Naples Food Tour

This tour lasts approximately 2 hours and focuses on the culinary specialities of Naples. The city at the foot of Vesuvius is famous for its street food and the establishments that keep traditional recipes alive. An expert guide will take you through the old town, allowing you to sample not only street food but also limoncello and a cup of espresso. The route usually takes you through the Quartieri Spagnoli neighbourhood, and the starting point is typically the Pignasecca Market.

Naples is synonymous with pizza, and you don’t need to sit down at a table to enjoy it. During the tour, you’ll be able to sample two varieties: fried pizza and pizza a portafoglio. The latter is folded in on itself, has a smaller diameter and fewer toppings, though it’s no less tasty. The tour also usually includes other specialities such as:

• Neapolitan tarallo – A savoury, doughnut-shaped baked treat. The dough is made with lard and contains pepper and almonds.
• Mozzarella – Italy’s most famous fresh cheese. It is made from fresh, whole buffalo’s milk, from buffalo reared on open pastures. On the palate, it stands out for its firmer exterior, which conceals a creamy centre.
• Cuoppo – The most famous Neapolitan street food. It is a paper cone filled with fried foods such as squid, battered vegetables, crocchè (potato and cheese croquettes), scagliuozz (fried polenta triangles), macaroni fritters and much more. There are usually three varieties: land, sea and sweet.
• Trippa – A cold salad made from pig’s trotters and snout. The flavour is milder thanks to the lemon and oil dressing.

No culinary tour of Naples would be complete without a sweet treat. The city is renowned for desserts such as sfogliatelle (a puff pastry filled with sweet ricotta), pastiera (a shortcrust tart filled with ricotta, eggs, sugar, milk and orange blossom essence) and babà, a soft sponge cake soaked in rum. The tour also includes a glass of limoncello and a steaming cup of coffee.