Otto Jazz Club ★ 4.3
€€Quartieri SpagnoliWed-Sun 21:00-02:00, sets from 22:00
Otto Jazz Club tucks a softly lit room into Salita Cariati on the Quartieri Spagnoli slope, with a programme of straight-ahead jazz, swing and bossa sets.
Tip: Cocktails run from around thirteen euros to eighteen for specials; reserve a table close to the stage as the room is small. Sets typically start at 22:00.
Around Midnight ★ 4.2
€€VomeroTue-Sun 18:00-02:00, sets from 22:30
Around Midnight has run a small Vomero room on Via Giuseppe Bonito for decades, with nightly jazz, blues and singer-songwriter sets that start around 22:30.
Tip: Sets from 22:30 daily except Monday; the room seats roughly fifty so reserve a table near the band. Close to the Vomero funicular stops.
Kestè ★ 4.3
€Centro StoricoMon-Thu 10:00-02:00, Fri 10:00-04:00, Sat-Sun 18:30-04:00
Kestè has anchored Largo San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli since 1997 with a piano-bar room and a piazza terrace, programming live music, comedy.
Tip: The terrace on Largo San Giovanni Maggiore is the seat in the warm months; the room peaks after 22:00 on Friday and Saturday. Close to Universita metro.
George Restaurant at Grand Hotel Parker's ★ 4.8
€€€€ChiaiaTue-Sat 19:45-21:45
George Restaurant crowns the Grand Hotel Parker's on Corso Vittorio Emanuele with a roof-garden dining room and bar terrace, where chef Domenico Candela runs.
Tip: Dinner service Tuesday to Saturday from 19:45; ask for a terrace table at 19:00 for the strongest light on Vesuvius. Closed early January and late August.
Riserva Rooftop ★ 4.5
€€€MergellinaTue-Sun 19:30-01:00
Riserva Rooftop opened in 2019 on Via Alessandro Manzoni high on the Posillipo hill, with an elevated Italian dining room, a Sky Lounge Martini terrace added.
Tip: Sunset on the Sky Lounge is the picture; book the terrace for 19:30 or later. The hill is a taxi ride from the centre; service runs late only on weekends.
Miranapoli ★ 4.4
€€€MergellinaDaily 07:00-01:00
Miranapoli has anchored Via Francesco Petrarca on the Posillipo hill since 1958, with a long elevated terrace pointed across the Gulf of Naples and a service.
Tip: The terrace catches both Vesuvius and the city below; bus 140 from Mergellina drops you close. Aperitivo around 19:00 is the cheapest way to get the view.