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The best pizza in Naples
Start with 50 Kalò in Mergellina – Piazza Sannazaro 201 B for margherita or the pasta-and-potato pizza, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Forcella – Via Cesare Sersale 1 for margherita or marinara and La Masardona in Case Nuove for classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper. Here are all 12, with what to get at each.
- 50 KalòMergellina – Piazza Sannazaro 201 B · Pizza
Get: Margherita or the pasta-and-potato pizza
Ciro Salvo's modern take with an exceptionally light, digestible dough.
L'Antica Pizzeria da MicheleForcella – Via Cesare Sersale 1Get: Margherita or marinara (the only two on the menu)
The famous purist: two pizzas only, done to perfection.
- 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.
- StaritaMaterdei
Get: Marinara or montanara
A beloved Materdei pizzeria with a legendary marinara and fried montanara.
- SorbilloCentro storico
Get: Margherita
The Via dei Tribunali stalwart that draws a line for its classic Neapolitan pie.
- 1947 Pizza FrittaCentro storico
Get: Pizza fritta or the cuoppo of fried bites
Excellent fillings and a full cuoppo of zeppoline, frittatine and crocchè.
- Isabella De ChamRione Sanità
Get: Pizza fritta; potato crocchè
Dry, well-stuffed fried pizzas in the Sanità district.
- Di MatteoCentro storico
Get: Margherita plus crocchè and fried eggplant
A Tribunali institution known for pizza and fried starters (single-source pick, number not verified).
- Antica Pizza Fritta da Zia Esterina SorbilloCentro storico
Get: Pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli and pepper
Traditional fried pizza from a family that has made it since 1935.
- Pizzeria de' FiglioleForcella
Get: Pizza fritta, crescent or round
A Forcella address for fried pizzas in both shapes.
- Concettina ai Tre SantiSanità – Via Arena alla Sanità 7 bis · Neapolitan pizza
Get: Margherita and the seasonal tasting pizzas
Ciro Oliva's family pizzeria that helped bring the Sanità neighborhood back to life.
Gino e Toto SorbilloVia dei Tribunali, Centro StoricoGet: Margherita, then the fried pizza next door
A family of pizzaioli on pizza street, with a light, enormous crust.
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Where is the best pizza in Naples?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with 50 Kalò (Mergellina – Piazza Sannazaro 201 B), L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele (Forcella – Via Cesare Sersale 1) and La Masardona (Case Nuove). All 12 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At 50 Kalò, get margherita or the pasta-and-potato pizza. At L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, get margherita or marinara (the only two on the menu). At La Masardona, get classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper. At Starita, get marinara or montanara.
Which neighborhood is best for pizza in Naples?
Most of these are in Centro storico. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
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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