12 DISHES YOU need to eat IN NAPLES THAT AREN’T PIZZA

house of the pizza, Naples in our viewpoint has reached the pinnacle of dining excellence. However, this outstanding part of Italy has a lot more edible tricks up its sleeve than The excellent Alfonse – famed food magician of the southwest.* inspect out the very best food to eat in Naples, Italy.

*All references made right here to magicians are purely fictional, as a result any type of resemblance to actual magicians, living or dead are purely coincidental. In other words, I made Alfonse up.

We had the intent of going to Naples as well as eating our own (ever-increasing) bodyweight in pizza. however as it turned out, the popular cheesy flatbread, created for the coming of Queen Margherita in 1889 took a bit of a back seat in our eatings.

Here are a lots dishes you need to eat in Naples that aren’t pizza. You’ll discover them anywhere in Naples as well as the Amalfi Coast, as well as if you can’t discover them, ask at a restaurant. They’ll either knock the meal up for you or point you to a location that can.

12 dishes you need to eat in Naples that aren’t pizza

1. spaghetti alle vongole

Probably one of the easiest dishes you’ll find, however my goodness it’s delicious. The pasta is always fresh as well as al dente, the little clams are wonderful as well as delicate, as well as the olive oil, pepper as well as finely grated parmesan total this lovely dish.

Spaghetti alle vongole is served all over Italy these days, however just like the ubiquitous pizza, this meal started its life right here in the south.

This was from beach Club Gavitella in Praiano.

2. Mozzarella in carozza

Essentially fried mozzarella sandwiches, these mouthwatering morsels are commonly used as aperitivi or as well as entrées.

We very first discovered out about mozzarella in carozza from Sydney-based Italian chef Giovanni Pilu together with a couple of other delicious aperitivi dishes you can checked out about here.

At its a lot of rustic, a mozzarella in carozza is two pieces of bread with a slice of mozzarella as well as often an anchovy fillet inside. The whole this is fried to produce a melting, crispy snack. Delicious!

3. Risotto alla pescatora

Another pan-Italian classic, risotto alla pescatora – ‘fisherman’s risotto’ – is nearly absolutely a meal that came from the south coast. The seafood around Naples is incredible, so a lovely buttery saffron risotto with calamari, mussels, vongole, fish as well as in truth any type of type of seafood mixed with it is divine.

4. Panzarotti

Although we stated this listing wouldn’t include pizza, we believed panzerotti not only deserves a mention, however that it’s likewise not truly pizza either. though you may discover it on menus as ‘pizza fritta’ or ‘fried pizza’.

It’s a bit like a small calzone – commonly with smoky ham as well as cheese, however then it’s fried instead of baked. The base puffs up as well as goes crispy on the outside as well as the filling melts as well as combines. Yum!

These were from Annarè Trattoria in Naples.

5. Gnocchi alla sorrentina

Gnocchi is one of my favourite Italian dishes, however the kitchens of Naples have somehow managed to make this potato ‘dumpling’ meal even better.

Traditionally, gnocchi is made with boiled, crushed potato that’s then kneaded with flour as well as egg into a dough as well as then boiled again.

The ‘alla sorrentina’ bit is where the chef then bakes the gnocchi in a rich tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese to produce an outstanding al forno hybrid of the standard dish. It’s so satisfying. We had this in the lovely Ristorante Cerasè in Vico Equense.

6. Crocchè di patate

We were extremely shocked at exactly how prominent the humble potato is in the south of Italy. In Puglia in the east, they utilize potato in so lots of a lot more dishes than the Italians further north do. In Naples, they even have their own method of making fries, as well as they’re incredible.

Instead of cutting the potatoes into chips, the Neapolitans mash the spuds as well as mix herbs, cheese, breadcrumbs & often meat into the mash, then fry the blend into ‘chips’. exactly how these people stay so slender remains a secret to me.

7. Parmigiana di melanzane

Parmigiana di melanzane is an absolute traditional Italian meal that quite much every city, town, village as well as nonna in Italy puts a insurance claim to. However, our research study suggests this meal originated from the Campania region.

This exquisite, rich, velvety meal of slow-cooked eggplant, cheese as well as tomato is so delicious when you’ve tasted it, it’ll be on your mind for the rest of your life. It’s that good.

We ate this specific meal at Ristorante Cerasè in Vico Equense.

8. spaghetti alla puttanesca

While we didn’t discover the pure version of this dish, which was traditionally a peasant meal of crushed tomatoes basil as well as spaghetti (as basic as that yet so delicious), the version we had in beach ClubGavitella Praiano took spaghetti alla puttanesca to one more level.

This spaghetti alla puttanesca came with swordfish as well as tuna, as well as the sauce was richer than the standard meal too. The addition of fennel, black olives as well as a touch of chilli truly turbo charges the flavours on the plate.

9. Sfogliatelle

These delicate shell-shaped pastries are special to Campania as well as Naples. Flaky, light as well as delicious, these pastries look like a lobster tail, which is likewise what you may hear them called. ‘Sfogliatelle’, however, indicates ‘thin, little layers or leaves’ which is a lot more according to the filo-like texture as well as makeup of this snack.

This isn’t the most sophisticated of things to eat though as it crumbles as well as goes anywhere (which is a indication it’s a great sfogliatelle). You may likewise see these pastries full of cream, just to add to the richness.

You’ll discover this Italian pastry anywhere in Naples as well as the Amalfi Coast. Cafés offer them, restaurants, shops as well as particularly food festivals. We discovered this pleased specimen at Festa Vico – an extraordinary food festival in the little town of Vico Equense up the road from Sorrento.

10. Rum baba

Another traditional that we didn’t realise was from Naples, rum baba is essentially a brioche cake that’s soaked in rum. A great rum baba will be nearly juicy as well as dense with butter as well as rum.

If the rum baba is well-made as well as fresh, it must ooze buttery rum as well as nearly autumn apart in your hand as you bite into it. You have to pick your rum baba very carefully – if they look dry, don’t get them.

11. Lemon caprese torta

Honestly, you wouldn’t order this lemon cake if you saw it on a menu or if you were selecting a cake from a display. It looks pretty, however at the exact same time not especially special.

But you understand what, it’s amazing. rich as well as lemony with a lovely almond flavour in the background. somehow light as well as delicate, however dense as well as satisfying at the exact same time. keep your eye out for this drab-looking treasure.

We had to be sold this by the waiter at Beach Club Gavitella in Praiano. We weren’t going to have any type of dessert with our lunch, however we left empty plates behind!

12. Filled croissants as well as pastry puffs

One thing we’ve learnt from our trip to Naples is that these guys like stuffing cream as well as jam into already delicious food.

Just like the sfogliatelle, which you can discover either plain or cream-filled, you’ll likewise see jam-filled croissants, chocolate chip pastry scrolls as well as wonderful fruit-filled pastry puffs (fagottini) like these in cafés across the city as well as all along the Amalfi Coast.

We’ve got great deals of stories to share with you from our time in Naples as well as the Amalfi Coast. For example:

How to get to Pompeii from the Amalfi Coast

The best day in Capri

And don’t fail to remember to inspect out our library of articles on our favourite destination Italy here.

Do you have a favourite food discovery from Naples? Where have you been that makes you drool every time you believe back on that trip? tell us in the comments!