Pizzeria Brandi is a neapolitan pizza restaurant in Toledo, Naples.
Brandi off Via Toledo in Naples claims the 1889 invention of the pizza margherita by Raffaele Esposito for Queen Margherita of Savoy. Priced at €€.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Pizza margherita, the canonical version named for the queen in 1889.
Tip: Open daily 12:00-15:30 and 19:00-24:00. Book ahead for groups; the original Esposito plaque sits at the entrance.
Address: Salita Sant'Anna di Palazzo 1/2, 80132 Napoli, Naples
Osteria della Mattonella in Naples' Toledo quarter runs the home-style Neapolitan carte with daily pasta specials, polpette napoletane and the genovese.
Order: Genovese pasta, polpette napoletane, pasta e fagioli.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday. Book a week ahead for weekends; the genovese runs all-day.
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.
Order: Margherita with San Marzano DOP and the seasonal special with friarielli.
Tip: No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
Veridico in Naples' Vomero area runs a top-30 Italian pizza counter on the 50 Top list, with a 60-hour fermentation dough and a vegetable-led pizza carte.
Order: Pizza con fiori di zucca, margherita with mozzarella di bufala, marinara.
Tip: Book a week ahead on the website for weekends. Sunday-only specials use seasonal Campanian vegetables.
La Locanda Gesu Vecchio on Via Paladino in Naples' Spaccanapoli is Vittorio Fortunato's Michelin Bib Gourmand trattoria (opened 2019), with pasta e patate.
Order: Pasta e patate con provola, genovese, mezzanelli alla scarpariello in the daily carte.
Tip: Closed Monday. Tuesday to Sunday 12:00-15:30 and 19:00-23:00 in two seatings (19:00, 21:30). Book ahead even for lunch.
Trattoria Malinconico in Naples' Vomero is a no-frills neighborhood institution with daily-changing pasta, genovese, and ragu napoletano on Sundays.
Order: Genovese, ragu napoletano on Sunday, frittata di maccheroni.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Cash preferred. Carafe wine; the room fills nightly with locals so arrive at opening or expect a wait.
Osteria della Mattonella in Naples' Toledo quarter runs the home-style Neapolitan carte with daily pasta specials, polpette napoletane and the genovese.
Order: Genovese pasta, polpette napoletane, pasta e fagioli.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday. Book a week ahead for weekends; the genovese runs all-day.
Umberto in Naples' Chiaia has run the family room since 1916, with tubettoni do treddeta (3-fingered seafood pasta) and spaghetti alle vongole anchoring.
Order: Tubettoni do treddeta (house specialty since 1916) and spaghetti alle vongole veraci.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat 12:00-15:30 and 19:30-23:30; closed Sunday. Book a week ahead via the website for weekends.
