With an impressive claim to fame as Naples’ – and perhaps the world’s – first pizzeria, Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba has been doling out pies since 1738 and it still does a lively trade today. This old-school pizzeria also has a convincing claim to having invented pizza a portafoglio – wallet pizza – folded into neat quarters, wrapped in paper and served through the window to eat on the hoof.

A local’s guide to Naples: pizza, palazzos and dancing under the stars. A claim to have been founded in 1738 makes this the city’s oldest pizzeria. Truth and legend are intertwined in its long history, and many famous people are said to have eaten here.

For pizza fritta and pizza a portafoglio, join the fast-moving queue at Di Matteo in Via dei Tribunali or the Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, which has been in business since 1738. The Tarallificio Leopoldo makes some of the best Taralli in the city and has multiple outlets (including one on the Spaccanapoli,) while favourite places for rice and cheese-filled arancini, dough ball zeppoline and crunchy, potato-based panzerotti and crocché include Friggitoria Vomero on Vomero hill and Il Cuoppo with branches on Via dei Tribunali and Via della Sanità, where they also dole out sizzling fishy fritto misto. Lunchtimes or early evenings are the best times for a street food crawl; take it slowly and taste as much as you can.

This place, located across from Piazza Bellini and underneath the archway leading to the street connecting to Piazza Dante was somewhere we ended up eating twice and having vastly different service experiences each time, though the food was consistently good. We ended up here on our first night in Naples with me, jetlagged and ticked off because I’d forgotten to print out my researched list of restaurants and no way to access the info without working internet. We wandered around the area, looking at menus, searching for something which appealed and wasn’t too touristy.

Pizzeria Port’Alba is one of the oldest pizzerias in the city but for some reason, it’s not talked about to death in guidebooks and blog posts. Maybe because it isn’t a sexy spot, or maybe because the pies are €1-2 more than they should be, but the pizza here is really, really good. It’s also open all day, every day making it a great place to get your pizza fix on Sundays when most good establishments are closed.

Pizzeria Brandi may have the honor of having created the first Margherita pizza, but L’Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba is said to be the oldest pizza tavern in all of Naples. First established in 1738, the world’s first pizzeria is still a Neapolitan treasure. Port’Alba’s pizza is special for another reason, too: It is cooked in a wood-fired oven lined with lava.

Naples is the birthplace of pizza, and a visit to Antica Pizzeria Port Alba, reportedly the world’s oldest pizzeria, is a must. Try the Margherita pizza, created in honor of the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, using the colors of the Italian flag – tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. In Naples you can enjoy amazing pizza at every street corner.

With a history dating back to 1738, Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba is regarded as one of the oldest pizzerias in Naples. It offers a charming atmosphere and delicious pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven, including classic Margherita and specialties like the “Montanara” (fried pizza). Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba Address: Via Port’Alba, 18, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy

Although not nearly the best pizza in Naples (light on toppings in particular), this is said to be Naples first pizzeria, so perhaps worth a look just as well. Location: Via Port’Alba, 18, 80134 Naples, Italy ( map). Let me know in the comments below your feedback from your Naples pizza eating mission!

In addition to being considered the first pizzeria in Naples in 1738, they say that the pizza a portafoglio was born right here in the heart of the historic center, under the vault of the ancient gate that connects Piazza Dante with Piazza Bellini. The poet Gabriel D’Annunzio, philosopher Benedetto ...

Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba is said to be the oldest pizzeria in the world, and this is just one of the places where you’ll find delicious, traditional pizza. L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Pizzeria Concettina ai Tre Santi and Pizzeria da Attilio a few other places that sell traditional pizza.

Here you can still enjoy your pizza in the good ol’ way: sold from open-air stands outside the actual restaurant, folded in four parts (“a portafoglio”) and paper-wrapped. The pizza I had wasn’t exceptional, but this place is a must-see since it is the oldest pizzeria in Naples.

Port’Alba is considered the oldest pizzeria in Naples, dating back to 1738. Located in the historic center, it offers a rustic ambiance and traditional pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven. It’s a cultural landmark where you can taste history while enjoying delicious pizza.

After researching & asking few more locals, we finally came to the conclusion that the oldest pizzeria in the world is Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba. It is believed to be the world’s first pizzeria!. I mean we were eating a pizza in a page of history (not literally).

Some, for example, are going to tell you about the Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, supposedly the oldest pizzeria in Naples (and Italy, and the world, etc). Founded in 1738 and an atmospheric old-town setting, yes – but not the best pizza in the city.

There’s no better place to start a list of the best pizza in Naples than with the place that started it all. Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba is the world’s oldest pizzeria. It started serving pizza in 1738 as a stand and became a restaurant in 1830.

Pizzeria Port’Alba claims to be the oldest, if not the first, pizzeria in Naples. That would make it the first pizzeria in the world. I usually worry that pizzerias with such grand claims won’t deliver the goods but this one absolutely does.

Founded in 1738 as a street food seller, it became a real pizzeria in 1830. Vincenzo Luciano is the 5th generation to run the business.