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( 081 032 00 47;
www.ilristorantinodellavvocato.it
; Via Santa Lucia 115-117; meals €37, degustation
menus €35-40; noon-3pm & 7.30-11pm, lunch only Mon & Sun; ; 154 to Via Santa Lucia)
This elegant nosh spot is home to affable chef and owner Raffaele Cardillo, whose pas-
sion for Campania's culinary heritage merges with a knack for subtle, refreshing twists -
think gnocchi with fresh mussels, clams, crumbed pistachio, lemon, ginger and garlic.
The degustation menus are good value, as is the simpler three-course lunch menu (€15),
available Monday to Friday.
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La Sanità
Pizzeria Starita
( 081 557 46 82; Via Materdei 28; pizzas €3.50-13; noon-3.30pm & 7.30pm-midnight Mon-Sat,
dinner only Sun; Materdei)
The giant fork and ladle hanging on the wall at this cultish
pizzeria were used by Sophia Loren in
L'Oro di Napoli,
and the kitchen made the
pizze
fritte
sold by the actress in the film. While the 60-plus pizza varieties include a tasty
fior-
illi e zucchini
(zucchini, zucchini flowers and
provola
), our allegiance remains to its clas-
sic marinara.
PIZZA
€
CAMPANIAN
€
Cantina del Gallo
(
www.cantinadelgallo.com
; Via Alessandro Telesino 21; pizzas €4-8, meals €15; 11am-4pm & 7pm-
midnight Mon-Sat, 12.30-4pm Sun; ; C51 to Via Fontanelle)
Catholic kitsch and a bucket of
feet-warming hot coals under the table. No, you're not at nonna's house, just at one of
Naples' best-kept foodie secrets. Tuck into rarer specialities like
calzoncini
(wood-fired
pizza dough with various fillings) or
A'Cafona
, a spicy, garlicky wood-fired pizza. The
staff are sweet but speak little English.
Drinking & Nightlife
The city's student and alternative drinking scene is around the piazzas and alleyways of
the
centro storico
. For a chicer vibe, hit the cobbled lanes of upmarket Chiaia. While
some bars operate from 8am, most open from around 5.30pm and close around 2am.
Clubs usually open at 10.30pm or 11pm but don't fill up until after midnight. Many
close in summer (July to September), some transferring to out-of-town beach locations.
