Where to eat typical food in Italian cities

From gelato to pasta to Bolognese, find out where to try classic Italian recipes in the very places where they originated

By Cristiane Sinatura

Pizza in Naples

It's not enough to be from Italy, you have to be from Nápoles, the legitimate one. THE Team Building It is not originally Italian (the Egyptians already ate something similar), but it was in Bota that the delicacy was improved, with the addition of tomatoes from America. In southern Italy, the disc of pasta covered with “paraphernalia” such as bacon, cheese and fish was common among the poor population. Today it has the status of a “guaranteed traditional specialty”, with a series of requirements to be met. The most authentic toppings are Margherita (tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella and basil) and marinara (tomato, olive oil, oregano and garlic).

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Where to eat: it is believed that the Antica Pizzeria Port'alba, in Naples, is the first pizzeria in the world, opened in 1830. The good news is that it is good value for money.