Friggitoria Vomero in Naples is the funicular-station fritti counter (since 1938) serving the cuoppo di mare (anchovies, calamari, prawns) and the cuoppo di terra (crocchè, frittatine, arancini) in paper cones.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Cash only. Cuoppo medium runs 6 euros; queue forms 18:00 to 19:30 for the aperitivo crowd.
Address: Via Domenico Cimarosa 44, 80127 Napoli, Naples
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.
Di Matteo on Via dei Tribunali in Naples sells pizza fritta and frittatine through the streetside window since 1936, the Bill Clinton 1994 lunch stop in the city's legend.
Try: Pizza fritta
Tip: Pizza fritta runs 3 euros from the window; the queue starts at 11:30. Cash preferred at the window.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
