9 cheap eats rooms in Naples, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Naples — the places editors actually return to. All Naples food.

L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.7

forcella · Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli

Da Michele in Naples' Forcella has baked margherita and marinara since 1870, the city's defining pizza counter. The Eat Pray Love queue still wraps the block at 13:00.

Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. The classic margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.

L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.7

forcella · Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli

Da Michele in Naples' Forcella has baked margherita and marinara since 1870, the city's defining pizza counter. The Eat Pray Love queue still wraps the block at 13:00.

Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. Margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.

Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.6

materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli

Starita in Naples' Materdei has run the wood ovens since 1901, with the montanara fried pizza (Sophia Loren's choice on screen) the unmissable order alongside the canonical margherita.

Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise open daily 12:00 to 24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.

Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.6

materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli

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 the classic margherita.

Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise daily 12:00 to 24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.

Trattoria Nennella ★ 4.5

quartieri-spagnoli · Vico Lungo Teatro Nuovo 105, 80134 Napoli

Nennella in Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli runs the most theatrical service in town: shouted orders, plastic stools, 13-euro three-course lunch. The Sunday queue starts at 11:30 around the block.

Tip: No bookings, cash only. Arrive by 12:00 for lunch or 19:00 for dinner. Closed Sunday all day.

Trattoria Nennella ★ 4.5

quartieri-spagnoli · Vico Lungo Teatro Nuovo 105, 80134 Napoli

Nennella in Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli runs the most theatrical service in town: shouted orders, plastic stools, 13-euro three-course lunch. Sunday queue starts at 11:30 around the block.

Tip: No bookings, cash only. Arrive by 12:00 for lunch or 19:00 for dinner. Closed Sunday all day.

Pizzeria di Matteo ★ 4.4

centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 94, 80138 Napoli

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 sits in the legend.

Tip: Open daily 10:00 to 24:00. Cash preferred at the window; sit-down service runs upstairs.

Pizzeria di Matteo ★ 4.4

centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 94, 80138 Napoli

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 is in the legend.

Tip: Open daily 10:00 to 24:00. Cash preferred at the window; sit-down service runs upstairs.

Ristorante Aeroporto ★ 4.0

centro-storico · Via dell'Aeroporto 13, 80144 Napoli

Ristorante Aeroporto in Naples' Capodichino district runs an old-school family carte of pasta and seafood, with the Sunday ragu and the linguine alle vongole anchoring the daily list.

Tip: Closed Monday. Lunch service is calmer; the Sunday queue can be intense from 12:30 onward.