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Naples Street Food and Neighborhood Walk

The street food of Naples is one of Italy's most complete traditions.

Naples Street Food and Neighborhood Walk, Naples · Museo & Port Area
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2h 30m
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Any time
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About Naples Street Food and Neighborhood Walk

The street food of Naples is one of Italy's most complete traditions. A proper Naples street food tour covers: pizza fritta (fried pizza, a calzone-style pocket fried in lard or oil, EUR 3-4, the original pizza of the working poor before gas ovens were common), sfogliatella (the shell-shaped pastry, riccia is the multi-layered crispy version filled with ricotta and semolina, frolla is the shortcrust version, riccia is the correct one, EUR 2-3, from Sfogliatella Mary at Stazione Centrale or Pintauro on Via Toledo), cuoppo (a paper cone of fried food, mixed seafood or vegetable, EUR 5-7), o per e o muss (pig ear and snout, the traditional working-class street food, from the street vendors with the wheeled carts, EUR 2-3), struffoli (honey and fried dough, seasonal), and the espresso (EUR 1-1.20, standing at the bar, never sitting, the best is at a neighbourhood bar not at the tourist places). Guided street food tours run EUR 40-70 per person for 3 hours and hit 6-8 stops.

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Address
Via Pietro Colletta, 14, 80139 Napoli NA, Italy
Neighborhood
Museo & Port Area
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The best sfogliatella is from Sfogliatella Mary at Stazione Centrale (open from 6 AM) or Pintauro on Via Toledo. Eat the riccia not the frolla. Pizza fritta from the street vendors on Via dei Tribunali is EUR 3-4 and excellent. Do the food walk before a big sit-down meal so your appetite is calibrated. Guided tours EUR 40-70 per person are worth it for the commentary and the stops they know.

Plan for about 2h 30m.

Naples Street Food and Neighborhood Walk is in the Museo & Port Area neighborhood of Naples. The address is Via Pietro Colletta, 14, 80139 Napoli NA, Italy. The area is well-served by metro.

This works well at any time of day, though mornings tend to be quieter. Weekdays are less crowded than weekends.

Comfortable shoes are recommended. Parts are outdoors, so bring a light layer.

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