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    Il Gelato Mennella

    4.5 (13 reviews)

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    Coffee and Nutella gelato
    Maisa L.

    When in Naples, you have to try Il Gelato Mennella! Their gelatos are creamy and delicious! My family and I visited this Gelato place every night as a post dinner treat! My fave flavors are Nutella and coffee - such a great combo!

    Babà e Caffè medium €3,50
    Joanna V.

    Here, you gotta pay for your order first. Then, you choose a cup or cone with your flavors. Most parlors work this way. The ones along Via Medina and inside Galleria Umberto I, work the opposite way. Great thing is you can taste flavors first anywhere. This franchise has a few locations. Their lines are always busy. However, it seemed disorganized on my visit. There were people waiting in line with their paid ticket, but they were not being served by priority. Although I was a foreigner, I spoke up for an elderly man who was too kind and let others go before him. He had been next in line, before at least four other customers. He deserves his treat too, right? The gelato here is extremely creamy, but super sweet. Too much sugar kills the flavor. Despite that, it was still good. They're not my favorite, except I don't mind recommending them to try at least once.

    Stephanie Z.

    We were in Naples for the day, and our tour guide recommended this place as "the best Gelato" I will ever have in all of Italy. Now, we did not travel through the entire Italy, but I have to say, this place SLAPS! I cannot describe the creaminess of the gelato, but it's so creamy and it just enhances the flavor even more. We got 2 flavors: Sour Cherry Tart, and Pistachio. I always get Pistachio when in Italy, because it just does not taste like artificial flavoring like the USA. But, the sour cherry was AWESOME. The sour cherry bits in the ice cream really blended in well with the creamy-ness of the gelato. Please come here when you get a chance!! You can really taste JUST the flavoring, and no artificial taste at all.

    Elliott N.

    Accessibility (Parking / Wait Time) 1/1 Star: walked here. Only had to wait a few minutes. _____ Service (Waiter / Cleanness / Ambiance) 1/1 Star: quick fast food service, clean, fresh waffle cones smell great! _____ Taste (0=Not Edible / 1=Edible / 2=Good (average) / 3=Must Try!) 3/3 Stars: MUST TRY! I've had gelato in Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence, Sorrento, Capri, and Naples. This places has the best waffle cones hands down! They're constantly making them at the doorway and it smells great when you're waiting in line. The gelato was soft and delicious! Best to know what flavors you want by the time your number is called. They work fast. _____ Overall Experience 5/5 Stars _____ Last Words Waffle cones are super fresh, crunchy, and delicious! MUST TRY!

    €2.50 for two flavors - so good!!
    Selena Y.

    Great variety of flavors, and the smooth and creamy gelato costs only €2.50 a cone. The moment you step in you can see someone making fresh waffle cones from scratch, and the smell is absolutely divineeeee.

    Anana (pineapple) and yogurt gelato

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    We were in Naples for the day, and our tour guide recommended this place as "the best Gelato" I will ever have in all of Italy.

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    Pasticceria Ciro Poppella - Il ripieno del Fiocco.

    Pasticceria Ciro Poppella

    4.6(33 reviews)
    2.3 kmStazione

    Il fiocco di neve con crema al cioccolato è spettacolare. Un morso di paradiso! Personale gentile…read moree proprietario simpatico. Assolutamente da non perdere!

    Best known for their signature Fiocco, Pasticceria Poppella was born in Naples around 1920, and…read morestill family owned in the Rione Sanità Neighborhood it seems as though Ciro Poppella and Salvatore Scognamillo's brand has rarely slowed but only become more popular following renovations that make the store stand out from crowded surroundings. Held in high regard by Neapolitans, and equally famous with tourists, it is at Via Arena della Sanita' 24 that visitors will find bright lights from 06h00 to 22h00 daily, staff the perpetually smiling sort with English fluency that makes ordering easy. A full-service eatery with al fresco seating, it is across tiered-shelves that Poppella's good are displayed, usual suspects such as Cannoli and Tiramisu offered alongside Loaves of Bread, Entremets and Viennoiserie. Not a place for the indecisive, though fair prices and smaller-sized versions of Pastries such as Lobster Tails full of Chocolate allow guests to order a variety, it was in exchange for €10.90 that seven items were plated and served alongside Espresso, both Baba gone in two-bites and the one soaked in boozy Syrup less sweet than many. Of course serving Sfogliatella, though not warm-to-order like Napoli's best, it was once shattering layers were separated and citrusy Ricotta consumed that Fiocco di Neve took center-stage, the "Snowflake" introduced around 2001 surprisingly light despite Fillings of Pastry Cream and Cheese in a variety of flavors from which the original Vanilla reigned supreme.

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    Giovanni Scaturchio - Giant cream puff

    Giovanni Scaturchio

    4.4(41 reviews)
    1.3 kmCentro Storico
    €€

    Dropped by on a Sunday morning around 9:30am, since I was in the area and recalled this name coming…read moreup as one of the spots that served single slices of pastiera, which is baked ricotta cheesecake* with wheat berries, flavored with orange essence and bits of candied fruit (orange in Scaturchio's case). Traditionally this is eaten during Easter time, though this bakery carries it off season too. Though I carried it around for several hours in my bag, the texture was still pretty good at the end of the day, moist, strong citrus in the flavor department. Lightly sweet and rich from the ricotta. The wheatberries add a slight chewiness to the texture. They also carry a variety of other traditional desserts like rhum baba, sfogliatelle riccia and frolla, zeppola di San Giuseppe, coda d'angostura (lobster tail), cannolo Siciliano and others. The shop isn't large, pasty displays on the right, register on the left. Seating outside in the open plaza across the walkway. Service was just ok, I wouldn't say it was stellar. The ladies at the counter seemed in frowning moods, not exactly welcoming. When I didn't know to insert cash into the machine to pay, she just pointed at it until I got the idea. *I'm unsure why no websites refer to it as cheesecake and instead call it a pie or dessert filled with a ricotta cheese mixture. It looks and tastes essentially like a type of cheesecake to me...the overwhelming ingredient is cheese. Feels kinda misleading to not classify it as such bc I was under the impression that there would be more crust as a pie, of which it barely had any.

    If you want the crispiest, flakiest, and freshest Sfogliatelle, this is the place to be. They have…read morelots of outdoor dining space right at the Piazza San Domenico Maggiore. Great place to take a break and chill.

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    La Sfogliatella Mary - Got there shortly before they closed!

    La Sfogliatella Mary

    4.3(27 reviews)
    0.1 kmPlebiscito/Centro

    Dessert before dinner, always a winner…read more Ok that's not really a saying, though on the evening I dropped by La Sfogliatella Mary, it worked out! With Naples being the birthplace of sfolgiatelle, this shop (or stand really) popped up on several travel websites as one of the better places to try this local pastry. Located at the western entrance to the Galleria Umberto I arcade, it's a popular stop for both locals and tourists. While there wasn't a line, a steady flow of people came by to pick up treats. On a Saturday evening the crowds were out in full force, though since they close at 8:30pm, around 8pm they were starting to prep for closing, taking out some of the remaining pastries from the display. Fortunately I arrived when they were still taking customers, and the cordial staff was quick to grab a sfogliatelle riccia €2.50, ask if I was eating it here or taking it to go, heating it up slightly then passing it in a wax paper wrapper sprinkled with powdered sugar. While it looks similar to a lobster tail pastry, the texture is different and they originate from different parts of Italy. This spot offers both types of sfolgiatelle--the Riccia version: deep-fried, layered, with a crunchy outer shell shaped like a conical shell, and the Frolla version: similar filling with a tender short crust pastry shell in a rounded dome shape. Both are served warm with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. They also serve a variety of other traditional baked goods like pastiera, baba rum, zeppola forno, frolla sorrentina. Biting into the sfolgiatelle, the crunch factor was immediate, nothing subtle about that first bite of texture! The fragrance of orange permeates thru the ricotta filling, I'm a fan citrus infused desserts and really enjoyed the tidbits of candied orange peel and brightness coming thru. There was a generous amount of filling inside, so generous I wish there was more shell to balance it out! It was also on the richer side, especially with the pastry being fried, and the shell felt a tad more oily than I prefer. In general, from eating at other pasticerrias several days in the region, seems the typical sweetness level is greater than I'm accustomed to. That being said, I still ate almost all of it, and was glad for the opportunity to drop by and try this!

    It's hard to miss when you're walking around. I have no idea how long they've been around, but they…read morelook like one of those "I've been around for 200 years but recently got a facelift" type of vibe. SFLOGLIATELLA is one of the signature items. It's crispy, thin, and has a crunchy texture. I sampled many of these throughout Naples, and liked the one from this place the most. Now that I think about it, it looks like a gigantic Turtle chip. Pro tip: go in the morning versus night time--it tasted way better fresh. Also, I think they can heat it up for you so that it's slightly warm. I got asked one time and not the second, so when they speak Italian and you have no idea what they're saying, just give them a nod. They might be asking if you want it heated up.

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    La Sfogliatella Mary - They'd started putting away some of the pastries, though still took customers

    They'd started putting away some of the pastries, though still took customers

    La Sfogliatella Mary - Sfolgiatelle Riccia €2.50

    Sfolgiatelle Riccia €2.50

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    La Sfogliatella

    La Sfogliatella

    4.7(6 reviews)
    2.5 kmStazione

    Since sfogiatelle is my absolute favorpastry, when I passed this pastry shop named La Sfogiatella,…read moreI had to stop in even though I had already eaten a sfogiatelle earlie that day! But hey, I'm in Italy and I can't get sfogiatelle in Portland, Oregon. Plus, the calories don't count when traveling! A sfogiatelle is made from laminated pastry cut into coin shapes, several coins layered on top of each other which creates a flaky shell. A mixture of ricotta slightly sweetened with powdered sugar and citron, typically orange, is paced on top and the coin is then folded over to resemble a clam shell. It's then baked and the shell is both buttery and super crispy while the ricotta is now slightly firm from baking. It's not too sweet which is exactly why I love them. Sfogiatelle originated by a nun in Naples and has become a symbol of Naples and they are found in abundance all over Southern Italy. Don't confuse a sfogiatelle with the American Lobster tail. While the outer shell is similar, the lobster tail has a larger shell and a dollop of Chou pastry is placed in the center before baking to puff up the core. Then after the shell is baked, pastry cream, not ricotta, is piped in. It's good, but it is not a sfogiatelle! They were created in the U.S. when Italian Americans could not acquire ricotta, so they improvised. Coming from an Italian family, my grandparents always brought a box of sf and cannoli for every holiday or special occasion. And of course we went to the bakery to get them even if it was not a holiday! So being in Southern Italy where my grandparents on both sides were born and lived, eating sfogiatelle and other foods from my childhood felt like they were still here with me as I visited the cities they were from. And the sfogiatelle from La Sfogiatella was superb in every way!

    One of the specialties of Naples. Translated it means lobster tail…read more There are many many many thin layers of crisp dough with a delicate orange cream on the inside. They are served fresh out of the oven and are really tasty. read more about our Naples food tour on my site

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    La Sfogliatella - Make your own cannoli

    Make your own cannoli

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    Pasticceria Pintauro

    Pasticceria Pintauro

    4.4(15 reviews)
    0.3 kmPlebiscito/Centro

    Sitting in a dark and humid apartamento round a little table eating sfogliatelle the size (and…read moreweight!) of bricks with two Sofia Lauren look-alikes espousing the virtues of our sfogliatelle while the radio murmers "honesty is such a lonely word" against the hum of scooters and the constant din of inconsequential arguments drifting from the street. A scene like this can only happen in Naples. The substantial yet delicate (it's the subtle hint of orange blossom that does me in!) sfogliatelle held in such high esteem? From the age old sfogliate Napoletane, Pintauro across from the elegant Galleria Umberto (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/80613-Galleria-Umberto-I-Neapel) . And what could make such a deliciously Neapolitan moment even more luscious? To get up from that little table amble down the apartamento's half-finished stairwell and trot along the cobbled streets with these belle napolitane , pass the shrines and the trash to another little table at a quaint and noisy pizzeria (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/576785-Manfredi-Naples?hide_related=true) where alici and pizza fritta and glorious moscardini affrogati await!

    Pintauro has existed in this location since the 18whatevers and for good reason. This is the best…read moreplace for traditional Neapolitan pastries such as sfogliatelle, caprese, mostaccioli, roccoco' (at Christmastime only) and others. I make a pilgrimage here everytime I'm in town.

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