centro-storicoTue-Sat 12:30-15:30 and 19:30-24:00, closed Sun-Mon
Mario Avallone's La Stanza del Gusto in Naples' Centro Storico has run since 1995 with a Campania-led wine list, a tasting kitchen and a daily-changing cheese-and-salumi board.
Signature pour: Donnachiara Greco di Tufo, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian and Campanian natural wines
Food: Modern Neapolitan tasting plates
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Book a week ahead for dinner; the cheese tasting runs 22 euros.
chiaiaTue-Sun 18:30-01:00, closed Monday
Berevino in Naples' Centro Storico runs a 250-bottle list focused on Campania growers (Mastroberardino, Feudi di San Gregorio) and the city's strongest cellar for Aglianico tasting.
Signature pour: Mastroberardino Taurasi by the glass
Wine focus: Campania and Italian artisanal wines
Food: Cheese boards, salumi, small plates
Tip: Closed Monday. Book a week ahead for the back room. The Campania wine flight is 18 euros for four pours.
vomeroTue-Sun 12:00-23:00, closed Monday
Salumeria Upnea on Vomero in Naples runs a Campania-led natural-wine list of 180 bottles with the daily salumi-cheese boards and a four-table back room for sit-down service.
Signature pour: Pierluigi Zampaglione Don Chisciotte Fiano by the glass
Wine focus: Campania natural wines, biodynamic
Food: Salumi, cheese, daily pasta
Tip: Closed Monday. Walk-in counter for wine by the glass; book back room for groups.
chiaiaDaily 18:00-02:00
Barril in Naples' Chiaia is the cocktail-and-wine bar with a 180-bottle list and a daily-changing small-plates carte, the city's modern aperitivo destination.
Signature pour: Lambrusco di Sorbara natural wine, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian wines, cocktail-first
Food: Modern small plates, charcuterie
Tip: Open daily; the late-night kitchen runs to 01:00. Cocktails 12 euros, wine by the glass from 6 euros.