Gay-Odin is a cafe in Toledo, Naples.
Gay-Odin in Naples on Via Toledo has run the city's defining chocolate counter since 1894, with the forest chocolate log (foresta) and the dense cioccolata.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Eight Naples locations; the Via Toledo flagship is the oldest. The foresta chocolate log retails at 30 euros per kilo.
Address: Via Toledo 214, 80132 Napoli, Naples
Il Vero Bar del Professore on Piazza Trieste e Trento in Naples has poured the city's hazelnut-coffee invention since 1996, with Raffaele Ferrieri's caffè.
Signature drink: Caffè alla nocciola, espresso
Tip: Counter standing service. The caffè alla nocciola runs 2 euros 50; the kinder coffee is the dessert option.
Poppella in Naples' Sanita has run the family pastry counter since 1920, with the fiocco di neve (snow-flake brioche with cream filling) the dish that turned.
Signature drink: Espresso, fiocco di neve
Tip: Open daily 07:00-22:00. The fiocco di neve at 1 euro 50 is the only order; queue can be 30 minutes on weekends.
Attanasio near Naples Central Station has fried sfogliatelle since 1930, with the riccia and frolla baked all day. Located in Centro Storico.
Signature drink: Espresso, sfogliatella riccia
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 06:30-19:30; closed Monday. The sfogliatella is 2 euros at the counter; cash preferred.
Leopoldo in Naples is the historic taralli-and-pastry chain founded in 1940, now run from Casavatore with the city centre cafes selling the sugna-and-pepper.
Signature drink: Espresso, taralli, sfogliatella
Tip: Multiple branches across town; the Vomero flagship has the longest counter. Taralli retail at 8 euros per kilo.
Caffè Kimbo in Naples is the city's biggest coffee roaster (1963) with branded espresso bars across the centre, the family-owned brand behind the dense.
Signature drink: Espresso Napoletano
Tip: Open daily 07:00-22:00. The espresso intense blend is the house signature; whole-bean retail at 10 euros 250g.
Caffè Toraldo in Naples has roasted espresso blends since 1860, the third-oldest family roaster in the city, with the espresso bar on Via San Liborio.
Signature drink: Espresso, miscela 100% Arabica
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 07:00-19:30, closed Sunday. The 100 percent Arabica blend retails at 14 euros per 250g.
Il Vero Bar del Professore on Piazza Trieste e Trento in Naples has poured the city's hazelnut-coffee invention since 1996, with Raffaele Ferrieri's caffè.
Signature drink: Caffè alla nocciola, espresso
Tip: Counter standing service. The caffè alla nocciola runs 2 euros 50; the kinder coffee is the dessert option.
