Top 10 Foods to Eat in Naples in 2026

Deep-fried pizza dough stuffed with ricotta, cicoli, and provola — the original Neapolitan street food.

Hundreds of crispy layers encasing warm ricotta and semolina — Naples' signature pastry.

A slow-cooked Sunday meat sauce simmered for hours, fundamentally different from Bolognese.

A paper cone of mixed fried seafood, vegetables, and dough from the stalls of Via Tribunali.

A humble pasta and potato dish enriched with provola cheese that defines Neapolitan comfort food.

A rum-soaked sponge cake that Neapolitans adopted from France and made entirely their own.

Layers of fried aubergine, tomato, and mozzarella baked into a rich, golden casserole.

An Easter ricotta and wheat berry tart with orange blossom water that's eaten year-round.

Crunchy lard-and-pepper biscuit rings that Neapolitans eat as a snack at any hour of the day.

Deep-fried pizza dough stuffed with ricotta, cicoli, and provola — the original Neapolitan street food.

Hundreds of crispy layers encasing warm ricotta and semolina — Naples' signature pastry.

A slow-cooked Sunday meat sauce simmered for hours, fundamentally different from Bolognese.

A paper cone of mixed fried seafood, vegetables, and dough from the stalls of Via Tribunali.

A humble pasta and potato dish enriched with provola cheese that defines Neapolitan comfort food.

A rum-soaked sponge cake that Neapolitans adopted from France and made entirely their own.

Layers of fried aubergine, tomato, and mozzarella baked into a rich, golden casserole.

An Easter ricotta and wheat berry tart with orange blossom water that's eaten year-round.

Crunchy lard-and-pepper biscuit rings that Neapolitans eat as a snack at any hour of the day.