Pizza napoletana
A soft, charred, wood fired pizza, usually a margherita or a marinara. Eat it hot, at a table or folded in paper in the street.
Naples
What to eat in Naples
- Pizza napoletana
- Sfogliatella
- Babà
- Cuoppo
Data checked on October 5, 2026
Sfogliatella
A shell shaped pastry filled with ricotta and semolina, in a crisp riccia version or a soft frolla one. Eaten at the counter with an espresso.
Babà
A small yeast cake soaked in rum syrup, served as a dessert or a mid morning treat.
Cuoppo
A paper cone of fried street snacks such as fritters and croquettes, bought from a counter and eaten on the move.
Pasta e patate con provola
A thick, creamy dish of pasta and potato with smoked cheese melted through it. Common at lunch in the colder months.
Caffè
An espresso drunk standing at the bar, in a few sips. Sitting at a table usually costs more.
Every itinerary on this site keeps a lunch break after 12:30, so there is room for a proper meal in the middle of the day.
What a meal costs
- Meal in an inexpensive restaurant
- €15
- Three courses for two, mid-range restaurant
- €67.50
- Coffee
- €2.05
Besides the sights
- Sunset on the Vomero terracesTake a funicular up and watch the bay turn orange from the terraces by Largo San Martino. Vesuvius sits in the distance.
- Ferry to Procida or IschiaBoats leave from the port near Castel Nuovo. Procida is small enough for a half day on foot.
- A morning at the Porta Nolana marketA street market near the station with fish, produce and cheap food. It is loud and best before lunch.
- The Toledo metro stationA station built as a work of public art, with a tunnel lit in shades of blue. It is free to see if you are already riding Line 1.
- A walk along the seafront to MergellinaFollow Via Caracciolo west from the Villa Comunale to the harbour of Mergellina, with the bay and Vesuvius on your left.