Where Naples drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Naples worth taking a tram to.
Mosto in Naples' Chiaia is the city's most-visited craft beer hub (opened 2015) with 10 rotating Italian taps, an extensive can fridge and a bar that runs to 02:00 on weekends across three city branches.
Tip: The Chiaia location is the original and busiest. Arrive before 20:00 for a stool; after that it is standing room. The Vomero branch has a kitchen.
Il Birraiuolo in Naples' Centro Storico is a bottle shop and bar with six taps, a cask and shelves of curated Italian craft beer including dark lagers from Kbirr, the city's strongest reference for sour ales and farmhouse styles.
Tip: Closed Monday. The owner pours tasters before you commit; ask for the Campanian tap if available.
OAK in Naples' Centro Storico near Piazza del Gesu Nuovo is the city's best tap list for craft beer alongside a natural wine cellar, with a blackboard menu of dozens of rotating cans and bottles on a stylish Baroque street.
Tip: The weekend afternoon opening at 14:00 on Saturdays makes it the best pre-lunch beer stop in the Centro Storico.
Kbirr is Naples' flagship craft brewery (based in Giugliano), producing the Cap 'e Fierro lager and Natavota pale ale that appear on tap across the city's best beer bars, including a partnership brew with da Michele.
Tip: The taproom runs open-day events; check birrakbirr.com for dates. Products are also widely available at Il Birraiuolo and Mosto across the city.
Hoppy Ending in Naples' Vomero is the fashionable neighbourhood's craft beer specialist with six rotating taps of Italian ales and a curated fridge of international labels, a quieter alternative to the Chiaia beer crawl.
Tip: The Vomero location draws a local 25-35 crowd rather than tourists; ask the bar team for the Campanian tap recommendation.
Versa on Via Mezzocannone in Naples' Centro Storico is the university-district beer bar with 18 taps and two casks across three floors, the city's largest tap count and a DJ programme running Thursday to Saturday.
Tip: Happy hour runs 15:00 to 19:00 with reduced tap prices. The upper floors have seating when the ground floor is standing-room only.
Peak food season in Naples is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Naples rewards trust.