rather than minced like bolognese) any day of the week – not just on Sunday as city tradition dictates.
- Antica Pizza Fritta di Zia Esterina Sorbillo. Thrill out on Naples’ wild contradictions by following high-brow artistic opulence at pink-hued Palazzo Reale with lunch on the street with laborers and a cold beer from this get-real, fried pizza joint.
- Cibi Cotti “Nonna Anna” If you weren’t lucky enough to be born with your own Italian nonna, this legendary market eatery – look for the weeny, no-frills space tucked beside wooden crates of fruit and veg at covered Mercato della Torretta – is the next best thing.
- Ristorante Mattozzi. Run by the charming Alfonso Mattozzi, who greets all his customers like old friends at the door, Ristorante Mattozzi is a proper institution.
- Trattoria da Nennella. Trattoria da Nennella is Naples’s best-known trattoria, not so much for its food as for its loud and chaotic atmosphere where purposely rude waiters play up to their unruly reputation by dancing on tables, throwing plastic plates of ragù across tables and – as you may have heard – serving fruit at the end of your meal in a big ceramic toilet seat.
- Cibi Cotti ‘Nonna Anna’ Neapolitans take meal times extremely seriously, meaning there are a plethora of tiny trattorias that cater to workers unable to get home for a warm meal.
- Cantina di Via Sapienza. Easily mistakable as one of the bassi – ground-floor apartments – that punctuate the narrow alleyways of the Old Town, the storied Cantina della Sapienza, formerly a wine cellar, appears unchanged since it opened more than a century ago.
- Naples Pizza
- Best Naples Sauce: Ragù Napoletano
- Must Eat Dish in Southern Italy: Polpette (Meatballs)!
- Spaghetti Con Vongole
- Mozzarella Di Bufala
- Pizza Fritta Napoletana – and The Difference with Montanara
- Frittura Di Gamberi E Calamari
- Queen of Neapolitan Cuisine: Sfogliatella
- Naples Food Walks Hand in Hand with Espresso
- Local Places to Eat Alici Fritte
Pizza margherita as we know it, is the most famous type of pizza. Topped with tomato sauce, olive oil, fresh basil and mozzarella cheese (have you watched our video to discover how it’s traditionally cooked?), it was originally created in Naples in the early nineteeth century. Naples is the birthplace of the traditional pizza. The “pizzaiolo” Raffa...
In Naples there’s one tradition you can’t escape. The family lunch with ragùsauce on Sundays. Moms and grandmoms start cooking it early in the morning, because it has to simmer on low heat for several hours. The Neapolitan ragù is used on homemade pasta (many Neapolitan moms and grandmoms still make fresh pasta from scratch!), served with some grat...
Directly linked to the ragù sauce, Neapolitan polpette (meatballs) are very popular, especially if served with the “cuzzetiello“. But what is “cuzzetiello” in Naples? It’s the final part of a loaf of bread, emptied so that only the thick crust remains. It then becomes a deliciously scented bowl, filled with hot polpette and ragù sauce. Lately this ...
Spaghetti con vongole is one of the pasta dishes that you can find in Naples basically everywhere. Naples is in fact famous for its clams: they’re juicy, they taste like our sea and not like sand. Which is what happens when you eat “vongole” that haven’t been cleaned up well. Many restaurants serve spaghetti con vongole as is. Cooked with simple in...
Buffalo mozzarella is the food in Naples (Italy) that you can often find in documentaries. You can find it at other touristy places around Italy. But we’re the ones who have the real stuff. Neapolitan Mozzarella di Bufala is a DOP product, which means it is protected by specific laws and rules. It has to be produced exclusively in certain areas, wi...
Naples is not expensive when it comes to food. But you have to know what to order and you should definitely avoid the touristy places. One of the best food in Naples you can buy with less than 7€ is Pizza Fritta. Yes, you read that well: it’s a type of deep fried pizza! Here we consider pizza fritta like a popular street food. Us locals absolutely ...
One of the yummy seafood dishes not many people know about is Frittura di Gamberi e Calamari. As you might already know, fish and seafood is a big thing in Napoli. When I was a little girl I used to walk with dad at Mercato del Pesce in the old part of Naples, or at Lungomare Caracciolo where the fishermen sold what they caught early in the morning...
Sfogliatella is a traditional Neapolitan pastry that you can eat in two versions: riccia or frolla. Sfogliatella frolla looks like a clam, crispy and filled with ricotta cheese, vanilla, cinnamon and candied fruit. Sfogliatella ricciahas the same filling but the outside is made of soft shortcrust pastry. Both have to be eaten warm and possibly with...
Coffee in Naples is a form of art. The cup has to be, very hot, because it is believed that the warmth enhances the aroma of the coffee. The espresso is always served with a glass of water that you have to drink before the coffee. Beware: authentic Neapolitan espresso can be particularly strong if you’re not used to it! Many cafès in Naples will al...
The Neapolitan “Cuoppo” is a cone of paper filled with delicious food, and it’s a classic of Naples street food. Generally served to go, lately it has been seen also at restaurants or in pizzerias in a smaller version, usually as a starter. Well, alici fritte(deep fried anchovies) are the queens of the cuoppo. We’ve had anchovies on our tables for ...
Aug 5, 2024 · Address: Piazza Trieste e Trento, 53, 80132 Napoli NA, Italy. *Please note that Da Fernanda, probably Naples’s most cherished pizza fritta purveyor and a regular of celebrity jaunts food around the city, sadly closed in 2023 due to the death of Nonna Fernanda. Our thoughts remain with her family*.
Oct 12, 2024 · Traditional dishes like ‘ polpo alla luciana ‘, a stew of octopus with tomatoes, olives, and capers, or ‘ Insalata di polpo ‘, a simple salad of boiled octopus with celery, lemon, and olive oil, have been enjoyed by generations of Neapolitans. 12. Taralli. Taralli are a classic snack food in Naples.
Sep 10, 2024 · The simple, no-frills babà in Naples costs 1,50€, while the cup of mini-babà on average can cost up to 5€. The price of one babà with fruit and whipped cream depends on the size and the kind of fruit used. It can go from 3€ to 5€.
People also ask
What to eat in Naples?
Where to eat GATT in Naples?
Where to eat a Portafoglio in Naples?
What to eat in Napoli?
Is Naples a good place to eat?
Where to eat deep fried pizza in Naples?
Oct 19, 2022 · 50 Kalò. Ciro Salvo’s contemporary pizzeria made big waves when it opened in the upmarket western neighbourhood of Mergellina in 2014. Salvo was one of the first to challenge Naples’ more ...
