Ristorante Pizzeria Mattozzi

The first position on the list of the oldest restaurants in Italy is the Ristorante Pizzeria Mattozzi. Very few pizza-making families have survived through the XIX and XX centuries to the present to impart their knowledge and recollections to coming generations. One of these families, the Mattozzis, was responsible for establishing the restaurant and pizzeria in Largo Carità (now Piazza Salvo D'Acquisto) more than 150 years ago.

The "Le stanze di Piazza Carità" restaurant at Piazza Carità was established in 1833 and was run by Antonio La Vecchia. It was frequented by the city's intelligentsia, including Francesco De Sanctis, one of the most significant critics of nineteenth-century Italian literature.

Lello and Antonio Pace established the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana in 1984 with the goal of preserving and advancing the rich history of the pizza. Today, Lello maintains the Neapolitan heritage with the aid of his son Paolo, offering delicious food and outstanding pizzas. Francesco De Sanctis, a writer, literary critic, politician, philosopher, and minister of education was a frequent patron of the eatery in Piazza Carità. He was regarded by everyone as one of the leading critics and historians of the Italian literature of his day.

Location: Via Gaetano Filangieri 16, 80121, Naples Italy

Phone: +39 081 416378

Website: ristorantemattozzi.it