NAPLES, Italy — Chicago is famed for its fabulously cheesy deep-dish pizza, but Naples, it is generally agreed, is where the savory thin-crust version of the pie was born. My friend Therese and I, ...

Yep, it’s true—fried pizza is a thing, and it actually originated in Naples. There are two main varieties—pizza fritta and pizza montanara (named after the mountains in Naples). The former can refer ...

With upward of a thousand pizzerias, it’s hard to imagine that Naples, the city that is the birthplace of pizza, needs another one. Purveyors such as Sorbillo, 50 Kalo and Starita enjoy cult status, ...

At first glance, Zia Esterina looks like the most average sort of NYC slice joint, with a generic design scheme, slapdash seating (and no counter space for standing), and industrial-size cans of ...

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. One of Italy’s most public food figures, Sorbillo ...

Getting even a half-decent meal near Times Square poses its challenges. Venture over to 50th St. near Eighth Ave and you’ll be transported out of adults-in-Cookie Monster-costumes-land to the streets ...

The lyrics translate to “Naples is really just a dream and the whole world knows it,” and are a deft description of the hectic, crowded city, which, unlike Rome, doesn’t cater to tourists, and unlike ...