Naples is the street food capital of Italy — maybe Europe. For €15 you can eat your way through 2,500 years of culinary evolution: Greek-era fried dough, Spanish-influenced pastry, Bourbon-era pizza, and modern gourmet supplì. EVERYTHING is under €5. EVERYTHING is eaten standing, walking, or leaning against a wall with one hand and a napkin in the other. Full tour → · All Italy street food →
1. Pizza fritta (€2-3): FRIED pizza dough pocket filled with ricotta, provola, cicoli (pork cracklings). From street vendors on Via dei Tribunali. Better than regular pizza? MANY Neapolitans say yes. 2. Pizza a portafoglio (€1-2): A regular margherita FOLDED into quarters — eat while walking. The Neapolitan lunch on the go. 3. Sfogliatella (€1.50-2.50): Riccia (flaky, crispy shell) or frolla (smooth pastry) filled with ricotta+semolina+candied citrus. The most TECHNICALLY complex pastry in Italy. Best: Pintauro (Via Toledo), Attanasio (near Stazione Centrale).
4. Cuoppo fritto (€3-5): Paper cone filled with fried EVERYTHING — zeppoline (dough balls), crocchè (potato croquettes), arancini, fried pizza, frittatine di pasta (fried pasta nests). 5. Tarallo (€0.50-1): Savory ring biscuit with almonds+pepper — the Neapolitan pretzel. Sold in paper bags on every corner. 6. Graffa (€1-1.50): Neapolitan doughnut — lighter, fluffier than American, dusted with sugar. 7. Frittatina di pasta (€1.50-2.50): Deep-fried ball of pasta (usually bucatini) with béchamel+peas+provola. Fried pasta. Yes. It's incredible.
Where: Via dei Tribunali (the EPICENTER — Di Matteo, Sorbillo Lievito Madre, Friggitoria Fiorenzano). Via Toledo (Pintauro sfogliatella). Spaccanapoli (pasticcerie+friggitorie every 20m). Piazza Garibaldi area (Attanasio sfogliatella, cheaper everything). Budget: Pizza fritta €2 + cuoppo €4 + sfogliatella €2 + caffè €1 = €9 for a FULL day of eating. Naples is the cheapest great-food city in the Western world.