4 Best Restaurants in Museo Archeologico Nazionale, La Sanità, and Capodimonte, Naples

Ciro Oliva Concettina ai Tre Santi

$ | Sanità

In the 1954 film L'Oro di Napoli Sofia Loren sold fried pizza from a basso (a street-level room), something Concettina Flessigno Oliva had already been doing since three years earlier. Now one of Naples's most highly acclaimed pizzerias, her great-grandson's menu includes all the usual culprits as well as pizza wedges based on local in-season ingredients. Twenty-seven Pulcinella masks by renowned local artist Lello Esposito hang in the entrance, and a Nativity scene is perched over the proceedings in the long hall. If you add €2.50 to your bill you can partake in the tradition of pizza sospesa, a free meal for the next needy person to pass by. Gluten-free pizzas are also available.

Naples, Campania, 80137, Italy
081-290037
Known For
  • great pizza
  • a Neapolitan institution
  • waiting outside for a table
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No dinner Sun.

Poppella

$ | Sanità

Famed for its fiocco di neve (snowflake), the deliciously creamy pastry ball was created in 2015 by this century-old pasticceria.

Trattoria Del Bosco

$ | Capodimonte
Just outside the Capodimonte gate, this delightful eatery has an open kitchen where you can choose the ingredients for your meal and then watch the chef prepare it. There's no menu so the friendly waiters talk you through the season's freshest produce. Fish is a favorite, particularly their Santa Lucia dish—large paccheri pasta baked al cartoccio (in paper) with shrimp, clams, and mussels. Try their babà with pineapple and chocolate for desert.
Via Miano 17, Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
Known For
  • fresh ingredients
  • close to the park
  • relaxed, friendly atmosphere
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed. No dinner Sun.--Wed.

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Trattoria-Pizzeria Forchetta

$ | Capodimonte

Just 50 yards from the main Capodimonte gate, this no-nonsense eatery has photos of its dishes prominently framing its entrance. Favored by locals as well as day trippers to the park and museum, the friendly owners will talk you through the day's specialities, as well as offering an inexpensive set menu. Fish is a favorite, with fried calamari and alici always available.

Via Miano 35, Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
081-7410829
Known For
  • close to the park
  • quick service
  • good value