Upnea
Naples, Italy
The read// why locals go
Upnea is a Mediterranean salumeria on Via San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli, built on the memory of when eating out in Naples meant a sandwich at the neighbourhood deli. Owner Luigi Crispino took that idea and gave it a kitchen. The board opens with cured-meat and buffalo-cheese boards, fresella baked in a wood oven with Aversa mozzarella, and a fritto of house specialities; the first courses are where it turns serious, with Vicidomini spaghettone, cacio e pepe under a fried egg, ragù napoletano cooked to the old Bourbon recipe and a genovese of caramelised Montoro onions. Gluten-free plates carry no surcharge. Single site, table service, mains around ten euro.
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Via San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli 35 — Naples
The read// why locals go
Upnea is a Mediterranean salumeria on Via San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli, built on the memory of when eating out in Naples meant a sandwich at the neighbourhood deli. Owner Luigi Crispino took that idea and gave it a kitchen. The board opens with cured-meat and buffalo-cheese boards, fresella baked in a wood oven with Aversa mozzarella, and a fritto of house specialities; the first courses are where it turns serious, with Vicidomini spaghettone, cacio e pepe under a fried egg, ragù napoletano cooked to the old Bourbon recipe and a genovese of caramelised Montoro onions. Gluten-free plates carry no surcharge. Single site, table service, mains around ten euro.