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( 081 41 13 48; Via San Pasquale a Chiaia 21-22; pastries from €0.70; Wed-Mon;
C24 to Riviera di Chiaia)
With gleaming displays of dainty strawberry tartlets,
liqueur-soaked
babà
and creamy gelato (try a watermelon and peach combo), no one is
safe at this pastry
pasticceria
- blow-waved matriarchs, peckish professionals or waif-thin
Chiaia princesses. The almond
caprese
is the best in town, and best washed down with a
potent espresso.
L.U.I.S.E. €
( 081 41 77 35; Piazza dei Martiri 68; snacks from €1.20, meals €15;
7.30am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, 8.30am-3.30pm Sun; C24 to Piazza dei Martiri)
A chic little
deli that's a gourmand's playpen, L.U.I.S.E. peddles everything from plump local cheeses
to homemade foodstuffs and bottles of luscious wine. In the back room, lunching nine-to-
fivers tuck into warming
parmigiana di melanzane
(aubergine parmigiana), risottos and
gnocchi. Busy travellers can take away, with freshly fried
pizza fritta
, crisp
arancini
and
sugar-dusted
pasticcini crema amarena
(pastries filled with cherry cream).
DELI
VOMERO, CAPODIMONTE & LA SANITÀ
Pizzeria Starita €
( 081 557 46 82; Via Materdei 28; pizzas from €3.50; Tue-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
(zucchini, zucchini
flowers and
provola
), our allegiance remains to its classic marinara.
PIZZA
Antica Cantina di Sica €€
( 081 556 75 20; Via Gianlorenzo Bernini 17; meals €30; Tue-Sun; Vanvitelli)
This genteel gastronomic hideaway is true to classic regional fare made with salutary at-
tention to detail. The generous antipasto is an inspiring introduction (think tender tripe in
fragrant tomato sauce and buttery
parmigiana di melanzana
), while the
frittura mista
(mixed fried seafood) stays crispy to the last bite. The homemade desserts (try the velvety
cassata napoletana
) are equally inspired.
CAMPANIAN
