This tastefully wood-panelled café is popular among local business types. There are large glasses of whipped cream on the bar - help yourself to a dollop...
Via Vittoria Colonna 13
This is the closest thing to Neapolitan home-cooking you'll find. There are six menu combinations, none of which costs over €10, with different specials...
Via della Sapienza 40
This hip beachside newcomer has won acclaim for its ability to veer off the traditional track without loosing its bearings. You'll find tasty tapas as...
Via Sacello degli Augustali 11
Chalet Ciro is one of the greats of the Neapolitan ice-cream scene, and locals travel all the way across town to eat here; expect a queue for pastries on...
Via Francesco Caracciolo
This is one of several 'chalets' along the stretch of the seafront near the Mergellina port. Twenty years ago these places were the height of Neapolitan...
Largo Barbaia 1The interior here is ultra modern, and flavours are equally fresh and appealing: cannella (cinnamon), say, or cioccolato al peperoncino (chocolate infused...
Piazza Giulio Rodinò 33
Head here for tasty, traditional pizza triangles.
Via Benedetto Croce 42
Set on two floors (head upstairs for a seat overlooking the street; if you strain you can see Vesuvius), Ciro has a huge list of contorni to choose from....
Via Santa Brigida 71/73
With candlelit outdoor tables in a small pedestrianised square off Via Filangieri, and more convivial indoor seating, Coco Loco serves as an evening ritrovo...
Piazza Rodinò 31
A seriously minimalist traditional pizzeria, Da Michele serves two types of pizza (margherita or marinara), beer, Coca-Cola and water. Service is friendly...
Via Sersale 1
As one of the best pizzerie in the piazza, offering incredible value for money, this place tends to have long queues. The frittura is excellent: deep-fried...
Piazza Sannazzaro 77-79
The decor may be unimpressive, but the pizzas are fabulous at this highly popular establishment. Di Matteo is one of the few places where ripieno fritto...
Via dei Tribunali 94Fresh Sicilian dolci come here from Palermo by boat every morning. The shop is actually inside the port; enter from Piazza Municipio, turn left and keep...
Piazzale Immacolatella Vecchia
Delicious antipasti are a highlight here: order cecinielle (tiny, transparent fish fried in patties with batter), polpo ai carciofi (octopus with...
Via Mergellina 5