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    Starita

    4.4 (126 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Gluten-Free
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Exterior -- Signage
    Norbert K.

    This is a marvelous pizzaria in the Materdei neighborhood of Naples. Our landlord recommended it for dinner on our first night in Naples, and we are glad he did! Step into Starita, and you leave the bustling street and vespa noise outside. In short, it serves the best pizza in Naples IMHO. Service was friendly, helpful, and attentive. With the extensive menu, we needed the help navigating it. Of course, when in Napes, we had to have the Margherita pizza (5/5) -- the best I've had anywhere -- and we also shared a Marinara alla Starita pizza (4/5). The crusts were wonderful -- a perfect balance of crispiness and softness, plus a delightful smoky flavor from the wood-fired ovens. While waiting for our pizzas, we enjoyed the Fiori de Zucca Imboltitti (5/5) -- fried zucchini blossoms. They were heavenly! We also had some Peroni beer and a nice bottle of 2021 Pride Aglianico Beneventano (4/5 14€). I highly recommend Starita for the quality of the pizzas, its overall menu, and its welcoming atmosphere.

    Diavola pizza - spicy salami, cheese and basil with red sauce.
    Kim S.

    We are staying in the neighborhood for 5 days and saw great reviews for Starita, so we went in to try it. This is definitely a local favorite. There were very few tourists in this side street pizzeria that has been around since 1901. As a starter, we got the fried angiolette (think donut without the hole) one had a dollop of marinara and the other had cooked onions and pecorino romano (I think). Then, we got the Diavola which has been the best pizza we have tried so far in Italy. The crust is perfectly crisp, yet tender and flavorful. And the toppings are so fresh. Finally, we had the "fried angels" - which is fried pizza dough with Nutella drizzled over the top. It was a nice sweet to end the meal. We returned the next night and had the Miss Italy and the Montanaria Starita- which is a fried pizza crust that is then topped with red sauce,basil, smoked provolone cheese and pecorino romano, then put into the oven to finish. This makes the crust extra crispy and not at all oily. My husband wasn't the biggest fan of the arugula on the Miss Italy, so he ate half of mine. The staff is so efficient. They are constantly keeping the table cleared of dirty dishes and empty bottles. We recommend this for you to try if in the museum district of Naples. The price is so cheap. 8 euros for a pizza. Cheaper than buying a pizza from Domino's or Papa John's with 50x the flavor.

    Inside
    Mina G.

    Came here for a late lunch. I imagine there's a line during peak hours but I was seated right away and they have plenty of seating. Their servers spoke English and had a English menu. Decor is pretty basic inside. The pizza menu is quite large. I ended up getting the messicana which had sausage, spicy peppers and sauce. It was so so good! Yum! Portion was quite large too. Definitely would recommend this place on your pizza journey.

    Crust filled with spinach and ricotta!
    Mark G.

    There are many pizzerias in Naples so it can be hard to choose. This place is one of my favorites. Their mozzarella, their tomatoes, their crusts, all their ingredients are fresh and high quality. You can see them make the pizzas right in front of you. So many unique pizzas to choose from (in fact there might be too many options) that I recommend doing family style and sharing a few pizzas/appetizers so that you can try as many as possible. Great portions for the price. My two friends and I ordered 3 pizzas and an appetizer and we had food left over to take home.

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    Carmen M.

    Straight gasoline. Cant go wrong with pizza in naples but this one will put any average american in a coffin. Margherita is a must and ms italia is a runner up. Waited for a takeaway 15 minutes and enjoyed in a plaza. Didnt get any utensils so we simply tore this delicacy by hand and devoured. Good shi

    Very good, award-winning pizza, although imo not quite on the level of OWAP or Sorbillo. Would be top rated in probably an other city on Earth! Ambience is a bit on the bright, efficient, out-in-an-hour side of things. The real star is the gluten-free pizza though, which was the best we sampled in Napoli! As a celiac visiting the city, do yourself the favor, eat here at least once.

    denise s.

    Yep! Great pizza! Excellent service! Air conditioning! Everything you'd want for lunch in Naples!

    Pizzeria Starita 01/17/2020:
    Michael U.

    Located steps from Materdei station in Napoli since 1901 Starita has served everyone from the Pope to Sophia Loren, and although New York's "Don Antonio by Starita" makes a good Pizza the use of native Ingredients helps set the original apart. Made famous by the 1954 film L'oro di Napoli, and still owned by Antonio Starita in partnership with son Giuseppe, it was without the usual hour-plus queue that Starita was found on a brisk January evening, Staff beginning to welcome guests at 19h00 with the lengthy space mostly full within thirty minutes. Decorated in stone archways and red tablecloths, old photos plus the iconic fork and ladle hanging on the wall, guests are invited to choose from over sixty Pies offered alongside Fritti and Dolci, the Montanara highly celebrated but on this night omitted in favor of a particularly creamy Rice Ball and Starita's delicate stuffed-Squash Blossom. Steeped in history, no hyper-hydration or exaggerated cornicione, Starita's Pizza takes on a more traditional appearance with crisp edge and moist center, a Margherita made with Tomatoes from Mount Vesuvius showcasing sweetness and acidity contrasted by puddles of Cheese and the oven's char. Utilizing three rooms in addition to the foyer containing Starita's oven, and filling the first before seating the second, it was with volume high that Pizza number two was tasted, a thick layer of smoked Cheese helping to mellow unctuous Roman Pork with distinctive notes of Pepper and Rosemary.

    This was the mamma mia
    Lorenzo G.

    I would recommend this place highly. Amazing vibe, waiters super cool owner comes and greats all guests I feel that's very important. The Pizza was amazing full of flavor and a lot of cool photos and awards on the wall.

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    Went here our first day in Italy after taking red-eye, checking into hotel, and starving. Simply the best pizza I've ever had!

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    The pizza was absolutely amazing!! The server was extremely friendly and helpful. This place is a must try.

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    Service was quicker than other places we tried in Naples, and the ambience was comfortable, but traditional.

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    Pizzeria Pavia - Tutino Giuseppe - pizza

    Pizzeria Pavia - Tutino Giuseppe

    4.5(8 reviews)
    2.4 kmPlebiscito/Centro

    I haven't had a server more rude than this in a long time…read more We arrived when the restaurant was full, so we waited at the door. No acknowledgement of any kind by the server, who was a lady walking around inside. She was the only server, but there are only 9 or so tables in the small space so she definitely saw us since she walked by to various tables. When a table left, the bus boy cleaned it and motioned us to sit. Once we were ready to order, we waited. ...and waited, and waited. So we raised our hand for a few minutes straight, while the lady continued to walk to other tables and ignore us for some reason. Then the table next to us got a new party. Finally, the bus boy saw our raised hand came over, and I asked him to call the lady over. He did, we saw. And then she proceeded to take the order of the table next to us, who sat down more than 10 minutes after we did. They even looked at us apologetically. Finally, after putting in that table's order, she came to us. So she clearly knew we were waiting. I don't understand why she was somehow prejudiced to ignore us, but I was about to just leave. And maybe I should have - the pizza honestly wasn't that great. My pizza had mushrooms were canned and flavorless, and chewy thick dough that I didn't end up finishing. We also had a variation of diavola that came with eggplant, and it was slightly better but still nowhere near as flavorful as other spots we tried in Naples. Don't bother coming here. There are so many other spots with better food and service.

    Meh, it's pretty good. Stopped by because it was close to our Airbnb and came highly recommended by…read moreour host. It was pretty packed inside but takeaway service was fast and friendly. The pizza was good but didn't really blow me away. We got the margherita and a two other pizzas which I can't remember the name of. The crust wasn't as chewy or stretchy as I imagined it would be. The edges weren't crispy or very thick like I expected either. There's certain things I expect to see in Neapolitan pizza which I just wasn't getting from Pavia. I got pizza elsewhere in Naples the next day and noticed the crust was much different and had singed crust by the wood fired oven. Pavia is OK but I've honestly had similar pizza back in the states. It's a good option if you're nearby but you may find something better if you look a little further.

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    Pizzeria Pavia - Tutino Giuseppe - Best pizza I've ever had

    Best pizza I've ever had

    Pizzeria Pavia - Tutino Giuseppe - Verdi pizza

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    Pizzeria Vincenzo Capuano - Champion Pizza €12

    Pizzeria Vincenzo Capuano

    4.7(14 reviews)
    2.7 kmChiaia

    An amazing experience! This was the best pizza & service that we encountered in all of Italy. The…read morehigh quality taste of the ingredients, and the fresh & airy crust way surpassed my expectations. If you don't believe me, then you must search for Vincenzo Capuano's intoxicating videos. It's the real deal!! He makes the art of pizza making look so effortless. A true pizza professional! On the advice of our local tour guide, we started with the Potato Croquette appetizer. The filling is a delicious smoked provola cheese from the mountains. I wish I had taken a picture of it, but the camera didn't eat first. The order comes with 2 large croquettes for sharing. Absolutely delicious! After that, we ordered our pizzas. I selected the Pizza Frittta Completa, and he went with the Come Una Capricciosa. We figured it would be a small portion based on the price. We were wrong. Especially the stuffed and fried pizza. I could have easily shared that one. I've never had anything like it. The filling was an explosion of different flavors. The fried dough was light as air. It's so unique! My husband's pizza was just as fantastic. I didn't get to try it, but he kept commenting on the light crust & freshness of the hand crushed tomatoes and provola cheese. He consumed all of it. Honestly, everything was delicious! This place has changed my view of Neapolitan pizza. I've never been a fan of soggy middles, but this was different. The service was actually very good here. We were able to somehow communicate between our very broken Italian, and their better than average English. The menus are in Italian but you can pull up the english version using the QR code at the table. There are desserts, but we didn't get to try them. There is indoor and covered outdoor seating. This place was packed with local clientele after 1pm. It's very popular. Don't skip it when near Piazza del Plebiscito. I'm still craving that delicious Pizza Fritta.

    We wanted to grab a late night meal once we arrived in Naples. This was walking distance from our…read morehotel and our hotel concierge recommended it. It did not disappoint! I ordered a whole Margherita pizza con bufola - it's so good that I finished the entire thing!

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    Calzone Classico €9.5

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    Sorbillo - Rodolfo

    Sorbillo

    4.3(473 reviews)
    1.0 kmCentro Storico

    We had to wait 45 minutes to get into this restaurant, and another 30 minutes for the pizza to be…read moregiven to us, but I have to say it was worth it I ordered the basic Margherita Pizza here - and it was really cheap - around 5.5 euros This pizza was amazingly good The first thing I have to mention was how incredibly fresh the tomatoes were. I haven't eaten tomatoes this good on a pizza before, they felt super authentic and local The crust wasn't as airy as another place I've been, but it was still quite soft and pleasurable to eat. The bottom of the crust, though, was unparalleled. It was so unbelievably soft, and didn't even feel like you were eating pizza. A lot of the pizza I've eaten in the past has included this hard bottom curst that's noticeable, but this bottom crust just floated through each bite like butter. Holding up a slice was so floppy The cheese was also fantastic - I do wish there was slightly more of it - but it was still amazingly good I tried a bit of a vegan pizza that someone at my table ordered - and my god that was astoundingly good - even better than the margherita I had. If I was here again I would definitely order the pizza that had white sauce rather than tomato sauce - because even though the tomatoes were really good, I think I just prefer the alfredo-style sauce on pizza.

    If you're in the historic district in Naples, depending on who and how you ask, you may get pointed…read morein different directions to Sorbillo's. Why? Multiplie locations exist, six in Naples, three on the same street! At first I wondered if it was a "Ray's Pizza" situation* though turns out they are all legitimately related, arising from the success of the pizzeria opened in by Gino Sorbillo. Aside from Naples they have locations in several other Italian cities (Rome, Milan, Bergamo, Turin, Bologna, Padua, and Genoa), even a location on Tokyo. This specific location where the pin is dropped on the Yelp map is for Gino e Tito Sorbillo, eponymously named for the now famous pizza chef and his brother, and the nicer sit-down version of the restaurant.** This is the original shop where it all began, and the business' historical headquarters. Outside, you'll see a couple paper cutouts of the chef, with a chef's coat and a smile. The unwavering popularity of their pizza is undeniable--one look at the crowds outside this storefront and it's immediately apparent. Be prepared as the wait is not for the faint-hearted or the extremely hungry. Luckily I had a snack before arriving (see separate review for Sfogliatelle Mary). 9:05pm: I arrived to a semi-circular crowd centered around the doorway of Gino e Tito Sorbillo. Headed up the hostess stand and she said 20-25 minutes so I figured why not. 9:30pm: the crowd around the door seems to have increased, at least stayed the same, a handful of parties were called up. I realize now that the hostess gives everyone the same estimate. Watching many parties that were there when I arrived--they are still waiting too. 9:50pm: I'm considering leaving at this point since there's significant second-hand smoke from multiple people smoking outside, though the crowd of people in front of the restaurant is going strong. 10:00pm: I go up to the stand and ask how much longer the wait will be, she says "oh you're a single diner right? I forgot, let me check." 10:05pm: she calls my name and ushers me inside. I'm seated at bar table seating at a window which works for me. Staff is quick to pass a menu, and take an order. 10:20pm the wait for the pizza after ordering was faster than expected. It only took about 7-8 minutes. Getting to the pizza--if you look up the definition of a Neapolitan style pizza, this is it! Served straight outta the oven as an entire pie, extremely thin, saucy in the middle, floppy base though evenly leopard-spotted on the bottom and the crust, pillowy and airy crust with a slightly crisp exterior. The tomato sauce was very fresh, and I loved the varying texture of the dough, great baked/slightly charred flavor. I got the Antonio which included regionally sourced cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies, basil. While I love both ingredients, the fish and capers together unfortunately were way too salty, I had to pick off some of these. Also I have to say as the pizza cooled, the room temp saucy dough wasn't quite as appealing as when it was hot. lol so if you consume it quickly it'll be fine! The serving size was also very generous, see pic with my hand next to the pie, I couldn't finish it in the end! Staff was quite friendly overall and I appreciated that they didn't pack the house or rush diners inside even with so many people waiting. That being said it was still pretty busy so you'll have to flag them down. After the meal, bring your bill up to the register to pay. *if you're familiar with NYC you'll know there are about 20 different Ray's Pizzas all claiming to be the original, which one is real? no one knows... **The other two locations on the same street are more casual, one is a takeout spot probably to handle the overflow from the main restaurant.

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    Sorbillo - Dining area closer to main entrance

    Dining area closer to main entrance

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    Margherita pizza

    Sorbillo - Seating area around 10:30pm on a weekend- deceptively empty as a crowd of people still waited outside

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    Seating area around 10:30pm on a weekend- deceptively empty as a crowd of people still waited outside

    Antonio & Antonio - Grilled salmon

    Antonio & Antonio

    3.7(81 reviews)
    2.8 kmPlebiscito/Centro
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    Quintessential tourist trap…read more Great location, mediocre service, and the food is just fine. It's very touristy and that explains everything. I was surprised by the aggressive nature of their tipping solicitation. I asked and looked up common tipping practices before we came. I always want to be a good tourist. Our server dropped the check and immediately proclaimed that doesn't include tip, even though there was a service fee. You don't write the tip in either. You have to tell the waiter. I was really caught off guard. The bill was 75 euro, so I said 15 euro. Thats 20% of the entire bill including taxes and other charges. Thats how I tip back home. He said, "19 euros." Lol! So, not only do you tip on top of a tip, they demand more. I accommodated because 4 euros won't kill me, it's not worth the hassle, and I'm not going to let it affect my families enjoyment of this beautiful place. Kind of a gross situation though.

    Stopped for lunch today, trying to figure out which restaurant to choose... and look what we found…read more Antonio & Antonio in Naples -- and we even had the chance to meet the owner, Sylvio himself. He brought out a dish I'll be talking about for a long time: Candele Spezzate alla Genovese, made with the famous cipolla ramata di Montoro. Incredible. Delicious. Amazing. I could go on and on. Hands down the best pasta we've had since we arrived last week. Sometimes the best meals are the ones you weren't even looking for.

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    Antonio & Antonio - Fresh pasta with seafood

    Fresh pasta with seafood

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