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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.
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Neapolitan TrattoriaCentro Storico
Mimi alla Ferrovia near Naples Central Station has cooked the canon since 1943, with the linguine all'astice (lobster pasta) the dish Sophia Loren.
OrderLinguine all'astice, ragu napoletano della domenica and pasta alla genovese.
TipClosed Sunday all day. Book a fortnight ahead via Resy for weekends; the lobster pasta runs around 35 euros.
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Neapolitan Ragu SpecialistCentro Storico
Tandem on Via Paladino in Naples is the modern trattoria built entirely around the Neapolitan Sunday ragu: paccheri, ziti spezzati and the bread-dunking.
OrderPaccheri al ragu napoletano, then bread to mop the sauce. Polpettone for the table.
TipNo bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue. Seven Tandem rooms across the centro storico share the carte.
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Neapolitan Trattoria, PizzaChiaia
Da Ettore in Naples' Santa Lucia has invented the pagnottiello (stuffed pizza-bread sandwich) since 1955, plus a full carte of seafood pastas.
OrderPagnottiello stuffed with prosciutto and provola, spaghetti alle vongole.
TipClosed Sunday all day. Book ahead for weekends; the pagnottiello runs around 9 euros.
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Neapolitan Trattoria, Working-classQuartieri Spagnoli
Nennella in Naples' Quartieri Spagnoli runs the most theatrical service in town: shouted orders, plastic stools, 13-euro three-course lunch.
OrderPasta e patate con provola, polpette al sugo, the daily Quartieri Spagnoli antipasto.
TipNo bookings, cash only. Arrive by 12:00 for lunch or 19:00 for dinner. Closed Sunday all day.