Regional specialties

Campania, with love.

Soft-centered pizza, seafood pasta and tomato-rich home cooking offer different ways into Campania. Leave room for a pastry: sfogliatella and torta caprese make very different sweet endings.

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19 specialties

Antipasti: starters · Primi: pasta, rice & soups · Secondi: mains · Contorni: sides · Street food: breads & snacks · Dolci: desserts

Alternating tomato and mozzarella slices with basil leaves on a white plateAntipasti

Insalata Caprese

Ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil make a cool Campanian salad, dressed simply with olive oil and a little salt.

Ridged potato gnocchi baked in red tomato sauce with melted mozzarella, cherry tomato pieces and fresh basil in a shallow dishPrimi

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Potato gnocchi bake in tomato sauce with mozzarella, basil and grated cheese, forming soft dumplings beneath a bubbling top.

Long flat pasta with mussels, shrimp, tomato pieces and chopped parsley on a white platePrimi

Linguine ai Frutti di Mare

Linguine catches the juices of mussels, clams, squid and shrimp, with garlic, white wine and tomato making a light seafood sauce.

Pork, chicken and sliced sausage with leafy greens and grated cheese in a white soup bowlPrimi

Minestra Maritata

Tender pieces of pork and chicken meet leafy greens in a savory broth, a substantial Neapolitan soup finished with grated cheese.

Long pasta in a chunky tomato sauce with dark olives and a mixed fresh-herb garnish on a red patterned platePrimi

Pasta alla Puttanesca

Tomatoes, dark olives, capers and garlic make a quick, briny sauce that clings to spaghetti, with a little chili and parsley.

Large paccheri pasta tubes with shelled orange mussels, grated cheese and chopped green herbs on a white platePrimi

Pasta con Cozze e Pecorino

Large pasta tubes hold mussels and their savory juices, finished off the heat with grated pecorino and a little parsley.

Short tubular pasta mixed with green peas, softened onion and a scattering of grated cheese in a shallow bowlPrimi

Pasta e Piselli

Small pasta simmers with sweet peas and softened onion, then gets a little grated cheese for a creamy, spoonable first course.

Spaghetti with sliced golden garlic and a dusting of grated cheese, topped with basil leaves on a dark platePrimi

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio

Spaghetti is tossed with gently warmed garlic, olive oil and chili, using a little pasta water to make a glossy coating.

Spaghetti with opened clams, parsley, a few red tomato pieces and lemon wedges in a dark skilletPrimi

Spaghetti alle Vongole

Clams, garlic and white wine give spaghetti a light, savory sauce, finished with parsley and a little starchy pasta water.

Whole sea bass with cherry tomatoes, basil and parsley in a light broth on a white platterSecondi

Acqua Pazza

White fish gently poaches with tomatoes, garlic and white wine, leaving a light broth to spoon up with bread.

Stuffed beef rolls in red tomato sauce, with one cut open and parsley leaves scattered over the plateSecondi

Braciole Napoletane

Beef rolls filled with pecorino, parsley, pine nuts and raisins simmer slowly in tomato sauce until tender.

Whole and sliced stuffed squid with bread, tentacle, olive and caper filling in tomato sauce on a white plateSecondi

Calamari Ripieni

Squid tubes hold a savory bread-and-tentacle filling with olives and capers, then simmer gently in a light tomato sauce.

An individual stack of eggplant rounds, melted cheese and tomato sauce, topped with a tomato slice and purple basil leavesSecondi

Melanzane alla Parmigiana

Fried eggplant slices are layered with tomato, basil and melting cheese, then baked and rested before cutting into soft portions.

Large round meatballs in thick red tomato sauce with grated cheese and green herbs in a black handled panSecondi

Polpette al Sugo

Soft beef-and-pork meatballs with bread, parsley and pecorino simmer in tomato sauce, served as a meat course in this Campanian-style version.

Pieces of fish and shellfish in a red tomato broth, with toasted bread and parsley in a terracotta bowlSecondi

Zuppa di Pesce

Pieces of fish and squid share a tomato broth with mussels and clams, served with toasted bread for the juices.

A whole round Margherita pizza with tomato, melted mozzarella, basil and a browned raised crust on a white plateStreet food

Pizza Napoletana

A soft, thin center and a raised rim carry tomato, melted mozzarella and basil in the Margherita version of Neapolitan pizza.

A golden shell-shaped pastry with many crisp ridges and a dusting of powdered sugar on a white plateDolci

Sfogliatella

Crisp ridges of pastry surround a sweet ricotta-and-semolina filling scented with citrus, in the riccia version of the Neapolitan specialty.

A round dark chocolate cake cut into wedges and dusted with powdered sugar on a ceramic plateDolci

Torta Caprese

Dark chocolate and ground almonds make a rich, moist cake with a delicate crust and a light dusting of powdered sugar.

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