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Italian), jot down your choices and brace for gems like juicy
salsiccia
(pork sausage) and
peperoncino
-spiked
friarielli
(local broccoli).
Attanasio
( 081 28 56 75; Vico Ferrovia 1-4; snacks from €1.10; 6.30am-8pm Tue-Sun; Garibaldi)
This
retro pastry peddler makes one mighty
sfogliatella
(sweetened ricotta pastry), not to men-
tion creamy
cannolli siciliani
(pastry shells stuffed with sweet ricotta) and runny, rummy
babà
(rum-soaked yeast cake). Savoury fiends shouldn't pass up the hearty
pasticcino rus-
tico
(savoury bread), stuffed with
provola
(provolone) cheese, ricotta and salami.
BAKERY
€
La Campagnola
CAMPANIAN
€€
( 081 45 90 34;
www.campagnolatribunali.com
; Via dei Tribunali 47; meals €18; 12.30-4pm &
7-11.30pm Wed-Mon; Dante)
Boisterous and affable, this Neapolitan stalwart serves up
soul-coaxing classics. Daily specials may include a killer
genovese
(pasta with a slow-
cooked lamb, tomato and onion
ragù
) or a decadent
penne alla siciliana
(pasta with fried
aubergine,
fior di latte
cheese, tomato and basil).
MODERN ITALIAN
€€€
Palazzo Petrucci
( 081 552 40 68;
www.palazzopetrucci.it
; Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 4; meals €50; 1-2.30pm
& 7.30-10.30pm Tue-Sat, dinner only Mon, lunch only Sun; Dante)
Progressive Petrucci thrills
with new-school creations like chickpea soup with prawns and concentrated coffee, or
succulent lamb with dried apricots,
pecorino
(sheep's milk cheese) and mint. Polished ser-
vice and a fine-dining air make it a perfect spot to celebrate something special.
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Toledo, Quartieri Spagnoli & Vomero
Friggitoria Vomero
SNACKS
€
(
081 578 31 30; Via Cimarosa 44; snacks from €0.20;
9.30am-2.30pm & 5-9.30pm Mon-Fri, to
Centrale to Fuga)
Crunch blissfully at this spartan Vomero snack bar, famed for
11pm Sat;
