Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria – Posillipo
New opening reported
Posillipo · Pizza
Seafront pizzeria on the beach level of the Palazzo Petrucci complex, run by pizzaiolo Davide Ruotolo with a cocktail bar alongside.
Order: Diavola
Via Posillipo 16 C
Europe · Italy
Where to eat in Naples
Naples is the birthplace of pizza and a street-food city of fried pastries, ragù and seafood, cooked with fierce local pride. The wider bay has Italy's most celebrated coastal fine dining.
Naples at a glance
- What to eat
- Neapolitan pizza (credited as the inventor of pizza); Caffe culture and espresso; Pastiera, sfogliatella and babà; Fried street food (sciurilli, friggitorie); Spaghetti alle vongole.
- When to go
- Best: May and October. Also good: April, June and September. Hardest: August.
- Top tables
- George, Michelin 2★ (2026); L'Olivo (Capri), Michelin 2★ (earlier edition; verify current). This guide lists 9 award-winning restaurants in all.
- Where locals eat
- Local favorites off the prestige lists include Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna, Isabella De Cham, La Cantina di via Sapienza and Pescheria Azzurra.
The dish to eat here
Pizza margherita
Soft, blistered wood-fired pizza with San Marzano tomato, fior di latte, basil and olive oil.
The best three: L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Gino e Toto Sorbillo, Concettina ai Tre Santi.
On the Restaurant 100
- 50 Kalò No. 84 in Europe
- L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele No. 97 in Europe
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12 award-winning5 local favorites2 hot right now10 romantic dinners5 breakfast spots10 new openings18 dish spots79 more in our database
What to eat in Naples, and where
Each dish comes with the places that do it best. Tap Add to my trip on the ones you want, or find them on the map above.
Pizza napoletana
soft, charred, wood-fired, margherita born here
The 5 best places to eat it in Naples
- 1Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Order: Margherita or marinara (the only two on the menu)
The famous purist: two pizzas only, done to perfection.
Seen in visititaly.eu, theitalyedit.com - 2Starita
Order: Marinara or montanara
A beloved Materdei pizzeria with a legendary marinara and fried montanara.
Seen in visititaly.eu, theitalyedit.com - 3Sorbillo
Order: Margherita
The Via dei Tribunali stalwart that draws a line for its classic Neapolitan pie.
Seen in visititaly.eu, theitalyedit.com - 450 Kalò
Order: Margherita or the pasta-and-potato pizza
Ciro Salvo's modern take with an exceptionally light, digestible dough.
Seen in visititaly.eu, theitalyedit.com - 5Di Matteo
Order: Margherita plus crocchè and fried eggplant
A Tribunali institution known for pizza and fried starters (single-source pick, number not verified).
Seen in theitalyedit.com · worth confirming hours before you go
Pizza fritta / cuoppo
fried pizza and paper cone of fried bites
The 5 best places to eat it in Naples
- 1La Masardona
Order: Classic pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli, provola and pepper
The house that revived pizza fritta, with a long-standing local following.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com - 2Isabella De Cham
Order: Pizza fritta; potato crocchè
Dry, well-stuffed fried pizzas in the Sanità district.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com - 3Antica Pizza Fritta da Zia Esterina Sorbillo
Order: Pizza fritta with ricotta, cicoli and pepper
Traditional fried pizza from a family that has made it since 1935.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 41947 Pizza Fritta
Order: Pizza fritta or the cuoppo of fried bites
Excellent fillings and a full cuoppo of zeppoline, frittatine and crocchè.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 5Pizzeria de' Figliole
Order: Pizza fritta, crescent or round
A Forcella address for fried pizzas in both shapes.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go
Sfogliatella
shell-shaped layered pastry with ricotta
The 5 best places to eat it in Naples
- 1Attanasio
Order: Hot sfogliatella riccia, without sugar
Famous for warm riccia with a soft, balanced ricotta filling.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 2Pintauro
Order: Sfogliatella riccia or frolla
A tiny shop that has baked sfogliatelle for over a century.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 3Scaturchio
Order: Sfogliatella riccia
A historic pasticceria with flaky, well-baked riccia.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 4Capriccio
Order: Riccia or frolla
Small shop praised for both versions of the pastry.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go - 5Carraturo
Order: Traditional riccia
Family-run since 1837 with a classic riccia.
Seen in gamberorossointernational.com · worth confirming hours before you go
Ragù napoletano
slow-cooked meat sauce, Sunday tradition
The best place to eat it in Naples
- 1Tandem Ragù
Order: Neapolitan ragù and the Sunday genovese
Opened in 2013 as the first restaurant devoted entirely to Neapolitan ragù (single-source pick; street number not verified).
Seen in tablejourney.com · worth confirming hours before you go
Spaghetti alle vongole
clam spaghetti
The 2 best places to eat it in Naples
- 1Pescheria Azzurra
Order: Spaghetti with clams and fried calamari
A fish-market-side eatery in Pignasecca where the clam spaghetti is a standout.
Seen in timeout.com - 2Mimì alla Ferrovia
Order: Spaghetti alle vongole
A long-time seafood trattoria whose clam spaghetti Time Out singles out (street number not verified).
Seen in timeout.com · worth confirming hours before you go
The most celebrated tables
The top 9 restaurants in Naples, per Michelin Italia 2026 (via Wikipedia); Gambero Rosso 2026. All 12 award winners we track are in the full list below.
Two Michelin stars
George
Michelin 2★ (2026)
Regional Neapolitan ingredients with French-trained sauces, in a luxury hotel.
L'Olivo (Capri)
Michelin 2★ (earlier edition; verify current)
Island two-star in the Naples bay area.
More award winners
Quattro Passi
Gambero Rosso Tre Forchette, 93/100 (2026)
Among the top-scoring tables of the Naples area in Gambero Rosso's 2026 guide.
Torre del Saracino
Gambero Rosso Tre Forchette, 93/100 (2026)
Top-scoring Naples-area restaurant per Gambero Rosso 2026.
Danì Maison
Gambero Rosso Tre Forchette, 91/100 (2026)
Island fine dining recognised with Tre Forchette.
Palazzo Petrucci
Michelin 1★ (earlier edition; verify current)
Seaside seafood restaurant near Palazzo Donn'anna with a chef's-choice menu.
Aria
Michelin 1★ (2026)
Neapolitan culture with international touches in tasting menus.
Alain Ducasse Napoli
Michelin 1★ (2026)
Ducasse's Naples outpost.
Veritas
Michelin 1★ (2026)
Vomero-based starred restaurant.
When to go and what is in season
Naples food calendar: month by month → What is in season, what to eat and the food festivals each month.
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Peak May, OctShoulder Apr, Jun, SepHard Aug
Why these months
Lonely Planet: late spring before summer crowds or early fall while still sunny and warm; winter quiet but often rainy. ItalyPlanner.com (low-rigor aggregator): October best (~22 C), May second (~21 C), August worst (highs ~34 C, 38-40 in heat waves). Shoulder months are our mapping of LP's 'late spring / early fall'.
In season
- Zeppole di San Giuseppe Mar Eaten 19 March, now sold year-round (Nomad Epicureans)
- Pastiera napoletana, casatiello, Easter lamb Mar–Apr Tied to Easter, which moves; pastiera sold year-round
- Sciurilli (fried courgette flowers)
- Annurca apples (Melannurca Campana IGP) Oct Picked mid-September, ripened ~15 days on straw, in markets by October
- Torrone dei morti Oct–Nov Sold from late October, eaten 2 Nov
- Friarielli Jan–Mar, Oct–Dec Harvest late autumn to early spring; tied to sausages
- Christmas Eve fish dinner, struffoli, roccoco Dec Spaghetti alle vongole, fried eel and salt cod, insalata di rinforzo
Food events
- Cantine Aperte Campania May Wineries open cellars; 30-31 May 2026, expected 29-30 May 2027
- Napoli Pizza Village Jul Lungomare Pertini, Pozzuoli; 7-12 Jul 2026 and expected same in 2027
- Chocoland Naples Oct
- Torrone dei Morti (All Souls) Nov 2 Nov; chocolate-and-nut nougat in a coffin-shaped block
Closures to plan around
- Many neighbourhood trattorias, bars and shops in Spaccanapoli and Quartieri Spagnoli close one to two weeks around 15 August (ItalyPlanner.com, lower-rigor source)
- Pizzerias in small Campanian towns often open only for dinner (Pizza DIXIT)
Meal costs and tipping (EUR)
- Casual: Margherita about 6 (range 5.50-8), historic pizzerias sometimes under 5, Pizzeria Brandi 10; sit-down adds ~1 per item (Pizza DIXIT, updated 2026-04); espresso 0.90-1.10, pizza 7-10 (ItalyPlanner)
- Mid-range: trattoria lunch 18-25 (ItalyPlanner)
- Tipping: Lonely Planet: not standard; about EUR 1 per diner for good service or rounding up is common. Carry cash - street vendors and smaller shops often prefer it.
From published guides and tourism boards. Months are our mapping of how guides describe the seasons; 2027 event dates are expected, not confirmed. Prices come from single sources of varying age, so treat them as a rough guide. Compare cities by month
Secret discoveries
Locally loved places that are not on the big prestige lists.
counter
Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna
Order: Whatever the hot bar has that day: potato-and-provola pasta, gnocchi in smoky tomato, mixed fried small fish
A decades-old, family-run lunch counter inside a market near the sea, with no menu and tightly packed tables where you end up chatting with neighbors. Office workers and shopkeepers queue for homestyle cooking at bargain prices.
Seen in theinfatuation.com, timeout.com
family-run
Isabella De Cham
Order: Pizza fritta (fried pizza)
A fried-pizza specialist in the Sanità district, started by a former apprentice of the famed La Masardona and staffed by women. Local chefs rate it.
Seen in theinfatuation.com, timeout.com
institution
La Cantina di via Sapienza
Order: Pasta e patate, parmigiana, and the house red wine
A former wine cellar with fewer than ten tables that has hardly changed in a century; regulars talk in dialect over big bowls of pasta.
Seen in timeout.com, tasteatlas.com
market stall
Pescheria Azzurra
Order: Fried calamari and spaghetti with clams
A fish stall in the Pignasecca market that spills into open-air seating with folding chairs; cheap, fresh seafood with a cold beer. Single source (Time Out) so confidence is medium.
Seen in timeout.com · worth confirming hours before you go
street food
La Masardona
Order: Fried pizza with ricotta and tomato ragu
Considered one of Italy's best fried pizzas, with a light, crisp dough. Single source (Time Out) so confidence is medium.
Seen in timeout.com · worth confirming hours before you go
Chefs and guides in Naples
Cooking classes, chef hosts and food-guide businesses.
- Toffini Academy Chef / cooking school
Neapolitan cooking classes - Culinary Backstreets Naples Food / market guide
Neapolitan street food and neighborhood culinary history
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Awards come from the guides named on each listing (Michelin Italia 2026 (via Wikipedia); Gambero Rosso 2026). Researched October 25, 2026. Restaurants change; confirm hours, reservations and current stars before you go. Some addresses, phone numbers and websites come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), so call ahead to confirm. Local favorites are editorial picks, not rankings.
Chef Amazing’s lists for Naples: where locals eat, new openings, romantic dinners, ice cream, cooking classes and more, each place with what to order. Cooking classes in Naples: who teaches, what you cook, how long and how to book.
Every place in this guide, A to Z (46)
- 10 Diego Vitagliano in Teglia
- 1947 Pizza Fritta Centro storico
- 50 Kalò Mergellina
- Alain Ducasse Napoli Portanova
- All’Antico Vinaio – Stazione Centrale
- Antica Pasticceria Carraturo Porta Capuana
- Antica Pizza Fritta da Zia Esterina Sorbillo Centro storico
- Antica Pizzeria da Michele Forcella
- Aria Portanova / university district
- Attanasio Near Napoli Centrale
- Capriccio Vicaria
- Carraturo Via Casanova
- Casa 50 Cucina Mediterranea
- Cibi Cotti Nonna Anna Mergellina (covered food market)
- Culinary Backstreets Naples
- Danì Maison Ischia
- Deschevaliers
- Di Matteo Centro storico
- Don Guido Brasa & Tapas
- George Above Chiaia (hotel)
- Gino Sorbillo Via dei Tribunali, historic centre
- Gran Caffè Gambrinus Piazza Trieste e Trento
- Isabella De Cham Rione Sanità
- L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Forcella
- L'Olivo (Capri) Anacapri
- La Cantina di via Sapienza Centro Storico (Via Sapienza)
- La Masardona Case Nuove
- Mimì alla Ferrovia Near Napoli Centrale
- Osteria da Fiorella by Max Mariola
- Palazzo Petrucci Posillipo
- Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria – Posillipo
- Peppe Di Napoli Gold
- Pescheria Azzurra Pignasecca market
- Pintauro Toledo
- Pizzeria de' Figliole Forcella
- Quartieri Spagnoli 1536
- Quattro Passi Massa Lubrense (Bay of Naples)
- Scaturchio Spaccanapoli
- Scicchitano – Lungomare
- Sfogliatelle Attanasio Near Napoli Centrale
- Sorbillo Centro storico
- Starita Materdei
- Tandem Ragù Centro storico
- Toffini Academy
- Torre del Saracino Vico Equense
- Veritas Vomero
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