Best Pizza in Naples: 16 Pizzerias Not to Miss
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This ultimate Naples pizza guide features 16 outstanding pizzerias that just might change your pizza-loving life. Give it a read and discover where to eat the best pizza in Naples plus three bonus picks worthy of a day trip.
We can’t get enough pizza in Naples.
From neighborhood joints to some of the world’s most lauded pizzerias, we’ve eaten at a lot of Naples pizza restaurants and have loved every bite. This is a pizza city that keeps giving. In fact, our most recent visit revealed pizzerias that we couldn’t resist trying.
🇮🇹 Naples To Do’s
Naples is a popular destination, so you should book your tours, hotel and rental car ASAP. These are our top picks:
📸 Tours and Activities
1. Naples Food Experiences with Locals (a great way to taste the city)
2. Neapolitan Pizza Lesson (includes appetizer and drink)
3. Culinary Secrets of Backstreet Naples (Culinary Backstreets)
4. Pizza & Drinks Tour (Eating Europe)
5. Full-Day Amalfi Coast Experience (from Naples)
🏨 Accommodations
1. Hotel (rooms at all price points)
2. Airbnb (Naples apartments with kitchens)
🚗 Rent a car to explore the region. Do NOT drive in the city.
Not everybody shares our passion for Napoli. Some pass through the city without truly experiencing the rustic, provincial city. Perhaps they’re in for the day during a Mediterranean cruise or maybe they’re freaked out by the grunginess near Naples’ Central Train Station. But we keep returning to Napoli to admire this once greater and still great city that doubles as a world pizza capital.
Starting with flatbreads introduced by Greek conquerors millennia ago to the alleged invention of Margherita pizza in 1889 for Queen Margherita, Naples has enjoyed a long love affair with its most famous creation. Despite this storied history, or perhaps because of it, pizzaiolos in Naples know how to make some mighty fine pizzas. And they make a lot of them.
The Best Pizza in Naples
The city’s pizza history is continuing to evolve. Not only did UNESCO recognize the art of Neapolitan ‘pizzaiuolo’ in 2017, but many Naples pizzerias are now adding gluten-free and vegan options to their menus. And in a move that shot through the city like a lightning bolt, one pizzeria stalwart (Gino Sorbillo – see below) recently brought pineapple into the Naples pizza zeitgeist.
While there’s arguably no bad pizza in Naples, some pies are better than others. After five visits and eating more pizzas than we can count with all of our fingers and toes, we keep finding new gems. Depending on your itinerary in Italy’s pizza capital, you can eat at one or all of our favorite pizzerias. Most are in the city, but three, while in Campania, justify a day trip.
The Naples pizza scene is stronger than it’s ever been. The competition among the city’s best pizzerias is fierce due to a cadre of pizzaiolos who have refined their craft over generations and have access to amazing ingredients. As a result, several Naples pizzerias have been recognized by Michelin and even more are included in the 50 Best Pizza guides.
Since the 2010s, with the emergence of great modern pizzaiolos like Enzo Coccia, Franco Pepe (in nearby Caiazzo) and Ciro Salvo, this scene has experienced a convergence of back-to-basics artisan techniques and farm-to-table gastronomy that takes full advantage of what many believe to be the greatest agricultural region on earth.
Classic pizza joints like Di Matteo, Sorbillo and da Michele continue to hum along, making pies using rigid standards established over decades. However, there’s something else going on here. New guard pizzaiolos Isabella De Cham, Ciro Oliva and the Tutino brothers are transforming the scene into a singular, incomparable experience.
These are our picks for the pizzerias serving the best pizza in Naples:
1. Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria – Contender For Best Pizzeria In The World
The pizzas at Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria are special. The contemporary pizzeria has catapulted to the top of this guide for good reason. Its Neapolitan pizza, crafted with high-hydration dough and locally sourced ingredients, has a crust that’s simultaneously supple and airy yet slightly crunchy on the edges.
Diego Vitagliano may not be a household name in America but things are different in Naples where pizzaiolos are revered just a level below football legend Diego Maradona. Not only does Vitigliano have three Naples pizzerias (plus one in Qatar), but he also topped the global top 50 pizza list in 2023 which is a big deal in Italy.
Read more about Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria.
Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria has multiple locations. We ate pizza at the flagship Bagnoli pizzeria located at Via Nuova Agnano, 1, 80125 Napoli NA, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition. It’s also featured in the 50 Best Pizzas in the World guide and the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
2. 50 Kalò – Artisan Pizzeria with Pizzazz
Ciro Salvo has been a leading force in defining modern pizza in Naples since he opened 50 Kalò in tony Mergellina in 2014. Sure, there are many great pizza shops in Naples, but Salvo pioneered the new pizza movement by serving pies topped with the best locally sourced artisanal ingredients. He takes pride in crafting his dough with a special flour blend and a slow fermentation process. The result is great pizza that we love eating every time we pass through the city.
Salvo’s team executes Neapolitan pies with world-class symphonic precision. The crusts are beautifully caramelized, just on the edge of black, with a supple texture. When you eat at 50 Kalò, take note of the tiny dots of brown on the cheese. Every pizza that emerges from the pizza oven has this distinct caramelized look. Trust us, it’s a beautiful thing.
Read more about 50 Kalò.
50 Kalò is located at Piazza Sannazaro, 201/c, 80121 Napoli NA, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition. It’s also featured in the 50 Best Pizzas in the World guide and the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
3. Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi – Innovative Pizzeria in a Classic Neighborhood
Ironically, one of Naples’ most innovative pizzerias has been operating in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods since 1951. Decades later, fourth-generation pizzaiolo Ciro Oliva runs Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi with a fresh attitude and an innovative rethinking of pizza. He also isn’t afraid to top some of his pies with unique ingredients like crumbled taralli and even dehydrated sea algae.
Beyond pizza, Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi’s menu standouts include a special frittatina genovese starter and a curated selection of beer and wine. The pizzeria offers a 7-course tasting experience for diners who make advance reservations and arrive with big budgets and even bigger appetites.
Whether or not you decide to splurge on a tasting menu, be sure to stroll around the pizzeria’s Rione Sanità neighborhood before or after your meal. You can get a taste of local market culture during the day or do a fun aperitivo experience at night.
Read more about Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi.
Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi is located at Via Arena della Sanità, 7 Bis, 80137 Napoli NA, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition.
4. Pizzaria la Notizia – Pizzeria Helmed by a World-Famous Pizza Master
Enzo Coccia’s Pizzaria La Notizia, located way up the hill just past Vomero, wowed us during our first visit to Naples. We’re happy to report that the pizza mecca hasn’t lost its luster.
Coccia actively ‘holds court’ among guests who sit cheek-to-jowl in Pizzaria La Notizia’s whimsically decorated dining room. The pizzas are amazing, featuring great Neapolitan pizza dough and some of the finest Campania ingredients like bright yellow piennolo tomatoes and strutto, a local lardo.
The team at Pizzaria La Notizia also makes show stopping calzones. We recommend ordering a dreamy pocket of goodness filled with sausage and ricotta in addition to a pizza.
Read more about Pizzeria La Notizia.
Pizzaria La Notizia has two pizzerias in Naples. We’ve eaten multiple times at the original pizzeria located at Via Michelangelo da Caravaggio, 53, 80126 Napoli, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition. It’s also featured in the 50 Best Pizzas in the World guide and the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
5. Pizzeria da Attilio – Naples’ Stuffed-Crust Star
Pizzeria da Attilio is a must-visit for pizza fans who make the journey to the city where modern pizza was invented. Attilio Bachetti, a third generation pizzaiolo, runs his family’s pizzeria in a cozy space just off Via Toledo and mere steps from the street’s cavalcade of caffès and gelaterias.
Featured on David Chang’s Ugly Delicious and open since 1938, this pizzeria serves typical Margherita pies as well as uniquely shaped eight-crimped star pizzas. These star-shaped pies are no gimmick. Attilio’s pies are the real deal with each fluffy prong stuffed with luscious ricotta cheese. You’ll want to eat every morsel of the crust. The rest of the pie is equally worth eating.
Read more about Pizzeria da Attilio.
Pizzeria da Attilio is located at Via Pignasecca, 17, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
6. Bro Ciro and Antonio Tutino – Edgy Pizza Near Piazza del Mercato
There aren’t just two ‘bros’ at Bro Ciro & Antonio Tutino. There are also two kinds of pizza – traditional and edgy – and they’re both worth eating.
The Margherita Del Monaco pizza we ate was fairly simple despite the addition of provolone del Monaco (produced locally in Campania, not the country of Monaco) to the Neapolitan classic. The same can’t be said about the edgy Our Mamma do Carmine pie topped with a mélange of ingredients that included grilled artichoke, artichoke cream and oxidized artichoke powder. We’re not sure what the first Tutino generations would have thought about this level of gastronomy but the pie tasted great with a sensible combination of artichoke flavors and textures.
Ciro and Antonio Tutino are real-life brothers with a pizza pedigree that spans five generations. Their grandfather, another Ciro, operates Pizzeria Tutino (see below) with his brother Giuseppe. Clearly, the art of making Neapolitan pizza is in the family’s gene pool. It’s also on full display at Bro Ciro & Antonio Tutino.
Open since 2019 and located adjacent to Piazza Mercato, Bro is a stylish two-story restaurant that attracts an equally stylish crowd of young professionals. That crowd fills both floors nightly while the restaurant’s wood-burning oven does its duty on the ground floor. The brothers man that oven (we met Ciro during our meal) and produce pizzas notable for their airy, crispy crusts and top-notch ingredients.
This is a pizzeria we’ll be watching with interest.
Bro Ciro & Antonio Tutino is located at Piazza Mercato, 222b, 80142 Napoli NA, Italy.
This pizzeria is featured in the 50 Best Pizzas in the World guide and the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
7. Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria – World Class Pizza with a Historic View
When our most recent Naples trip coincided with a milestone birthday, we chose to celebrate the occasion at Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria. Intrigued by the pizzeria’s location on the historic Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, we made an advance reservation with a request to dine on the pizzeria’s rooftop terrace.
We suspected that we had made a sound choice once we were seated at a table with a pinch-me-this-can’t-be-real view of ancient buildings and a striking obelisk. Things looked promising as we started our meal with a crunchy frittatina and a charcuterie board topped with prosciutto and mozarella. But the truth would be revealed once the pizzas arrived.
Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria has two pizzaiolos – Davide Ruotolo and Lino Scarallo – who serve more than two dozen pizzas. We tried two of their ‘special’ pizzas and liked both. The Eva pizza breathed new life into the typical Margherita pie with smoked mozzarella cheese, bio tomatoes, peppers and lemon zest while their non-traditional Diavolo featured eclectic toppings like sweet pepper jam, yellow tomato cream, orange zest and sundried peppers.
It wasn’t just the topping that made those pizzas special. Their crusts were supple and their centers were floppy – just like Neapolitan pizzas should be. Eating them with a bottle of locally produced Aglianico wine and a front-row view of historic Naples was a truly memorable experience.
Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria is located at Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, 5/6/7, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition. It’s also featured in the 50 Best Pizzas in the World guide and the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
8. Gino Sorbillo – Classic Pizza in Centro Storico
Follow the crowds on Via dei Tribunali to find Gino Sorbillo, arguably the most popular pizza joint in Naples. It’s not just tourists. Many native pizza traditionalists swear by Sorbillo since this is the pizza they grew up with.
We ate a solid margherita there made by ‘the book’. But we also swooned over a pie topped with tomato sauce and briny anchovies. Its seemingly simple, sweet, funky, salty flavor combo still sticks in our taste memory. We later ventured to Sorbillo’s seaside pizzeria for the opportunity to repeat the experience but with a view.
Gino Sorbillo (the man) has been busy expanding his pizza empire to include fried pizza and global franchising. In 2024, he added a pineapple pizza to his flagship menu, a move that generated international press and provoked heated local debate.
Gino Sorbillo has multiple Naples locations. We’ve eaten pizza at the flagship Centro Storico pizzeria located at Via dei Tribunali, 32, 80138 Napoli, Italy as well as at the seaside Gino Sorbillo Lievito Madre al Mare located at Via Partenope, 1, 80121 Napoli, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition and is featured in the 50 Best Artisan Pizza Chains in the World guide.
9. Starita – Pizzeria That Sofia Loren Made Famous
Located at the top of a steep hill in the Materdei neighborhood, Starita has been part of the city’s fabric since 1901. Made famous by the Vittorio De Sica film L’Oro di Napoli starring Sophia Loren, this multi-generational pizzeria serves a full pizza menu featuring a variety of pies plus a range of classic Neapolitan starters. Its signature pizza, the Montanara Starita, is a fried and baked beauty that’s topped with tangy tomato sauce, basil and two different cheeses.
During our meal, we shared two pies, including an excellent Marinara pie topped with the reddest Pomodoro tomatoes we’ve ever seen, plus some fried treats and craft beer. Needless to say, we walked back down the hill in an attempt to burn off a few calories.
Fun Fact
Beyond Naples, Starita has locations in Florence, Milan, Turin and Bangkok. Yes, Bangkok.
Starita is located at Via Materdei, 27/28, 80136 Napoli, Italy.
This pizzeria is in the 50 Best Pizzas in Italy guide.
10. L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele – Monumentally Famous Pizzeria
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele is perpetually crowded. Is it because the historic pizzeria was featured in the movie Eat, Pray, Love or is it because its value-priced pizzas are ginormous? It’s fair to guess that the answer to both is yes.
Da Michele’s pizzas aren’t just huge. They’re also round-ish and come in two basic options – classic Margherita with cheese, tomato sauce and a single basil leaf or two and cheeseless Marinara topped with traditional tomato sauce flavored with garlic and oregano.
Naples pizza prices are the best bargain in town and they’re especially low at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele. Its monumental popularity has always drawn detractors but the pizzeria is such an institution that it would be unthinkable to not include it on a Naples pizza tour. Whether or not it’s your favorite, this is the pizza to which you’ll want to compare all other pies.
Read more about L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele.
The original L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele is located at Via Cesare Sersale, 1, 80139 Napoli, Italy.
This pizzeria has earned Michelin recognition.
11. La Masardona – Fried Pizza Standard Bearer
La Masardona has specialized in fried pizza since 1945. Named after matriarch Anna Manfredi who earned the nickname La Masardona while delivering a letter to a neighbor, the historic pizzeria delivers archetypal fried pizza to a plate.
Focusing exclusively on pizza fritta, Enzo Piccirillo stays true to his family’s pizza traditions at La Masardona. With more than a dozen choices and ingredients like fresh ricotta, sautéed escarole, salami and octopus, the only challenge is deciding what to order.
And then there’s dessert. If you have space, you can order a chocolate-topped straccetti or a chocolate-filled battilocchio.
La Masardona is located at Via Giulio Cesare Capaccio, 27, 80142 Napoli, Italy.
12. Isabella de Cham – More Than Just Fried Pizza
Isabella De Cham is a woman who didn’t grow up with pizza making in her blood. But don’t judge De Cham’s self-named Rione Sanità pizzeria based on the pizzaiola’s gender and lineage. Her fried pizza is some of the best in Naples.
De Cham developed her Pizza Fritta specialty while working at La Masardona (see above) but her baked pizzas are great too. We enjoyed one of each – an ‘open’ Stracciata pizza fritte topped with prosciutto and bufala stracciatella plus a traditional pie topped with sausage and friarielli.
You’ll want to pair your pizza with craft beer. Also, try to save room for De Cham’s Millefritta Pastiera, a unique take on the beloved Neapolitan dessert. Another option is to pop next door to Pasticceria Poppella and eat a Fiocco di Neve instead.
Isabella de Cham is located at Via Arena della Sanità, 27, 80137 Napoli NA, Italy.
13. Antica Pizzeria di Matteo – Traditional Pizzeria in the Heart of the Action
Antica Pizzeria Di Matteo sells a tempting selection of fried treats that attracts a constant queue in front of its Centro Storico storefront. This is the spot where then President Bill Clinton ate fried ‘pizza pockets’ when he was in town for the 1994 G7 summit. While we’re curious if Clinton remembers eating that fried pizza, he’s certainly not forgotten in Napoli where his visit is revered like a modern-day version of the Princess Margherita legend.
Neapolitan locals have been chowing down at Di Matteo since the multi-generational pizzeria opened in 1936. Arriving minutes after the pizzeria opened, we bypassed a swelling queue and secured a table before the upstairs dining room filled. Made with simple, local products including a generous soaking of olive oil, the Margherita pizza was a classic melange of Neapolitan ingredients and the Pizza Fritta Tradizionale, loaded with provola, ricotta, tomato, ham and salami, was a pleasurably rich, airy mouthful.
Antica Pizzeria Di Matteo is located at Via dei Tribunali, 94, 80138 Napoli NA, Italy.
14. Pizzeria Tutino – Pizza Pockets Near the Train Station
Crowds of locals queue for Pizza Tutino’s signature fried pizza pockets called portafoglio but don’t discount this pizzeria’s pizza. Located just a few blocks from Piazza Garibaldi and the Napoli Centrale train station, Pizzeria Tutino has been baking pies in wood-fired ovens since 1935.
Guests who ascend the pizzeria’s stairwell are rewarded with a range of classic, creative and fried pies. We tried two different pizzas – a classic Bufalina pie topped with tomatoes, mozzarella di bufala and fresh basil and a fried Ripieno al Forno pie stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, prosciutto, salami, tomatoes and basil. After just a bite or two of the generous pies, we immediately remembered why Naples is our favorite pizza city.
Pizzeria Tutino is located at Via Cesare Carmignano, 79, 80142 Napoli, Italy.
15. Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba – Possibly the Oldest Pizzeria in the World
After eating lunch at the world’s oldest restaurant in Madrid, it made sense for us to eat pizzas at the world’s oldest pizzeria – Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba. With roots dating back to 1738, the pizzeria opened its current location in 1830. It’s now helmed by Gennaro Luciano, a noted pizzaiolo who was working the oven during our meal. Needless to say, he was not the opening pizza chef.
Conveniently located mere steps from Piazza Dante, Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba’s menu has dozens of choices which turned our selection process into a challenge. The two pies we ordered were solid. Plus, as bonus, we can now say that we’ve eaten pizza at the oldest pizzeria in the world.
Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba is located at Via Port’Alba, 18, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy.
16. Pizzeria Brandi – Historic Pizzeria That Allegedly Invented Margherita Pizza
Eating a Margherita pizza at Pizzeria Brandi is a must since the upscale pizzeria may have invented the Margherita pizza recipe in the late 19th century. However, we have our doubts. According to one historical account, pizzas with tomatoes, cheese and basil had been in existence since the late 1700s. Either way, based on longevity alone, there’s no denying that Pizzeria Brandi is historic.
What did we think of the pizza at this historic Naples pizzeria? Truth be told, Brandi didn’t make our favorite pies. Plus, they cost twice the price of pizzas at Da Michele and Gino Sorbillo. That being said, the pizza at Pizzeria Brandi is likely better than any pizza you’ll eat in your hometown, assuming you weren’t born in Naples.
Pizzeria Brandi is located at Salita Sant’Anna di Palazzo, 1/2, 80132 Napoli, Italy.
Bonus – Neighborhood Pizzerias
With so many neighborhood pizzerias in Naples, you’re never far away from your next pizza. It’s cheap. It’s tasty. And, sometimes, it’s what’s for dinner.
Neighborhood pizza shops are located all over Napoli.
Great Pizza Near Naples
Some pizzerias are so special that they justify an easy day trip from Naples to towns like Caiazzo, Caserta and Salerno. These are the ones not to miss:
Pepe in Grani in Caiazzo (30 Miles from Naples)
A Naples pizza tour isn’t complete without a meal at Pepe in Grani in nearby Caiazzo. Helmed by internationally lauded Franco Pepe and just 50 km from Naples, the Campania pizzeria is making what may very well be the best pizza in Italy if not the world.
Was this meal worth renting a car and driving through the Italian countryside? Let’s put it this way – if you have the time and wherewithal to travel to Caiazzo, don’t hesitate. Be a pizza pioneer and go there now!
Read more about Pepe in Grani.
Pepe in Grani is located at Vicolo S. Giovanni Battista, 3, 81013 Caiazzo, Italy.
I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci in Caserta (25 Miles from Naples)
Travelers typically take day trips from Naples to Caserta for two primary reasons – visiting the epic Royal Palace of Caserta and eating pizza at globally famous I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci – thrice anointed best pizzeria in the world by the people behind the ‘top 50 pizza” lists. We say plan ahead and do both in the same day!
The train ride between Naples and Caserta is both fast (around 40 minutes) and inexpensive (under 10 euros). However, for pizza pioneers who plan ahead and score advance reservations, the experience is priceless.
Read more about I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci.
I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci is located at Viale Giulio Douhet, 11, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy.
Pizzeria Giagiu’ in Salerno (35 Miles from Naples)
Located at the tip of the Amalfi Coast, Salerno is a simple detour or home base for anybody traveling from Naples to Positano or Ravello. However, pizza pioneers can spend the day visiting this Campania city that influenced generations of pizza makers in American cities like New Haven and NYC.
Salerno’s pizza is similar to Neapolitan pizza with a couple of key differences. First, traditional Salerno-style pizza has a crispier crust. And, second, Salerno pizzerias like the excellent Pizzeria Giagiu’ have direct access to some of the region’s finest anchovies. Whether or not you order a pie topped with the salty fish is optional but recommended.
Pizzeria Giagiu’ is located at Lungomare Trieste, 218/220, 84122 Salerno SA, Italy.
💡 Frequently Asked Questions
Margherita pizza, the most classic Neapolitan pizza, has a dough base and is simply topped with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. Baking this pizza quickly at high heat results in a base that’s thin and crusts that are airy and supple. Marinaraa, a cheeseless pizza, is another classic Neapolitan pizza.
The two primary pizza styles in Naples are Marinara Pizza (without cheese) and Margherita Pizza (with mozzarella cheese). Optional toppings include vegetables like friarielli (a local version of broccoli rabe), spicy salami and locally caught anchovies. Some Neapolitan pizzerias specialize in fried pizza called Pizza Fritta while others sell Pizze a Portafoglio – round pies that are folded and transportable.
Pizza is available at pizzerias all over Naples. Notable Naples pizzerias include L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi, Pizzeria da Attilio, 50 Kalò and Pizzaria La Notizia.
It depends. Some pizza restaurants offer the option of making reservations while others do not. Whatever you do and wherever you go, plan ahead to avoid long queues.
Tucci ate traditional Neapolitan pizza at Pizzeria la Notizia and fried pizza at Pizza Fritte di Fernanda while filming the first season of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.
Neapolitan locals typically pair pizza with beer or wine.
No. Pizza is a classic Naples cheap eats option.
No. Tipping is optional in Italy.
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Original Publication Date: May 25, 2027
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Oh wow!! Living in Naples for a month eating pizza sounds like a dream!! I’m drooling over all your photos! I love your tip about the ovens too!
Living in Naples was a dream for us too, and it was better than we expected. Next time, maybe we’ll stay for two months. We love Naples that much.
That is real dedication to the cause – eating pizza almost every day. What an amazingly trustworthy guide… would love to follow in your footsteps.
We highly recommend a trip to Naples!
I loved the pizza in Naples, it was so fresh and the dough had flavour. I went to the world pizza making championships last September on the front in Naples. It was a fab event where I was able to try combinations that I’d not had before. GG
Sausage and fries pizza? I am in! Never tire of this stuff because so much variety abounds.
Ryan
We’re still curious about that pie. Does it feed two people or four? Maybe it feeds one. We don’t know. You could say that the French Fry pie could be a distant relative to the Primanti sandwich in Pittsburgh. Whatever that pie is, it sure packs a mouthful.
We are headed to Naples at the end of next month so this couldn’t have come at a better time! My partner and I want to try pizza from its birthplace so will definitely bookmark this for our trip. 50 Kalo sounds amazing!
That sounds great. Just be aware that you’re going in high season so crowds will be at their max. If you can, try to time your pizza visits so you can minimize the crowds. We recommend visiting da Michele when they open their doors at 11. 50 Kalo is also very popular but it’s more than worth the wait.
Saving this! Hoping to get back to Italy next year and visit Naples this time. Who doesn’t love a good Italian pizza?!
The pizza is amazing but also make sure to give Naples some time. The city is one of the true living and breathing gems of Italian culture that should not be missed.
I’m be in Italy this summer, I might just have to add Naples for the pizza!
Add it for the pizza and so much more. There’s no city like it in the world.
Omg! I loved the video and that margherita pizza looks amazing! I eat pizza the New York way (folded in half triangular).
Yes. They eat pizza that way in Campania too! There are so many great ways to eat delicious food.
wow, yum! I have been really interested in visiting Naples since seeing an Anthony Bourdain episode about it and this just sealed the deal. These look amazing, there is nothing better than a good margherita pizza!
What makes a pizza margherita special in Naples are the great ingredients the pizzaiolos use to make every pie. The dough they produce there is also heavenly.
This is a fantastic post! I have been to Naples, but had no idea where to find “the best” pizza and ended up just stopping somewhere when I got hungry. This is making me think that I have to go back just to get the full experience!
Thanks!! There are a number of great standard-bearers (both old and new.) Check them out next time you’re through. Some of the pies they produce are amazing with some of the best ingredients and craftsmanship in the world.
Ok, after reading this I am totally starving for some of that amazingly good looking pizza! I love the idea of a pizza tour and am abit jealous that you got to eat your way through all that awesomeness. Adding Naples pizza to my bucket list!
If you go to Naples be sure to give yourself a few days to experience all the great interpretations of this worldwide favorite. Like us, you’ll probably never get enough.
The food looks amazing!! I am all about the classic margarita pizza. You can’t beat pizza in Italy!!
It really is the best pizza in the world!
This post makes me want to go back to Naples to try some pizza. Starita looks like a great place! Will bookmark this post for my next trip.
I. Love. This. Post. And now I have to quit what I’m doing to go eat lunch. The pizzas in Italy are like nothing else in the world! Especially Naples. It makes me sad now that my pizza comes already sliced for me here in the US. lol
Totally saving this post for my trip to Naples! All these pies look soooooo good!
Have fun in Naples! You will surely love the pizza when you visit.
Firstly, you two are my favorite for lots of reasons, and truly for your videos. And secondly, La Notizia would be my first stop I think. Something about it sounds ideal for me and I do prefer a calzone…
Aw, thanks for the kind words! You will love Naples and La Notizia – we guarantee it.
Mindi and Daryl, This entire post and video just makes my mouth water. I love Napoli Pizza as well. Haven’t bee there in a few years, but it is a memorable place.
You will find the city much cleaner than your last visit. Don’t worry – there’s still plenty of graffiti.
BY looking at these pics my mouth started watering. Now I added Naples to my bucket list.
Hey,
Sorry to be “that person” but Clinton actually ate in Antica Pizzeria e Friggitoria Di Matteo (Di Matteo) they have all his pictures everywhere etc
The presidente pizzeria was opened up after this occurrence by the owner of Di Matteo’s brother
Looks like you had a great time!!!!
*cries in Italian*. I spent a day in Naples en route in Amalfi Coast but I have been kicking myself for not spending more time there. Especially right about now. Fantastic guide, you made want to book tickets RIGHT NOW. Also love your blog, following y’al now X
Gracias por compartir con todos nosotros toda esta amena información. Con estos granitos de arena hacemos màs grande la montaña Internet. Enhorabuena por este blog.
Saludos
Gracias!! Thank you for the wonderful compliments!!
Guys, you are a star, we remember very well the day we met you through the streets of Naples. It was our first time to meet two bloggers. Your post about the pizza in Naples is true, all the places where you have been, respect the homemade tradition and are the best in the city.
After a while, we decided to write something about our city as well, and we have started with a post about pizza. Give it a try!
Loved this guide – thank you! I have spent hours researching pizza in Naples as I am taking my boyfriend on a pizza pilgrimage for his birthday. What areas would you recommend staying in in Naples?
Hi Katie and thank you! Our best recommendation is to stay away from the Piazza Garibaldi area near the train station. We know a large number of travelers that arrive in Naples, see that area and walk away with a bad taste of the city. However there are lots of great areas to stay. We recommend the Centro Storico, the Spanish Quarter, Museo, Spacconapoli or Materdei areas. Vomero and Mergellina are nice but they’re less central. One note: Our best recommendation is to take a taxi to Pizzaria La Notizia. Have a great time in Napoli. It’s a wonderful city and one of the true treasures of Europe!!
Really cool post!
We are going to Naples next week and are planning on going to Pepe in Grani, La Notizia and Pizzeria da Attilio for sure. Between Gino Sorbillo and Da Michele, which one would you choose?
Thanks!
We would choose da Michele for the excellence and simplicity of their pies. Sorbillo is good but we believe da Michele is better. If you go to da Michele, be sure to arrive early to beat the crowds.
I gotta say this as might be controversial I’m half Italian half English father from Naples I’ve been to Naples loads of times and going for a month soon I’ve eaten in Michele three times cheap but not great soggy almost falling as you eat it I was really disappointed!! I think the pizza place on the other side of the road called Trianon is actually the best I’ve ever had unfortunately the second time I went was not as good as the first also sorbillo the best for me I’m going to try the others on your list Kalo 50 I think u said sounds good. ????
Hey, thanks for the most excellent blog on pizza! Making me hungry:)
Very touristy guide. No local would go to any of these places.Pizza in Italy is food for poor people, if you have to wait one hour and pay more than 6/7 euros you’re doing it wrong. There are literally places down every corner and they are all good & different. I would recommend “antica pizzeria prigiobbo” quartieri spagnoli area.
We encountered numerous locals at all of these pizzerias but we appreciate your input nonetheless.
I’m you found Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi. As you may know, it has a Michelin star. More importantly, it came about during the first stage of a major neighborhood revitalization program initiated by community volunteers who formed the group, La Paranza. The Rione Sanità neighborhood has a fascinating history that has not always been positive for its residents. Now, thanks to La Paranza, the neighborhood has been making a huge comeback which includes local businesses like this pizzeria, the church at its center, after school programs, an orchestra, a B&B, and, most significantly, the Catacombs of San Gennaro and San Gaudioso—must sees in Napoli. The restored Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità is an outstanding “find.” Here’s a link to the Catacombs:
https://www.catacombedinapoli.it/en/places/information-rione-sanita-naples.
Excellent blog entry!!!
Thanks for your comment. FYI, Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Sainti does not currently have a Michelin star or bib gourmand rating. However, the guide has recognized the pizzeria for its “modern and imaginative pizzas…and…fried specialties.”