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Chalet Ciro Mergellina €
( 081 66 99 28;
www.chaletciro.it
; Via Mergellina 31; pastries from €1.50, gelato bri-
oche €4; 7am-2am Thu-Tue; Mergellina)
This iconic seaside chalet sells
everything from coffee and pastries to crêpes, but the reason to head here is for
brioche
con gelato
, a sweetened bun stuffed with delectable ice cream and topped with a dollop
of
panna
(cream). Pay inside, choose your flavours at the street-side counter, and then kill
the cals with a bayside saunter.
GELATERIA
CAMPI FLEGREI
Da Giona €€
Offline map
( 081 523 46 59;
www.dagiona.it
; Via Dragonara 6, Miseno; meals €35; lunch &
dinner May-Oct, lunch only Nov-Apr; Cumana)
Right on a sandy beach with views of
Procida and Ischia, this retro, sun-bleached restaurant enjoys cult status in Naples (book
ahead on weekends). The seafood dishes are simple, fresh and lingering, from the
anti-
pasto misto
(which might include fried courgettes and prawns, marinated carpaccio and
octopus salad) to an unforgettable
spaghetti alle vongole
(spaghetti with clams).
If the weather's on your side, request a table on the raffish deck (or right on the sand)
and while away the hours with a local Falanghina. To get here, take the train from Cu-
mana to Fusaro, then the EAV bus to Miseno.
SEAFOOD
Exytus Caffè €
( 081 526 70 90; Corso della Repubblica 126, Pozzuoli; cornetto €0.80;
7.30am-2am; Cumana to Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli)
It might just be a tiny hole-in-the-
wall (OK, technically, there are two holes in the wall), but Exytus is a street cafe with a
big reputation. Join the curbside crowd for espresso with perfect
schiuma zuccherata
(sugared froth), best enjoyed with a brilliant
cornetto
(croissant); we have a major crush
on the
crema e amarena
(custard and cherry) combo.
CAFE
