This pizza place is located in the birthplace of pizza, Naples. At any given time you can find nearly an hour wait to get one of these pies. They sell just two kinds, margherita and marinara, both traditional pizzas to Naples. If you think that sounds awfully plain, its clear then that you haven't tasted it. While you can read much of the history on the website, and I won't bore you with it here, it was started in 1906, is a small, traditionally run place, and they use only the finest ingredients. If you are lucky enough to get a seat in the first room, which I was, you can see them make the dough, add the ingredients, and put the pizzas in the oven, take them out, and put them right on your plate. Be prepared to sit at a shared table, wait in crazy lines, and maybe even eat your meal on the quick side, but I promise you you will not find a better pizza.
If my pictures aren't enough to have you convinced, maybe you'll trust Rick Steves, along with authors of various other guidebooks, who list it as a top place to go. Without buying his book, you can see what Rick has to say here on youtube. Start the video at about :49 if you're not interested in what he has to say about the streets of Naples.
Also, those of you who are avid readers or movie goers may recognize this place as mentioned in the book turned movie "Eat, Pray, Love". Julia Roberts, or her character, attends this pizzeria in Naples to get the feel for the birthplace of pizza. You can see the clip, also from youtube, here.
If your ever anywhere Naples, in Rome or somewhere you can sort of consider close, there is no place better for pizza. Don't worry, you can easily fit The Pompeii Ruins and a pizza in all in one simple day trip from Rome. We did.
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