Traditional Naples Food (And Pizza) You Have To Try

I know many people skip over Naples in order to get to the Amalfi Coast, however, it’s a big mistake! Naples’s food culture is one of the most vibrant in all of Italy. It wasn’t that long ago that I used to be scared of going to Naples since you tend to hear a lot of stories about how rough it is there.

But after I went there with an Italian family and some friends I realized that Naples wasn’t a lion, it was a kitten. And most importantly, Naples food is something not to miss! It has a delicious food scene…it is the birthplace of pizza after all.

Tina from Our Edible Italy, not only teaches you how to cook Italian food, but she will also get you familiar with the Italian food culture. Her husband, Claudio, is from Naples, and who better to find out about Italian cuisine, dishes, and where the locals eat in Naples than with a local?

A day of the best food in Naples, Italy

Tina, Claudio, and their son Leo took me to Naples to learn more about the food scene in this bustling and often overlooked city! I was specifically interested in the Naples pizza culture, but I learned that there is much more food there that shouldn’t be overlooked! We walked and ate our way all over Naples!

Here’s how we approached our day of walking and eating pasta. This isn’t a food tour, instead, this is simply something you can do on your own. Or you can hire Our Edible Italy to put together a custom tour/walk for you.

Start with an espresso and pastry at a Naples bar

Since it’s a long day, why not start out by stopping at a Naples bar? Before you get alarmed, in Italy, a bar is a bar with alcohol, but it is also a place where you stop for pastries and coffee. However, this is no Starbucks where you get big drinks, sit down, and stay forever working on your laptop.

In most Naples bars there isn’t even a place to sit. Instead, there is a cashier where you tell them what you want, pay, and get a ticket. Then you take that ticket over to the little bar area and give it to a barista. The barista makes you an espresso and you stand at the bar and quickly drink it and go on your way!

I suggest you kick off your Naples food tour by getting a quick espresso and a little pastry to give you a little energy.

Seafood at Porta Nolana Market

Since you just had your bar pastry, it’s time to go look at some traditional Naples food markets….