Naples, Italy — Food and Dining
Restaurants in Naples, Italy
Restaurants
Expensive
La Bersagliera
With lovely views of the city from the enchanting Borgo Marinari, LaBersagliera is a classic Naples restaurant serving top-notch Neapolitan food and offering alfresco dining in summer. Many international celebrities have dined here since the restaurant opened in 1919.
Borgo Marinari 10/11
Tel: 081 764 6016.
Website: www.labersagliera.it
La Cantinella
With a superb location on the city's waterfront, La Cantinella offers Neapolitan fine dining of the highest order. It is an intimate, quite small restaurant, and the service is impeccable. The cuisine is classic Neapolitan and Italian with some international elements.
Via N Sauro 23
Tel: 081 764 8684.
Website: www.lacantinella.it
Moderate
Ciro a Santa Brigida
This is an elegant restaurant serving traditional Neapolitan dishes - including delicious pizzas. The interior is quite modern, and the ambience has a certain ‘cultured' or even artistic character. The service is excellent, and the staff is very friendly, making guests feel at home.
Via Santa Brigida 71
Tel: 081 552 4072.
Website: www.ciroasantabrigida.com
Da Dora
Located in the Chiaia area, Da Dora is considered by many to be the best seafood restaurant in Naples. An attractive, picturesque restaurant, it has a welcoming and authentic atmosphere. It is utterly unpretentious and lets the fish and seafood on offer speak for itself.
Via Ferdinando Palasciano 28-29
Tel: 081 680 519.
Website: www.dadora.it
La Chiacchierata
This is a small family-owned restaurant serving local specialties. It is centrally located just off Piazza Plebescito, and it as authentic as they come. Home-grown vegetables and home-made dishes full of flavor (from pizza to pasta and seafood) are on offer. Please note that La Chiacchierata is only open for lunch.
Piazetta Matilde Serao 36
Tel: 081 411 465.
Cheap
Pizzeria Port' Alba
As is well known, pizza is a genuine Neapolitan invention, and the Pizzeria Port' Alba is one of the city's oldest pizzerias. It started business as early as 1830, and it still serves some of the best pizzas to be had in Naples.
Via Port' Alba 18
Tel: 081 459 713.
Nightlife
Bars: The trendy Superfly, Via Cisterna dell’Olio 12, is a small but fun and very busy bar. Another bar with a great atmosphere is located just a few doors away, Kinky Bar, Cisterna dell’Olio 16, where the emphasis is firmly on reggae music. The literary cafe and bar Intra Moenia at number 70, is a stylish and classy place to have a drink. The Shamrock Irish Pub, Via Foria 185 is the place to enjoy a Guinness.
Clubs: Jail Club, Via Sedile di Porto 65, is a club in the historic center of the city with various themed nights ranging from goth and indie to beer parties. Discoteka Meridionale, Via Principe Umberto 14 is a typical club with good dance music. S’move, Vico dei Sospiri 10a, is a Naples classic with a nice bar and good DJs providing the musical entertainment.
Live Music: Bourbon Street, Piazza Bellini, is a good place for beer and all kinds of live music. Harem Café, Via G Imperatrice 36-38, features local bands and DJs. Possibly the best jazz club in Naples is Around Midnight, Via Bonito 32/A (tel: 081 558 2834; website: www.aroundmidnight.it), which attracts many famous performers. Big Italian and international jazz and rock acts sometimes perform at the Teatro Tenda Partenope, Via Barbagallo Corrado 115 (tel: 081 570 0008). Big concerts also take place at Arena Flegrea at Mostra d’Oltremare, Piazza le Tecchio 52 (tel: 081 725 8000). Piazza Plebiscito, the spacious open square on the west side of the Royal Palace, is also used for big concerts.
