Pizzeria Brandi

The most famous pizzeria in Naples

** Pizzeria Brandi
Salita Sant'Anna di Palazzo 1–2 (just off Via Chiaia, two blocks up from Piazza Trieste e Trento)
tel. +39-081-416-928
www.brandi.it
Open daily lunch and dinner
Closed Aug 14–16
Bus: R2, R3, V10, C22, C25, 24 (to Via S. Cairo/Piazza Trieste e Trento)

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Naples' most famous—and heavily touristed—pizzeria is so proud of its traditions that rather than hide the kitchen, Brandi displays prominently the blue and white tiled wood-fired oven and gleaming marble counters where skilled pizzaioli ply their craft.

It was opened in 1780, but didn't become world-famous for more than a century. Popular legend holds that it was on this very spot, in June of 1889, that, in honor of a visit by the first king and queen of a newly unified Italy, the owner and pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito concocted a patriotic pizza modeled after the colors in the country's new flag: white mozzarella di bufala, red tomato sauce, and green basil.

He named it after the queen herself, pizza Margherita. The rest is history, as Esposito's pizza margherita became the basis for the standard "plain pizza" across the world.

Book ahead for one of the six outside tables, or be contented with restaurant-style dining on cloth-covered tables inside.

Although the hordes descend here just for the pizza (which is actually pretty good), Brandi does offer pasta dishes like linguine agli scampi, and some secondi as well, such as scaloppine al limone.

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