La Notizia 53

We haven’t had a bad pizza anywhere in Napoli, but La Notizia is the best we’ve had. Fortunately, it’s within walking distance for us and being American, we don’t mind having dinner at 7:30 PM, before the crowds show up. The beer selection is good, not great. They serve only pizza and pizza-​based antipasti and desserts. The menu includes all the traditional styles, plus a number of in-​house creations that are buonissimo! A little more expensive but worth it.

This by far is my favorite pizzeria in Napoli. This time it had been about 2 years since my last visit and the food was still AMAZING. There has been a lot of changes, the dinning room has expanded at least twice as big and the décor has taken a drastic chic transformation. The owner, Enzo, still remembered me and asked how life was. That’s huge in my book. This place is always packed by about 9 so get before then if you don’t really want a wait. Also there is a second location. We will have to try that one out on my next trip.

La Notizia will get grouped into my pizzeria rankings of Naples, probably at 3 or 4 but it is more than just that. First, it is not even close to many of the other pizzerias in Naples. It is like a 20 min cab ride, up the coast and up a hill to small little community. The owner is a delight, very welcoming and warm. This place is jammed full of the neighborhood people all night long. The second point is that this isn’t just a pizza restaurant, they have a ton of different apps, salads, and desserts in addition to the pizzas so it is more like a full service restaurant. We started with a 4 cheese rolled bread which was good. Then I had the margherita and my wife had a mushroom/​eggplant pizza which she liked. The best part may have been dessert which is either nutella calzone or a chocolate calzone essentially. Both are amazing. Expect a long wait the later you get here. If you come closer to 20:00, you’ll beat the crowd possibly and not many tourists will be here with you.