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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
fiorilli e zucchini
(zuc-
chini, zucchini flowers and
provola
), our allegiance remains to its classic marinara.
PIZZA
€
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.
CAMPANIAN
€
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.
Admission charges vary, but expect to pay between €5 and €30, which may or may not in-
clude a drink.
Caffè Gambrinus
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