La Masardona

I am an outlier. Everyone hyped this place up so much that I couldn't wait to give it a shot. That said, maybe I was still jetlagged from the travel; perhaps it was the city's overall vibe that I couldn't find a way to enjoy, but to me? This fried pizza here was a fried, greasy hot pocket. I thought it was incredibly doughy, and the filling-to-bread ratio was off; I searched for the smoked mozzarella more than I should have in each bite. Nothing was coming easy from this place.

That said, the service was excellent. They were friendly to my terrible Italian, efficient, and had me in and out rather quickly and honestly, It was still worth it. This is, I think, one of those things that food nerds have to try when they are in Naples. It's the precursor to modern pizza and its worth of attention for that if nothing else.

My wife was pretty keen on catching the first train out of Naples, but because my brain doesn't function well early in the morning, I accidentally booked us on one an hour away.

Well, it's a good thing I'm an idiot, because this is the best first meal in Italy I could possibly ask for.

Fried pizza. Probably unnecessary, but undeniably delicious. We walked over, and spent €2 each on the SMALLER size...they were huge, delicious, and full of fresh ingredients. It's portable, it's affordable, it's fried pizza, for Pete's sake. You cannot go wrong. The completa is a winner though, if you need some guidance.

Also, I'm fairly sure the Veganina isn't vegan, just vegetarian, so it's only half-wrong.

The first time I went to this place I went in the evening and it was closed so I made sure I went during lunch on my next trip to napoli and boy this place is special - the fried pizza is absolutely divine and its so affordable - its a very popular place filed with locals - the staff is friendly and it should be on every pizza lovers list of places to visit! They also have a Nutella desert pizza which is super yummy

Just coming off a flight we were hungry! We found this place close to our Airbnb for a quick bite. They have a quick carry out area separate from their dine in area plus it had air conditioning which was a big plus! The food was quick and fresh! Mine was an inside out pizza stuffed with cheese and diced porchetta. It was a little different since the bread was completely fried. A whole pizza for 7€ you can't beat that and made to order

The service, menu and beer selections were excellent. Everything on the menu is fried. Enough said!

I ordered a pizza with smoked cheese and peppers, supposedly. The inside of my pizza pocket was mushy and a tad over salted. However, the dough itself was deliciously perfect. I enjoyed my meal with a beer after a long train ride. This place was worth the walk!

You will be blown away by this family owned restaurant. Of the 2 days I was in Naples, I had 3 meals here. I still crave the taste of their mozzarella! They helped me in English, and really took care of me as a customer. The staff here has been THE greatest staff I've come across in all of Italy. On the last day the owner's son, Chris, gave us a lesson in the back as how he makes his pizzas in the kitchen. 10/10 would recommend trying their food, very low price as well!! Can't wait to come back one day.

It really wasn't as great as I thought it would be after reading all these reviews. Was it different? Yes, and I'm glad I got the chance to try it out. It just wasn't worthy of 5 stars. My boyfriend and I each got on of the pizzas. I don't think we anticipated how big the pizza was; the price was fairly low, so we thought it would be a small plate. NOPE. We were completely wrong! That was definitely a positive - we got a lot of food for a cheap price.

However, it was way too greasy for me. As I bit into the fried pizza, I felt oil seeping into my mouth, along with the sauce, cheese and meat. By the end, I felt like a grease ball and didn't feel like moving from my seat. I don't think I'll be trying this again, but I'm glad I got to experience it while I was in Italy.

La Masardona is known for its pizza fritta, a football sized delight of fried dough. The staff advises you to squeeze it like a Go Gurt. When you do that though, the tomato oozes out of it. You are left with cheese stuck in the paper and an empty piece of fried dough. The fried cheese, nice and smokey, was yummy, but it is definitely a difficult item to eat and taste fully.

This is an easy FIVE STAR review as far as street food is concerned. The staff at the MLA Move Language Ahead office insisted I go here and try the fried pizza --- they were right!

This is a small carry-out / eat outside at one of their few hightop tables, kind of establishment. It is all family run with the dad and the son standing behind a simple and clean counter making hundreds of these fried pizzas a day (lunch only).

The menu is simple; choose your toppings from their approximately twelve varieties and they put them inside of their fresh, chewy, delicious dough. We chose a vegetable pizza with provolone cheese and the "complete" which has ricotta and a kind of bacon inside.

Once your toppings are carefully placed inside the fresh hand-stretched dough the pocket is sealed by a few good pounds on the marble counter and then carefully placed into the bubbling hot oil. A second helper stirs the pizza around and continues to cover it with hot oil as if were an egg roll at a good Chinese takeout.

Once golden brown it is removed from the oil, wrapped in butcher paper, and PRESTO, it's ready to eat! You may think this is too simple to be good, but that's the whole point. When you take fresh ingredients, a small menu, and do everything right you have a HOMERUN!

The taste? Well, just look at my pictures and let them speak for themselves. My only advice is get in a taxi now and tell the driver ANDIAMO!

Oh, and did I mention they also cut their fried dough into finger-size prices and cover it in Nutella! YES PLEASE!!!

Amazing "Street Food" - Off the beaten path. Thought I was ordering a pie but was pleasantly surprised to receive a beautiful piping hot, freshly fried "empanada" stuffed with ripe tomatoes, basil, bufula & lots of Napoli pride!