Pizzeria di Matteo

The Verdict

If you're weighing up Pizzeria di Matteo against Gino Sorbillo two minutes up Via dei Tribunali, the comparison is closer than you'd expect; but di Matteo has the OAD credentials to tip the balance. Ranked #23 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe list for 2025 and carrying Highly Recommended and Casual Europe recognition in prior years, this is one of the most consistently validated budget-end pizzerias in Naples. For food-focused travellers who want to eat somewhere the serious eating community has vetted, this is the booking to make on Via dei Tribunali.

What Makes It Worth Your Time

Via dei Tribunali is Naples' most concentrated stretch of historic pizzerias, di Matteo has been part of that fabric for decades. The OAD Cheap Eats ranking; which is voted on by a community of experienced restaurant travellers rather than professional critics alone, puts di Matteo in a very small bracket of Neapolitan pizzerias that perform at high technical levels while staying genuinely affordable. That combination is harder to find than the city's reputation suggests: plenty of pizzerias in Naples trade on location or nostalgia without delivering consistent dough quality or properly managed fermentation. Di Matteo's repeated placement across multiple OAD cycles (2023 Highly Recommended, 2024 Casual Europe top 210, 2025 Cheap Eats #23) indicates the kitchen is not coasting.

The aroma that hits you at the door, char, yeast, the high-heat output of a wood-fired oven working at volume, is the first signal that production here is serious. Neapolitan pizza at this level is defined by the cornicione: the outer crust should be blistered and lightly charred, with an internal structure that is airy rather than doughy. That is a function of dough hydration, fermentation time, oven temperature management, all of which require discipline to execute consistently across a full service. Di Matteo's sustained critical recognition suggests that discipline is in place.

The address, Via dei Tribunali, 94, puts it in the historical centre of Naples, walkable from the Duomo and the main tourist corridor. That means foot traffic is high and queues are a real factor, particularly at peak lunch hours. The upside is that the kitchen is running at volume all day, which in a pizza context typically means the oven is always at temperature and dough is turning over fast enough to stay fresh. Open seven days (closed Sunday), 10am to 11pm each day, di Matteo offers more flexibility than many comparable spots that keep shorter or more erratic hours.

For context within the broader Italian dining picture: di Matteo sits at the opposite end of the price and formality spectrum from places like Osteria Francescana in Modena or Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, but the OAD recognition it carries is drawn from the same evaluator community. That is worth noting: this is not a place that has been validated by tourist review aggregators alone. Compare that to pizzerias that carry strong word-of-mouth but show significant variance on volume, di Matteo's numbers hold up at scale.

If you are building a Naples itinerary around eating seriously without spending seriously, di Matteo should be on the shortlist alongside 50 Kalò and Pizzeria Oliva ai Tre Santi. The broader Naples food and drink picture, including where to eat beyond pizza, is covered in our full Naples restaurants guide.

Practical Details

Pizzeria di Matteo is at Via dei Tribunali, 94, in central Naples. Open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 11pm; closed Sunday. No price range is confirmed in available data, but OAD Cheap Eats classification places it firmly at the low end of the cost spectrum, expect to spend very little per head by any standard. No booking method is confirmed; walk-in is the operating assumption for a venue of this type and neighbourhood. Given the high foot traffic on Via dei Tribunali, arriving early (before 1pm for lunch, before 7:30pm for dinner) will reduce wait times. Chef: Salvatore di Matteo.

Quick reference: Via dei Tribunali, 94, Naples | Mon–Sat 10am–11pm, closed Sunday | Walk-in | Budget pricing | OAD Cheap Eats Europe #23 (2025)

Also Worth Knowing in Naples

For a full picture of Naples dining beyond pizza, see our Naples restaurants guide. For contemporary Neapolitan cooking, Veritas and George Restaurant operate at a very different price and ambition level. 177 Toledo offers Italian contemporary cooking in a different part of the city. If you're planning around accommodation and other experiences, our Naples hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture. For other Italian high-end reference points, Le Calandre, Dal Pescatore, Enrico Bartolini, and Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler show how far the Italian fine-dining spectrum extends. And for how the Neapolitan pizza tradition translates abroad, Ken's Artisan Pizza in Portland and 11th Street Pizza in Miami are two of the more credible reference points.