Gourmet products local specialties and wines Campania

Artisanal producer of liqueurs based on limone Costa d'Amalfi PGI, the lemon harvested on the Amalfi coast, which enjoys a protected designation. You can of course buy limoncello, but also crema di limone, which is smoother, and babà au limoncello. Also liqueurs based on other fruits (strawberry, melon...). The production site is directly behind the tiny shop, so the smell is extremely pleasant. Ideal to bring back a gift or a souvenir of your trip to the Amalfi Coast.

An excellent gelateria with an elegant front and gourmet flavours, from the great classics to original combinations such as "Benvenuti al Sud" ice cream with almonds, pistachios and blood orange. The house favours ingredients and products from the Campania region: lemons from Sorrento, apricots from Vesuvius, figs from Cilento... In short, taste and quality. Those who are not afraid of excesses will, on the other hand, fall back on the babà, served in large cups with layers of cream and syrup!

You only have to look at the number of points of sale to understand that Gay-Odin is by far the leading chocolate factory in Naples. If he was born in Piedmont, Isodore Odin was the first to open a chocolate factory in his adopted city, in 1894. He named the shop after his wife's first name, Gay, and it was an immediate success thanks to the quality of its sweets. His success was due to three innovations: the Russian blue colour of the packaging, his delicious foresta chocolates (which we recommend) and the nudi. An institution not to be missed under any circumstances.

In Sorrento, Antonio Cafiero is a true institution of extreme pastry: he boasts several appearances in the Guinness Book of Records, with the largest cup of coffee ever filled, or a 200 kg chocolate bathtub where personalities from the Italian TV screen have dived. The walls of the interior room are lined with photos of celebrities who have passed through here, from Roberto Benigni to the Pope. The choice of ice cream flavours is equally vast and each product is handcrafted by the Cafiero family in the on-site workshop.

Gelateria in blue and white tones, which offers appetizing ice creams prepared with exclusively Italian products: pistachios from Bronte, citrus fruits from the Amalfi Coast, walnuts from Sorrento, apricots from Vesuvius, almonds from Puglia. A fresh and tasty stop along the passeggiata that, from Via Toledo, leads to Piazza del Plebiscito. Other points of sale are scattered throughout the city:

Via Toledo, 110.

Corso Umberto I, 16.

Via Alessandro Scarlatti, 97 (Vomero district, near piazza Vanvitelli).

For almost a century, Augustus has been a reference in artisanal pastries. At this small address along the Via Toledo, people stop to buy a babà, a piece of pastiera or an ice-cream, to be enjoyed on the way. Augustus is also a delicatessen with savoury specialities such as frittata imbottita and a good selection of cheeses (excellent mozzarella). If you want to take your time and sit down, enjoy the tavola calda and its typical good food.

This is the historic café in Piazza Duomo, in operation since 1830. The tables on the square allow you to enjoy the sun in the summer with a good coffee and pastry. Elegant tea room inside for colder afternoons. Try the lemon-based specialities, such as delizia al limone, and Neapolitan pastries (babà au rhum, sfogliatella, pastiera...). On the other side of the square, at the beginning of the main street, the house has opened an ice cream and chocolate shop: Cioccolato Andrea Pansa.

Mario and Ida left the city in the 1990s to come to this unspoiled corner of nature, on the edge of a marine protected area, to grow vines. They produce about 20,000 bottles of organic wine per year from their 4 hectares of vineyards. A "human-sized" estate, in keeping with their desire to live in symbiosis with their environment. The visit with tasting offers a great opportunity to discover their wines, which are gradually gaining deserved recognition.

During your walk along Via Toledo, make a short detour to the Umberto I Gallery, first to admire its monumental iron and glass architecture, then to stop at this tiny counter and enjoy a sfogliatella, a speciality of the house that is very well executed. Riccia (puff pastry) or frolla (shortcrust pastry), you will have to choose, unless you are tempted by another of their delicious pastries, such as babà au rhum or promessa d'amore, a dessert to be discovered!

If you are looking for a good place to have breakfast before visiting the archaeological site, this is it! The De Vivo pastry shop is the best in town, but also the oldest, opened in 1955 and run by the same family since then. The babas have made it a success and you can find Neapolitan classics like sfogliatella and pastiera. The coffee is also excellent. The homemade ice creams, made with fresh seasonal products, will make you come back for a taste after the visit to the excavations.

Wine shop and bar in front of the port of Ischia, in the middle of the row of tourist restaurants. The shop sells and introduces wine lovers to the wines of the Alfonzo Perrazzo estate, one of the oldest on the island, founded in 1880. Ask to see, at the back of the premises, the 8th century cave dug into the tufa where the precious bottles are aged. The winery has won various international awards and has received commissions from celebrities. In addition to the wine, you can also taste a very good rucolino (arugula liqueur).

A temple of gluttony born in 1925 when Antonio Bellavia, a native of Palermo, left his native Sicily to open a pastry shop in Naples. There is an impressive choice, a very appetizing stall where all the Neapolitan specialities(sfogliatella, pastiera, babà), as well as Sicilian desserts such as cannoli, can be found. The coffee is also delicious. Moreover, the place also makes small snacks. Good news: the brand has a point of sale at the airport, for one last sweet temptation before returning home!

An institution, a temple, a must-see. Pintauro has been open for over 200 years and is the inventor of sfogliatella, a typical Neapolitan pastry in the shape of a cone, prepared with puff pastry or shortcrust pastry and filled with vanilla or caramel ricotta and candied fruit. It can be served cold, but it is better just out of the oven! The Pintauro's is excellent, even if according to the Neapolitan, Scaturchio's sfogliatella would have become the best. A story of taste to be followed.

Founded in 1933 by the grandfather of the current owner, this artisanal gelateria has a reputation that is well established. Under the sign of the little monkey (translation of scimmia), the fruit flavors are generally declined according to the seasons: chestnut and amarena cherry in autumn, peach, apricot and wild strawberry in summer. To be tasted in a cone while continuing your passeggiata along Spaccanapoli or in a beautiful cup on the terrace that occupies the small square. The house also offers lactose-free and gluten-free flavors.

Opened since 1920, this pastry shop has the advantage of having a small terrace, with a nice view on a massive church with an old-fashioned charm and a roof that is now gone. The sweets here are the best in the neighbourhood: sfogliatella, babà, zeppole (fried cabbage with cream filling) are the success of this address. The service is smiling and the coffee excellent. The interior room has not changed since the creation of the place, the marble floor is magnificent, it is well highlighted by the powerful lighting.

This little coffee overlooks a house with an outdated pink rose and turns your back on a small church. Very frequented by tourists. A stone's throw from the café, in red brick, stands one of the only medieval remains of the city.

The tasteful, modern interior of this wine shop suggests that there are treasures hidden here for wine lovers. Mia D'Alessio, the owner, is also the sommelier of the restaurant Aurora. A lifelong wine enthusiast, she has built up an extraordinary cellar. More than 3,000 bottles on display, not including the cellar. She sells some of her wines all over the world, to buyers who have already been won over during their visit to Capri. All the great Italian wines are present, but also a large choice of fine wines from Campania.

A shop that is easy to spot as it is just to the right of the monumental stairs leading to the Duomo. This is the best place in town to buy limoncello. The choice of style of lemon liqueur bottles is vast. The shop also sells wine, some ceramics and other fruit liqueurs. The Cobaltoli brothers have been making limoncello for over 25 years and their expertise is exceptional. The factory for the delicious 100% organic liqueurs is located next door in Supportico Ferrari.

A pretty shop, popular with tourists and locals alike, which offers all the best local products of Ischia. Its star product is rucolino, a liqueur made from rocket. You can also buy other liqueurs such as limoncello and nocino (made from walnuts), brandies (grappa, gin), food products (sauces for bruschette, nougats and biscuits flavoured with orange or local wine), perfume and soap. In short, you will find everything you need and bring back a small souvenir typical of the island.