Shopping for Food and Wine in Naples
Gay Odin via Cervantes 37, via Toledo 214. A most tempting range of chocolate products in all shapes, sizes and wrappings is available at this famous chocolatier. There are seven other branches in the city.
Tarallificio Leopoldo via Foria 212 ph.081451166 Though you may not hear the vendor's call of taralle cavere, as you once did, thse crunchy, salt and peppered biscuits still exist. The recipe of the famous taralli biscuit is a closely-guarded secret passed down from generation to generation.
Mandara latticini via S. Caterina a Chiaia 4 ph.081417378 Mandara's cheeses made with buffalo milk are known throughout the city as cheeses you can rely on, offering also delicious alternatives like the caciotta al tartufo, a soft white cheese flavoured with truffles, best appreciated with a slice of white bread and a glass of red wine.
Arfè via Santa Teresa a Chiaia 45 ph.081411822 This is one of the most prestigious food shops in Naples, and stocks a tremendous variety of cheeses, pasta, and cooked dishes.
Enoteca Partenopea viale Augusto 2 ph.0815937982 This is one of the largest enoteche in the region, located alongside the San Paolo stadium in Fuorigrotta. It's a temple to wine and contains no less than 3,000 different labels, arranged on wooden shelves by country and region of origin.
Limone piazza San Gaetano 72 (San Paolo Maggiore) ph.081299429 The plentiful lemons of the area are transformed into the delicious liqueur limoncello. This shop sells several varieties of this drink, as well as many other lemon-tasting products.
Pescheria Azzurra via Portamedina 4 ph.0815513733 Fresh fish is a vital part of Neapolitan life, and this sparkling shop with its blue tiles has one of the best displays of the different kinds on offer.
La Montanina via Carlo Poerio 30 ph.0817644181 The Fusco family have been making cheese for four generations. The family comes from Agerola, a small village near Naples famous for the quality of its milk. It's there that they make cheese (delivered each morning before the shop opens) using traditional methods. Provolone del nonno it's particularly tasty, spicy and full of flavour, and travels well.
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