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Neapolitan PizzaMaterdei
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.
OrderMontanara fried pizza, margherita and angioletti dough fritters to start.
TipClosed Monday lunch; otherwise open daily 12:00-24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
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Neapolitan Pizza, FrittiCentro Storico
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.
OrderThe pizza fritta from the window, then pizza margherita inside and crocchè di patate.
TipOpen daily 10:00-24:00. Cash preferred at the window; sit-down service runs upstairs.
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Neapolitan PizzaToledo
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.
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Neapolitan Pizza, Fine PizzaSanita
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.
OrderThe five-pizza tasting menu and the modern margherita with three tomato cuts.
TipBook on the website three weeks ahead. The tasting menu runs 45 euros; the historic counter still serves the classic pizzas.
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ItalianChiaia
Lino Scarallo's Palazzo Petrucci on Posillipo Hill in Naples holds one Michelin star and the seafront cliff terrace over the Bay, the city's most-told modern.
OrderLasagnetta di mozzarella di bufala and risotto alla pescatora with Bay views.
TipBook three weeks ahead via the website; the 145-euro tasting menu is the entry point. Terrace tables go first.
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Neapolitan Trattoria, SeafoodChiaia
Umberto in Naples' Chiaia has run the family room since 1916, with the tubettoni do treddeta (3-fingered seafood pasta) and the spaghetti alle vongole.
OrderTubettoni do treddeta (the house specialty since 1916) and spaghetti alle vongole veraci.
TipOpen Mon-Sat 12:00-15:30 and 19:30-23:30; closed Sunday. Book a week ahead via the website for weekends.