Best of Naples
Where locals eat in Naples
Start with La Masardona in Case Nuove for classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper, Isabella De Cham in Rione Sanità for pizza fritta and Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna in Mergellina (covered food market). Here are all 5, with what to get at each.
- La MasardonaCase Nuove
Get: Classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper
The house that revived pizza fritta, with a long-standing local following.
- Isabella De ChamRione Sanità
Get: Pizza fritta; potato crocchè
Dry, well-stuffed fried pizzas in the Sanità district.
- Cibi Cotti Nonna AnnaMergellina (covered food market)
Get: Whatever the hot bar has that day: potato-and-provola pasta, gnocchi in smoky tomato, mixed fried small fish
- La Cantina di via SapienzaCentro Storico (Via Sapienza)
Get: Pasta e patate, parmigiana, and the house red wine
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What are the local restaurants in Naples?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with La Masardona (Case Nuove), Isabella De Cham (Rione Sanità) and Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna (Mergellina (covered food market)). All 5 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At La Masardona, get classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper. At Isabella De Cham, get pizza fritta; potato crocchè. At Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna, get whatever the hot bar has that day: potato-and-provola pasta, gnocchi in smoky tomato, mixed fried small fish. At La Cantina di via Sapienza, get pasta e patate, parmigiana, and the house red wine.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Naples: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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