centro-storicoDaily 11:00-24:00
Sorbillo Lievito Madre on Via dei Tribunali in Naples is the Sorbillo family's pizza fritta and al taglio counter two doors from the main pizzeria, with pizza fritta the unmissable order.
Try: Pizza fritta, pizza al taglio
Tip: No queue ticket needed at this counter; pizza fritta classic runs 4 euros, ripiena (stuffed) 5 euros.
centro-storicoDaily 12:00-24:00
Tandem on Via Paladino in Naples runs a takeaway window selling ragu napoletano sandwiches plus the in-room paccheri al ragu, the modern Sunday-lunch ragu ritual portable for the street walk.
Try: Ragu napoletano paccheri sandwich
Tip: Walk-in counter for takeaway from 12:00; the sandwich runs 6 euros 50 with bread to mop the sauce.
centro-storicoTue-Sun 06:30-19:30, closed MondayCash only
Attanasio near Naples Central Station fries sfogliatelle since 1930, with the riccia and frolla baked all day. The shop sits in a tiny side-street with the smell of hot lard the marker.
Try: Sfogliatella riccia and frolla
Tip: Closed Monday. Sfogliatella riccia 2 euros, frolla 1 euro 80. Cash only at the counter; queue forms 09:00-11:00.
sanitaDaily 07:00-22:00
Poppella in Naples' Sanita has run the family pastry counter since 1920, with the fiocco di neve (snow-flake brioche) the dish that turned the bakery into a 2014 cult hit and the local-buy.
Try: Fiocco di neve brioche with cream
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 22:00. The fiocco di neve at 1 euro 50 is the only order; queue 30 minutes on weekends.
vomeroDaily 06:30-21:30
Leopoldo in Naples has baked the taralli sugna and pepper (lard-and-pepper ring crackers) since 1940, the standing salty snack to walk with on the funicular ride to the Vomero.
Try: Taralli sugna e pepe
Tip: Taralli sold by the gram from the counter; a 200g bag runs 4 euros 50, perfect for the Vomero walk.
toledoDaily 07:00-20:00
Mary in Naples' Galleria Umberto I is the standing counter inside the 1887 arcade, with the sfogliatella riccia baked all day, sold piping hot to the Via Toledo passing crowd.
Try: Sfogliatella riccia hot
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 20:00 inside the Galleria. Sfogliatella runs 2 euros; the riccia is the local-buy.