Café€centro-storico
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.
Café€toledo
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.
Café€toledo
Mary in Naples' Galleria Umberto I is the standing counter inside the 1887 arcade, with the sfogliatella riccia baked all day, sold piping hot to the Via.
Signature drink: Espresso, sfogliatella riccia
Tip: Open daily 07:00-20:00 inside the Galleria. Sfogliatella runs 2 euros; the riccia is the local order.
Café€vomero
Caffè Mexico's Vomero branch on Via Scarlatti runs the same pre-sweetened cup the Piazza Dante original made famous, with five branches across the city.
Signature drink: Espresso, caffè zuccherato
Tip: Counter only. Order 'normale' for pre-sweetened or 'amaro' for no sugar. Cup is one euro 20 at the counter.
Café€vomero
Pasticceria Mennella on Via Scarlatti in Naples' Vomero is the family-run pasticceria-gelateria with 18 Campania branches, with the babà, the sfogliatella.
Signature drink: Espresso, gelato cone, babà
Tip: Open Mon-Fri 10:00-21:00, weekends to 23:00. Counter and gelato window; the panettone is the December special.
Café€toledo
Gran Caffè Gambrinus on Piazza Trieste e Trento in Naples has poured espresso since 1860, the city's belle epoque salon where Oscar Wilde, Hemingway.
Signature drink: Espresso, cioccolata calda
Tip: Standing at the counter is the local way; sitting at a marble table runs three times the price. Try the cioccolata calda in winter.