Lo Stuzzichino
Partenope may have failed to mesmerize Oddyseus with her voice, but Lo Stuzzichino certainly mesmerized me with its selection of pastas.
La Sibilla Vineyards
A world-class, but completely family-run vineyard, La Sibilla Vineyards are located in the heart of the Campi Flegrei, just outside of Naples.
Al Faretto
Perched above the Bay of Naples just beyond the rocky beaches of Marechiaro, there is no better place to order clams and absorb the view than Al Faretto.
A look back and forward at Mimì alla Ferrovia
The legendary Mimì alla Ferrovia, whose name evokes disquieting waves of hunger, nostalgia, and excitement in Neapolitan and foreign diners alike.
L’Antica Trattoria Sorrento
Try L’Antica Trattoria Sorrento on your next visit to Sorrento. It is an unexpected culinary treasure and unabashedly a ladies’ lunch place.
Tandem Ragù
The concept at Tandem Ragù is earnestly simple. There are generally four ragù based dishes featuring different cuts of meat.
Trattoria Malinconico
I go to Trattoria Malinconico in Naples for the conviviality, the neighborhood gossip, the silly pictures of Maradona on the wall.
La Pulperia
La Pulperia specializes in all things octopus (hence the name) and derives its inspiration from the beloved pulperia that decorate the Galician Coast.
La Cantina di Via Sapienza
La Cantina di Via Sapienza is the trattoria I often take visitors to when I only have 24 hours to convince them of Naples unique glory.
Antica Osteria da Tonino
Antica Osteria da Tonino has been on the same quiet corner of Chiaia since 1880. I stumbled upon it one afternoon on one my first solo jaunts to Naples.
No Room at the Pizzeria: A trip to a Pescheria – Pescheria Azzurra
Napuleats We all think we know the story of the nativity. Mary and Joseph tirelessly tromping through Bethlehem, fully booked inns, and alas a humble birth in a barn. Also, there were some wise men, angels and barnyard animals that sort of nebulously lurked around,...
Finding a Seat at Parthenope’s Table
Napuleats Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink—that’s how I can best describe my first failed dining attempts in Napoli several years ago. Everybody unabashedly lauds the embarrassment of gastronomic riches that is Napoli and yet when left to my own...
A Georgetown grad and former civil servant, Kristin Melia now puts her education and professional experience to great use as unwitting pizza lady, ingredient forager, mozzarella puller, tomato taster and occasional grape stomper. She now splits her time between Napoli and Agerola with her husband Giuseppe, a pizzaiolo and restaurateur. When not fruitlessly attempting to navigate the wiles of Agerola and Napoli, she runs the website and blog Sauced & Found and writes the Napuleats series on Napoli Unplugged. See all Kristen's posts here.
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