Naples and Campania Restaurants

Naples and Campania Restaurant Reviews

Think of Neapolitan food and you conjure up pasta, pizza, and tomatoes. The stereotype barely scratches the surface of what's available in Naples, and much less in the rest of Campania, whose cuisine reflects an enormously diverse landscape.

Campania is known for its enclaves of gastronomy, notable among them the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula and the Campi Flegrei, west of Naples. You usually get better value outside Naples, and you may well come across cucina povera, a cuisine inspired by Campania's contadino (peasant) roots, where all the ingredients are sourced from a nearby garden. Expect to see roadside stalls selling stellar local produce, including annurca apples (near Benevento), giant lemons (Amalfi Coast), roasted chestnuts (especially near Avellino), and watermelons (the plains around Salerno). Try to get to one of the local sagre village feasts celebrating a prodotto tipico (local specialty), which could be anything from snails to wild boar to cherries to, more commonly, wine.