Absolutely wonderful food (as you can tell my boyfriend cleaned the plate) and service and in such a clean/warm/lively part of Chiaia. You won't be disappointed. read more

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I would not recommend this place! In fact, for the money we spent I should not have left this place as angry as I am. The service is terrible--we waited almost a full hour for the raw appetizer for two. Then another 30 min+ for porcini pasta and grilled shrimp. The dishes were ok but nothing special, to be honest. The raw fish was fresh, which was nice, but the terrible service ruined the experience enough that the rest felt insignificant. Additionally, the oysters were not great, not at all briny and a little on the chewy side. The shrimp were the best part of the crudo dish (which was €50). The porcini pasta was good, but not quite as good as other pasta I've had in Napoli. The grilled shrimp were as expected, but a very tiny portion. I will not be coming back and I will recommend others to avoid this place. Not to mention we made a reservation days in advance to secure our spot and were placed in a corner inside immediately in front of the blasting AC. Let's talk about dessert, an order of panna cotta and double macchiato should be hard to mess up--alas they did--they brought single espresso without milk, and the Panna Cotta was terrible. Extremely firm and with a greasy flavor. If you want a nice evening don't go here. I highly recommend these as alternatives: Biancomangiare or Osteria Da Antonio. The former makes you feel like you're at a Neapolitan nonna's dinner table--delicious fresh food with personable and exemplary service; while the later has fresh seafood, very well prepared and with excellent portion sizes, great service, and personal touches. In case it seems that ours was a uniquely terrible experience--the Italian family at the table next to ours also looked very frustrated. Also, it is worth mentioning that smiles and laughter were not seen or heard anywhere in the busy restaurant except the large table in the back who had 4 waiters and the owner running back and forth to them constantly--must have been friends of the owner. We left the restaurant very angry and upset. read more

Definitely a nay. Pros: decor was nice and food was OK. Not great, just OK (fresh, but uninspired)--definitely didn't merit the €50 appetizer given the amazing level of quality at other places in Naples. We had a mixed raw sea food appetizer and for the main courses it was the shrimps and the porcini mushroom pasta thing... all were OK, but unremarkable and kind of bland. Desert: espresso was good (although I ordered macchiato), but panna cotta was the worst I've had in Naples. Cons: horrible service (especially considering the hospitality expected at other venues around Naples). We got no attention, waited 15 minutes before someone came to take our order, and had to hunt down waiters every time we needed something. Every dish was late--RAW seafood appetizer took 40 minutes. Main course took another half hour. They brought us cold espresso instead of macchiatos and we had to get up to get someone when we needed milk, silverware, or more wine. Just a drag. read more

With so many restaurants closed in August, we stumbled upon this upscale little restaurant just as they were opening. Host was very friendly and set us up inside in the much-appreciated A/C. You can always tell a lot about a restaurant by the bread it serves you as you sit down. This was excellent, fresh and even slightly warm. Dense and moist in the middle with a great crust and slightly sourdough taste. I was anticipating what they could do next. Server tried to upsell us more entrees but we only wanted a light lunch. We started with the bruschetta with tomatoes. Excellent! Perfectly crusty bread with a chopped tomato topping perfectly dressed. I wish I could eat 5 more of these. Side salad had lettuce, fennel and radicchio - very good as well. For the meal we had two plates, one grilled meats and the other fried fish of the day. The grilled meats were probably the weakest. Pork chops, a small piece of sirloin I believe and maybe chicken or also pork. Good but the pork was dry. I do it all the time myself when I try to grill pork so I don't fault them too much. Fried fish was a treat. Calamari, small, whole shrimps, squid, anchovies, and merluzzo. All excellent, especially the merluzzo. There was another small flat fish like a tiny halibut which was also delicious and tender. Closed it out with a perfect espresso and a panacotta they make in little jars, Great meal, totally recommend. read more

Love this place. Food is so so good and fresh ! Great Italian seafood. Try their fish and pastas which I'm sure is homemade read more

L'Ostricaio - Napoletana Near Me - Naples, NA

Hidden gem in the Chiaia district of Naples. What a delight to stumble upon this place late at night and eat incredibly fresh seafood, caught earlier that day... no tourist trap here, the absolute real deal: fabulous food down to the table bread, the street atmosphere has just the right amount of unpretentious Neopolitan grit, and the service is exceedingly gracious. read more

Came here twice to eat....fantastic. The first time we arrived at midnight and the owner was kind enough to accommodate us. Second time at a normal dinner hour. I live in Seattle so am super critical of seafood....this restaurant is for the serious seafood lover. There is no hiding it, no apologies, no heavy sauces and very little deep fat frying. Everything is caught that day. We ate outside on the street, as did everyone else. The seafood salad was a mix, lightly dressed with lemon juice, parsley, superb olive oil, and salt, over arugula. As fresh as could be, tender, nothing was overcooked and chewy. We also had the long skinny clams gratin dressed with vinegar, olive oil, and parsley. Out of this world. We opted for primi piatti of pasta afterwards....the paccheri with shrimp, mussels, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes, and the scialatielli with mixed seafood. Honestly, I've never had mussels better in my life. The sauce was simply the seafood reduction with olive oil, intense, appropriately briny, seasoned perfectly with a touch of peperoncini. I was forced to "fare la scarpetta" or use my bread to wipe up the plate, it was that good. After asking for a simple small carafe or bottle of their vino della casa, the owner brought us a full bottle of Falanghina. For dessert he offered us a mixed plate of fresh fruit, everything from coconut to pineapple to nectarines and passionfruit. The entire meal for two came to only 68 E. We had dinner the previous night at another famous restaurant nearby (who shall remain nameless) for the same price....it couldn't hold a candle to L'Ostricaio. Don't let the rustic street tables and menu with pictures fool you....this place doesn't cater to tourists. In fact, a couple from Milano sat next to us and commented that this place was fantastic. read more

We ate outside on a pedestrian street. The clientele was all local. They specialize in seafood. We had anchovies in lemon (highly recommended), papardelle with porcini (also great) and mixed fried seafood. Also very good .That and a bottle of house wine for under 50 euros. Can't go wrong. read more