L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele is a neapolitan pizza restaurant in Forcella, Naples.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 8 hours
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Guided tour · 3 hours
From the birthplace of pizza to hidden gems of Neapolitan cuisine, this tour promises a delectable and unforgettable experience that you must not miss. Remember: in Na...
2.5 hours
Experience a cooking class in Naples and learn how to create authentic Neapolitan pizza from expert pizzaiolos (pizza makers). Enjoy your creations with a starter and a drink.
Address: Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli, Naples
Starita in Naples' Materdei has run the wood ovens since 1901, with the montanara fried pizza (Sophia Loren's screen choice) the unmissable order alongside.
OrderMontanara fried pizza, margherita and angioletti dough fritters to start.
TipClosed Monday lunch; otherwise daily 12:00-24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
Di Matteo on Via dei Tribunali in Naples has fried pizza, frittatine and crocchè from the streetside window since 1936; Bill Clinton's 1994 lunch stop.
OrderPizza fritta from the window, pizza margherita inside and crocchè di patate.
TipOpen daily 10:00-24:00. Cash preferred at the window; sit-down service runs upstairs.
Salumeria Upnea in Naples' Centro Storico is the deli-bistro hybrid pouring Campania natural wines, with salumi-and-cheese boards and a daily-changing pasta.
OrderThe salumi flight, pasta alla genovese, caciocavallo impiccato with grilled bread.
TipClosed Monday. Open daily 12:00-23:00 otherwise. Walk-in counter; bookings for the back room.
Da Ettore in Naples' Santa Lucia has invented the pagnottiello (stuffed pizza-bread sandwich) since 1955, plus a full carte of seafood pastas.
OrderPagnottiello stuffed with prosciutto and provola, spaghetti alle vongole.
TipClosed Sunday all day. Book ahead for weekends; pagnottiello runs around 9 euros.
Brandi off Via Toledo in Naples claims the 1889 invention of the pizza margherita by Raffaele Esposito for Queen Margherita of Savoy. Priced at €€.
OrderPizza margherita, the canonical version named for the queen in 1889.
TipOpen daily 12:00-15:30 and 19:00-24:00. Book ahead for groups; the original Esposito plaque sits at the entrance.
Gino Sorbillo's headquarters on Via dei Tribunali in Naples is the third-generation family pizzeria, with 21 siblings carrying the dough across four city.
OrderMargherita with San Marzano DOP and the seasonal special with friarielli.
TipNo bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
