Naples Neighborhoods
Each corner of Naples tells a different story. Explore our curated guide to the city's most captivating neighborhoods.
Not sure which neighborhood is right for you?
Compare Neighborhoods
Elegant, seafront, moneyed, unhurried
Chiaia
Naples at its most elegant: seafront terraces, deep wine lists, and a quarter that dresses for dinner.
Rooftop and terrace dining with Bay of Naples viewsSerious Campanian wine bars and enoteche
10 places
Loud, ancient, streetwise, electric
Centro Storico
The UNESCO old town where pizza was born and the street is the dining room.
The original Via dei Tribunali pizza pilgrimageSpaccanapoli and the dead-straight decumani
5 places
Hilltop, residential, panoramic, composed
Vomero
The hilltop bourgeois quarter where Naples eats well with a view and without the crowds.
Funicular access and sweeping views from Castel Sant'ElmoAmbitious gourmet pizza away from the centro queues
3 places
Harbourside, refined, special-occasion, panoramic
Porto
The working harbour that doubles as the address for Naples's grandest, starred dining.
Michelin-level fine dining by the waterfrontTasting menus with port and sea views
2 places
Gritty, authentic, working-class, time-tested
Vasto
The unvarnished quarter behind the station, home to a 1943 institution and the city's best sfogliatelle.
Mimì alla Ferrovia, a Neapolitan institution since 1943Attanasio's famously warm sfogliatelle by the station
2 places
Monumental, theatrical, historic, ceremonial
San Ferdinando
Monumental Naples of Plebiscito and San Carlo, where the caffè is an institution and the setting is grand.
Gran Caffè Gambrinus, a Belle Époque caffè since 1860Piazza del Plebiscito and the Teatro di San Carlo
2 places