The canonical Neapolitan pizza is a thin, charred disc with a raised cornicione, dressed with San Marzano tomato, fior di latte or buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil, baked in a wood-fired oven at 485 degrees Celsius for 60 to 90 seconds.
Pizza margherita was formalised in Naples in 1889 when pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito of Pizzeria Brandi served Queen Margherita of Savoy a pizza in the colours of the Italian flag. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) codified its production rules in 1984 and the craft was inscribed on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2017.
5 editor picks for Pizza Margherita Napoletana in Naples, ranked by editorial score. All Naples signature dishes · Pizza Margherita Napoletana across every city.
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.
50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo ★ 4.7
chiaia · Piazza Sannazaro 201/B, 80122 Napoli
Ciro Salvo's 50 Kalo in Naples' Mergellina edge of Chiaia ranks among the world's top three pizzerias on the 50 Top Pizza list, with a 72-hour fermentation dough at the counter.
Concettina ai Tre Santi ★ 4.7
sanita · Via Arena della Sanità 7, 80137 Napoli
Ciro Oliva's Concettina ai Tre Santi in Naples' Sanita is the modern pizza fine-dining room, with tasting menus of six small pizzas and a wine pairing in the historic 1951 family room.
Gino e Toto Sorbillo ★ 4.6
centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 32, 80138 Napoli
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 counters since 1935.
Pizzeria Brandi ★ 4.3
toledo · Salita Sant'Anna di Palazzo 1/2, 80132 Napoli
Brandi off Via Toledo in Naples claims the 1889 invention of the pizza margherita by Raffaele Esposito for Queen Margherita of Savoy. The queen's thank-you letter still hangs in the dining room.