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Pizza restaurant in Naples

We'd like to have pizza in Naples. I've heard of the Antica Pizzeria de Michele. Is that worth going to, or is it too touristy? Any recommendations for other pizza places?
Thanks!

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My advice is to find a certified DOC pizza place right near where you live and give it a try. I have one and it tastes just as good as in Naples (it's also run by native Neopolitans). I've been to Naples and honestly can't tell the difference, so I don't make it a point to hit every over-touristed place in a guide book.

There are several listings in Seattle:
https://americas.pizzanapoletana.org/members.php?a=Washington

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If you are going to be in Naples, then yes, do try the pizza. I hope someone can recommend a good place, as we will be there in March.

But as Agnes says, you can get good Neapolitan pizza here in the US if you go to a certified place. Tutti Bella (the one in Columbia City) is my husband’s go-to place when he wants a nice Neapolitan pizza. There are four more Tutta Bella pizzerias around Seattle.

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The pizza place under Porta Alba claims to be the oldest pizza place in Naples. Pizzas there are good, we have eaten there several times.

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From the RS book I used for my trip in early 2017: the two most famous pizzerie are Antica Pizzeria da Michele (corner of Via Pietro Colletta and Via Cesare Sersale) and "the less exceptional" Pizzeria Trianon just a few doors down, at Via Pietro Colletta 42. Both are at the end of the self-guided walk and about .5 km from the hotel. Antica open daily 10.30-midnight, Trianon from 11.oo-15.30, 19.00-23.00.

I went to da Michele and there was a line outside, so I went to Trianon. Trianon is a restaurant that offers a lot more than pizza. I got pizza and it was okay, nothing special. A couple days later I walked past da Michele and there was no line, so I went in. It's strictly pizza and it's cheap, so there were a lot of young people, many were foreigners. They make their money from turnover, so service is fast. The menu is very limited, 2 or 3 kinds of pizza in varying sizes, beer and some soft drinks. Tables were mostly for 4-8 people and empty places were filled as people came and went. They also do a big take-out business. They get really crowded for lunch and dinner. Be prepared to wait in line or go in "off-hours". Yes, the pizza was very good. I had better pizza in Venice (Dorsoduro) , in Rome (Trastevere) and in Salerno, when my B&B host took me to an award-winning place that locals frequent, several kms outside the historic center.

The best food I had in Naples was at da Carmine, Via dei Tribunali 330. They are open for lunch and dinner. It's old school Napolitano, mostly locals, bargain prices, nice atmosphere. I ate lunch there twice.

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Gino de Tot Sorbillo pizza was good despite the crust being a bit soggy. The cafe outside Pompeii pizza was excellent without a soggy crust. At Sorbillo it is the atmosphere that is the show. The street location has markets and people passing object up and down to apartments via a rope and bucket.