# The tastiest Neapolitan and Campanian dishes

The cooking of Naples and Campania beyond pizza: the essential dishes according to Dissapore, Wikipedia and guides to Neapolitan food.

- 14 votes · 14 items
- May 28, 2025 · Michele De Santis
- https://even.best/en/l/413/the-tastiest-neapolitan-and-campanian-dishes

## Top 12

1. **Neapolitan pizza** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Margherita and marinara baked in a wood-fired oven, a UNESCO-listed art.
2. **Casatiello** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Easter savoury bread with cured meats, cheese and whole eggs.
3. **Polpo alla luciana** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Octopus stewed with tomato, olives and capers from the Santa Lucia quarter.
4. **Neapolitan ragù** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tomato sauce with whole pieces of meat cooked for at least six hours, the Sunday lunch.
5. **Spaghetti alle vongole** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Clams, garlic, oil and parsley.
6. **Frittatina di pasta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bucatini with béchamel, meat, peas and mozzarella, battered and fried.
7. **Pizza fritta** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Stuffed fried pizza, a symbol of post-war Naples.
8. **Pastiera** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Easter tart of wheat, ricotta and orange blossom.
9. **Pasta e patate con la provola** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mixed pasta cooked with potatoes and stringy provola.
10. **Spaghetti alla Nerano** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried courgettes and provolone del Monaco, from the Sorrento coast.
11. **Parmigiana di melanzane** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried aubergine layered with tomato, fior di latte and parmesan.
12. **Sfogliatella** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Flaky or shortcrust, filled with semolina and citrus ricotta.
13. **Babà** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The rum-soaked yeast cake that symbolises Naples.
14. **Pasta alla genovese** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — White onion and meat ragù slow-cooked; despite the name, it's Neapolitan.

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