What to eat
Oh the history, the churches, the castles... There's a lot going on in this corner of the world. But let's be real - the reason why it is famous is food.
Food is an obsession, a religion, a part of our DNA... You name it.
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To help you navigate in a sea of options, we put together this list of drool-worthy local food and restaurants we can't recommend enough. Aren't your stomachs excited about this?

Pizza
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Da Michele (The one you see in Eat, Pray, Love) - Naples
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Pizzeria Giagiù - Salerno
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Gli Esposito Pizzeria - Salerno

Pizza Fritta
Neapolitan fried pizza is folded in half - kinda like a calzone - and deep fried.

Frittatina
Frittatina is a deep-fried pasta ball stuffed with minced pork, bechamel sauce, and peas.

Mozzarella
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Muu Muuzzarella Lounge - Naples
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Antica Latteria - Naples
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Tenuta Vannulo - Capaccio, Salerno
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Caseificio Rivabianca - Paestum, Salerno
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Unica Caseificio Bio - Salerno

Traditional Dishes
We recommend genovese, ragù, pasta alla nerano, pasta patate e provola.
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Trattoria da Nennella - Naples
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Osteria della Mattonella - Naples
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Buatta - Naples
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Tandem Ragù - Naples
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Donna Luisella - Naples
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La Lazzara Trattoria - Naples

Anchovies and Colatura d'Alici
Colatura di alici is a fish sauce from the village of Cetara produced by fermenting salted anchovies inside small chestnut barrels.
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La Dispensa Armatore Cetara - Cetara
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Ristorante Acquapazza Cetara - Cetara
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La Cianciola - Cetara

Seafood
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A Figlia do Marenaro - Naples
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Donna Luisella - Naples
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L'Ostricaio - Naples
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Crudore' - Naples
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Il Miracolo dei Pesci - Naples
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Ristorante 34 da Lucia - Vietri sul Mare
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Pescheria - Salerno
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Barriofino Macelleria di Mare - Salerno
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Il Gozzo - Salerno

Sfogliatella
Sfogliatella is a shell-shaped pastry filled with a semolina-ricotta mixture.
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Attanasio - Naples
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Antica Pasticceria Carraturo - Naples
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Sfogliatella Mary - Naples
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Bellavia Bar Pasticceria - Naples
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Cuori di sfogliatella - Naples

Babà
​Babà is a soft mushroom-shaped pastry soaked in a sticky, citrus-scented rhum syrup.
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Pasticceria Scaturchio - Naples
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Bellavia Bar Pasticceria - Naples
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Pasticceria Capparelli - Naples
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Pasticceria Capriccio - Naples

Pastiera
Pastiera is a tart made with cooked wheat, eggs, ricotta cheese, and flavoured with orange flower water.
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Pasticceria Scaturchio - Naples
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Bellavia Bar Pasticceria - Naples
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Gran Caffé Pasticceria Santoro - Naples

Delizia al Limone
Delizia al limone consists of a dome-shaped sponge base that is drizzled with an aromatic limoncello-based syrup and comes filled with a lemon-flavored custard.
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Pasticceria Sal De Riso - Minori
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Pasticceria Svizzera - Salerno
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Pasticceria Pansa - Amalfi

Gelato
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Mennella (various locations) - Naples
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Casa Infante (various locations) - Naples
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Gay Odin (various locations) - Naples
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ROL Gelateria - Naples
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Giallo Limone - Salerno
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Bar Nettuno - Salerno
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Gerry - Salerno
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Antica Gelateria Cioffi - Salerno

Aperitivo
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Pacù - Naples
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Barrio Botanico - Naples
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Cantine Sociali - Naples
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Barril - Naples
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Archivio Storico - Naples
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Lanificio San Salvatore - Salerno
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Tagliere e Calice di Salumeria del Corso - Salerno
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Laltrolato Cocktail Bar - Salerno
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La Posteria - Salerno