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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.
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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.