Gourmet products local specialties and wines Campania

The most beautiful pastry shop-cafeteria in Ischia, airy, bright and chic. Excellent choice of cakes, including delizia al limone, their speciality, and good Neapolitan pastries. In summer, the establishment also offers homemade ice cream. With its large bay window and beautiful terrace open in the summer, La Dolce Sosta allows you to discreetly observe the movement of the street. Well placed in the middle of the city's main shopping street, the address is ideal for a break after a shopping session or a beach bath. Pianist in the evening.

This artisanal gelateria lives up to its name: it is true that the ice creams are as creamy and smooth as one could wish! The ice creams are made by hand from carefully selected products, such as DOP pistachio from Sicily or ricotta and pears from Abate. From classic tastes to unexpected flavors, from chocolate and coffee to fruit, everything is good and will satisfy a greedy craving. To be tasted on the spot, on the few tables outside the store, or to accompany your walk along the seafront.

"Charcuterie" and not salumeria: "As in French", says Giuseppe Esposito, the grocery store owner, proudly looking at his hams. On the other hand, in terms of products, it is like in Naples: mozzarella di bufala, dried pasta of all shapes and colours, wines, olives, marinated aubergines, preserves, limoncello and all the good products of the Parthenopian and Campanian tradition. Perfect for shopping in local colours. In case you are feeling hungry, ask for a slice of pagnottiello, a bread dough filled with hard-boiled eggs and salami.

For those with a sweet tooth, here's a chocolate factory offering a range of delicious chocolates, as well as frozen desserts. Here, since 1979, chocolate has been handcrafted in all shapes and flavors: pralines, dragées, spreads, tablets... but also tartufo, an ice cream-based dessert with a heart of melting chocolate, available in a myriad of different flavors, each more appetizing than the last: pistachio, coffee, ricotta and fig... Further address: Via Gennaro Serra 78 (behind Pizza Plebiscito).

This small grocery store is located in the Sanità district. The Esposito family will introduce you to the world of taralli, the salty cookies eaten in Naples as an aperitif. For over half a century, they have specialized in making this cookie. They come in a variety of flavors, from the traditional 'nzogna e pepe, with lard and pepper, to sweet cookies like taralli with almonds. You can also try their homemade pagnottiello , a bread dough filled with salami and hard-boiled eggs.

Artisanal chocolate factory in the hands of the Gallucci family since 1890. Located in the Sanità district, a stone's throw away from the catacombs of San Gaudioso, the shop focuses on authenticity, offering only handmade chocolate sweets. Succumb to the nocciolo (chocolate with pieces of walnut) or to the castagna fondente (a soft and mellow dark chocolate). Also chocolate bars, nougat, and candied chestnuts in the fall. Enough to recover from your emotions after visiting the catacombs!

A stone's throw from the station is this charming pastry shop whose specialty is sfogliatella, the Neapolitan sweet with a heart of citrus-flavoured ricotta, in a puff pastry or shortcrust pastry sprinkled with impalpable sugar. Some Neapolitans even say that the best are eaten here, always served hot and fragrant, ideally accompanied by a small espresso. We can only recommend that you get an idea of it for yourself...

An institution of the sfogliatella which is located near Porta Capuana, a stone's throw from Piazza Garibaldi and just outside the historic centre. Legend has it that the pastry shop was founded in 1837 by the pastry chef Carraturo, who specialized in the preparation of sfogliatella riccia (puff pastry). According to history, all of Naples came to taste it. Today, it is the fifth generation that kindly welcomes visitors tempted by one of their delicious Neapolitan pastries.

This is one of the oldest markets in Naples, and one of the most popular, along with the Pignasecca market in the historic center. It takes its name from the nearby Porta Nolana, a city gate flanked by two sturdy circular towers, built in the ^15th century by the Aragonese rulers. Originally a food market, it was renowned in the city for its fresh fish; today, you'll find a little bit of everything. The atmosphere is that of a small, lively, traditional market, but one where the poverty of this part of town can be felt...

Located next to the main entrance of the Umberto I Gallery, almost opposite the San Carlo Theatre, this shop sells typical products of the region, a souvenir surely more appreciated than a new useless magnet for the fridge . Here you will find everything: dried pasta, cheese, good wines, cold cuts, dried peppers, limoncello... Antonio, the owner, will be delighted to let you taste his pistachio liqueur, proudly homemade, or his lemon juice from Sorrento. In summer, the lemon granita is also very refreshing.

Sogni di latte, "Dreams of milk", a name that suits this temple of cheese perfectly! Ripened and semi-ripened, hard, soft or blue-veined cheeses, mozzarella and ricotte, products made from cow's, sheep's or buffalo milk, the brand offers a rich variety of Italian, but also French and English cheeses. Numerous advices for the consumption and for the most successful accompaniment, with wine or beer. Tastings are organized, sometimes suggesting curious associations: cheese and chocolate, cheese and coffee, cheese and vermouth...

Founded in the early 1990s, this family-run cantina has won numerous awards and prizes. It produces an excellent range of wines, from Taurasi DOCG to table wine. A tour of the estate takes you down into vaulted cellars dug up to 12 metres deep. This is where the barrels are kept. There is also a small museum of the farming tradition, with a centuries-old press and various old tools. It is possible to book a wine tasting with cheese and salted meats from the region.

The Tornillos have been butchers since 1957, working with pork in an artisanal way, favouring local products, rural tradition and the rejection of intensive farming. The sausages are made by hand from the meat of local pigs fed on natural feed. In their butcher's shop in Calitri, in addition to the meat, you can buy all the typical pork products of southern Italy: soppressata irpina, salsiccia calitrana, pancetta, capocollo, guanciale, spianataand other quality products.

Thefarm produces excellent cheeses from the fresh milk of the day from local farms. The star of the dairy is the caciocavallo, a string cheese that is matured for between six months and a year in the tuff caves scattered around the historic centre of Calitri. The cheeses are hung in rows from wooden beams at a constant natural temperature of 13°C. Also worth trying among their range of cheeses are the conzato calitrano, with its powerful taste, and the stellato, a pecorino with star anise.

Probably the favourite ice cream parlour of the locals. The various flavours are made with ingredients and products from Irpinia and Campania. If available, try the IGP chestnut ice cream from Montella, which is as creamy as you like. In addition to the classic flavours, the company does not shy away from original flavours, such as the IGP onion ice cream from Montoro. The company was founded in Mirabella Eclano in 1990 as an artisan gelateria , and has built up a solid reputation. It now also markets its products in the hotel and catering sector.

After passing under the bell tower of Santa Trofimena, which spans the street, you reach the shop of this artisanal liquorificio , bathed in the scent of citrus fruits. Tasting and sale of limoncello made according to a traditional recipe from lemons of the Amalfi coast. Natural ingredients and flavours are used in the composition of the other liqueurs on sale: Bronte pistachio cream, finocchietto (made with wild fennel), amaro, fragolina (strawberry)... Citrus fruit jams and limoncello baba.

In this pastry shop, which is also a bar, you can discover the traditional taralli "nzogna e pepe " - lard and pepper - those delicious twisted biscuits that, even in the last century, were sold in the streets of Naples by the tarallari, travelling merchants. The brand also offers a range of traditional Italian biscuits and pastries such as babà or sfogliatella, to take away or to eat on the spot. Other outlets in the historic centre, in Spaccanapoli and Via Toledo, as well as in the Vomero district.

The shop is entirely dedicated to the brand created in Benevento in 1860 by the Alberti family. Strega means "witch" in Italian and recalls an ancient legend that made Benevento a gathering place for the witches' Sabbath. The Strega liqueur is obtained by distilling seventy herbs and spices from all over the world, including saffron, and Alberti desserts. Their speciality: nougat, with almonds, lemon or chocolate, but also cakes such as panettone and filled chocolates.

Not really a restaurant, but a butcher's shop that offers the possibility of tasting on the spot the products bought at the counter, chosen with the help of the staff who will be able to present them to you in the smallest details. If you don't understand Italian, one of the waiters speaks English and will be able to help you if he is there. You will find not only cold cuts, but also excellent cheeses with honey or jam, stuffed vegetable plates and appetizing starters. A recommended address.

On the way back from a beautiful excursion to Punta Campanella or Mount Costanzo, here is a shopping stop to treat yourself or to bring back a typical souvenir for your loved ones. In Termini, a 5-minute drive from Sant'Agata, Nastro d'Oro is a small artisanal workshop specializing in the production of limoncello. It is impossible to miss it, the lemon scent is so intoxicating that it will surely catch your attention. In addition to the famous lemon liqueur, it is also available with fennel, liquorice, melon and walnuts.

Delicious delicacies prepared by famous Salvatore de Riso, elected pastry chef of the year in 2011. A triumph of colours and flavours! It is here that was born the delizia al limone and cake ricotta E will pera. Reference for gourmets of the entire coast, which come here from time to time to taste the new flavours of ice cream or buying good pastries for a special occasion. Unfortunately, the quality of the service is not always worthy of the fame of the establishment, but these delicacies will make you forget this small inconvenience.

Refined and elegant shop that has been selling Cetara's specialities since 1950: colatura di alici, anchovies and high quality tuna. But also vegetables in oil, squid ink to colour your rice and pasta, tomato sauce, tapenades and vegetable pastes to spread on bruschette, pesto with almonds and capers, flavoured rice for risotto, homemade pasta, liqueurs... The special recipe is always supplied with the products purchased, to try out at home and try to bring a little bit of Italy back in your suitcases

The estate is managed with passion by Milena Pepe, a young Belgian who, after studying oenology and viticulture in France, took over the family vineyard in Irpinia. Since then, it has been a real success story: 70 hectares of vineyards (and 11 hectares of olive trees), 500,000 bottles of wine per year and various international awards. The sales outlet is open every day and the TenutaCavalierPepeorganizes wine tastings, including several DOC and DOCG, and guided tours of the vineyard and the cantina in French.

Since 1954, Chalet Ciro has been an obligatory stopover for Neapolitans strolling along the waterfront. It is one of the most famous glaciers in the city, facing the marina of Mergellina, and a stone's throw from the funicular station. A beautiful terrace in the shade of large parasols, very popular in the summer, you may need to be patient if you wish to settle down. The house also offers pastries and antipasti at aperitivo time to accompany your drink.

The De Conciliis family welcomes you to their estate in the hinterland of Agropoli to discover their Cilento wines, produced from the 15 hectares of vines on the property. The grape varieties, characteristic of the region, are Fiano for the white andAglianico for the red. Their production obtained organic certification in 2015. It's best to contact them before visiting and tasting their wines, among which the Donnaluna Fiano DOC (white) and Donnaluna Aglianico Paestum IGP (red). The company also produces extra virgin olive oil.

In this pretty shop by the beach, lovers of fish and specialities from the Amalfi coast will certainly find what they are looking for! The shop offers a selection of products from Cetara: the famous colatura di alici, marinated anchovies, tuna in oil or prepared (tuna pâté, peppers stuffed with tuna), bottarga. You can also find products from the Amalfi coast, such as lemons, limoncello, wine and homemade pasta. To be offered as a gift or to be tasted on the spot, as the shop also makes good paninis.

Along the harbour, there is an excellent artisanal ice cream parlour that uses the island's raw materials to create its flavours. Try the medlar ice cream(nespole), a typical orange fruit of Procida, the mandarin ice cream or the lemon-basil ice cream. The establishment also offers an interesting selection of wines and cocktails to be enjoyed on the pleasant terrace and accompanied by snacks at aperitif time. It also serves snacks.

Founded in 1848, Afeltra is one of Gragnano's historical pasta producers. Their quality handmade pasta, with selected grains and water from the springs of the Lattari Mountains, is extruded (i.e. shaped) with bronze and left to dry for a long time. Their slightly rough texture allows the accompanying sauce to "cling" better to the dough. The shop offers a wide variety of these products (fusilli, maccheroni, linguine...); it is also possible to book a guided tour.

This pastry shop, located in an old chapel where death row inmates used to come to say their last prayers, was founded by Mario Pantaleone in 1868. The remains of the chapel are still visible, but it is mainly for its cakes and chocolates that the house is known. It offers several specialities, including scazzetta (gingerbread with wild strawberries and whipped cream), montblanc (chestnut cake) and zuppetta (ricotta millefeuille).

Craft microbrewery located in the hinterland of Sorrento, less than 10 minutes by car from the city center. It was founded in 2009 by two friends who are passionate about the art of brewing and attached to their Sorrento territory. They now welcome beer lovers and introduce their production: quality beers characterized by particular aromas of lemon peel, orange or Sorrento nuts. You can visit the brewery, follow the different stages of production and finish by tasting the different beers.

The Lattari mountains have been famous since ancient times for the quality of the milk provided by the herds of cows and goats that graze there (Lattari comes from the Latin lactarii, dairy). The De Gennaro family honours this tradition by producing cheese for five generations. The milk comes from local farms and the processing is still done by hand. Here you can buy the famous Provolone del Monaco DOP, a string cheese matured in a natural cave. Guided tour with tasting upon reservation.

A few metres from the Villa Comunale, this ice cream parlour is the most famous in the Sorrento peninsula. The delicious flavours, the incredible consistency of the ice cream will make you reconsider your judgment on all the other ice cream you've eaten so far. Pleasant terrace arranged to taste the homemade products, fast and smiling service, and completely correct prices.