The food of Naples
12 dishes tied to Naples, Italy: born there, or made its own.
Pizza
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreFlatbread topped with tomato, cheese and baked at high heat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pasta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreUnleavened dough shaped and cooked, a staple of Italian cuisine
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SpaghettiVegan
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreLong, thin pasta strands made from durum wheat and water
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lasagnalasagne
🇮🇹 ItalyBaked layers of pasta sheets, sauce, cheese and fillings from Italy
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pizza MargheritaVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalyNeapolitan pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella, basil and olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Neapolitan pizzaVegetarianpizza napoletana
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSoft, thin pizza with high edges from Naples, baked quickly in a wood-fired oven
Main dish
Spaghetti aglio e olioVegan
🇮🇹 ItalySpaghetti tossed with garlic gently cooked in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ParmigianaVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreEggplant slices fried, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ZitiVegan
🇮🇹 ItalyTubular pasta from Sicily, often used in baked dishes and feasts
Main dish
Neapolitan ragùMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySlow-cooked meat and tomato sauce from Naples, served with pasta and as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Neapolitan pizza: Valerio Capello at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Neapolitan ragù: CristianoMay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spaghetti: Tim Reckmann, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lasagna: Breville USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pasta: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pizza Margherita: Mario56, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spaghetti aglio e olio: matsuyuki, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Parmigiana: Flickr.com user "Blue Lotus", CC BY 2.0, source
- Ziti: Popo le Chien, CC0, source