Trattoria da Nennella

Trattoria da Nennella in Napoli is truly a one-of-a-kind experience that combines authentic food with a vibrant cultural atmosphere. The restaurant offers a fixed menu at either €13 or €17, which is excellent value considering the generous portions and the variety of dishes you get to enjoy. For the price, the quality and quantity are outstanding, making it a great choice if you want to try traditional Neapolitan flavors without spending too much. The restaurant opens in the evening at exactly 6:30 or 6:45 pm, and when we arrived there was already a long queue outside. This shows just how popular the place is, both with locals and tourists. It’s definitely worth waiting for, but I would recommend arriving a little early to secure your spot. The atmosphere is unlike any other restaurant I’ve been to. It is loud, energetic, and full of life—if you enjoy sound and a lively dining experience, you will love it here. The staff often create noise and chant in ways that reflect Italian culture and tradition. While I couldn’t fully understand all of it, it added to the fun and unique vibe of the place. Overall, excellent food, generous portions, and unbeatable value!

To begin with a boy who is taking a list at entarance , really very “antipathetic.” I havent seen a person impulsive like him all of my life. After waiting one hour , finally I am inside. I am exciting because I am thinking about very delicious foods. But unfortunately it is not. I ate pasta patata , eggplants and napoliten meatballs. I am disappointed about Pasta patata , eggplants is not so tasty. Only meatballs avarage. A french boy who was eating next table asked me “sorry, are you from Naples, I told no, and he continued I did not understand why this restaurant is famous. I am dissapointed.” The dialogue summarizes the taste of this restaurant. If you have time to waste , go and wait there about 1.30 hours

Food is very mediocre. However, a bottle of wine was $6. The atmosphere is super fun. After the meals are served, the staff starts singing and dancing and you get to party along. Over all, go for a good time and definitely not the food.

This is a Neapolitan institution that I believe shouldn't be missed when you're in town. We arrived 15 minutes before opening and there was already a long queue. The restaurant spans three floors, so it seats a good number of diners, and to our surprise, most of them were locals. If you're seeking something quiet or intimate, this might not be the spot for you. Service was efficient and friendly enough, even though we didn’t speak Italian. The place runs like a well-oiled machine, with orders arriving within minutes. We tried the famous potato pasta, which was decent, but a bit heavy and not as enjoyable since it wasn’t served warm enough. The seafood pasta, on the other hand, was piping hot and packed with flavor. The pesto salad was really refreshing. For mains, the grilled codfish was good, though the schnitzel was a bit dry. We didn’t particularly enjoy the sides. That said, a two-course meal at 16€ is hard to beat!

Wonderful Dining Experience! We had our son’s birthday lunch here and it was good! Theres a long line outside so be prepared to wait, you know its good just if there’s a line outside! Best to come around 11am when the lines are just starting to build up. The food was very good, truly authentic Napolitan food , simple but very tasty and well cooked. Seafood, meat, salad are good quality! A musician entertained us as we dined, but you need to tip him. We got the outdoor Alfresco table, its less stuffy and cramped compared to the inside seating. Must try when in Naples

Lively atmosphere, classic Italian experience! This place is always buzzing with a vibrant, authentic Italian atmosphere. While the staff could be friendlier, it didn't detract from the experience. We waited about 20 minutes for a table for eight, but the wait was worth it for the lively scene. They offer a €15 prix-fixe menu where you can choose three courses. Water is included. The pasta with fresh tomatoes was fantastic! The fried sausages and salad were also good, getting a 4 out of 5 rating from me. Overall, this restaurant offers a classic Italian experience. The singing and laughter from other patrons added to the atmosphere, making it a place worth visiting while you're in Naples.

I like the restaurant overall , it also has a great location. Waiters made our day with their unusual tradition lol . The dancing part was shocking for us . We had fun , ate italian dishes and danced . We got the menu completo which has primi , secondi and contorni . We finished them all and they were delicious but we cant say that we were completely full afterwards.

My first attempt trying this place was not successful cause the line was craaazy. The staff came to us and told us that maybe it’s better to cut the line and visit the other time. Well, it was Saturday night and the place is apparently very popular. So I visited the next day for lunch. The line wad better and I was quickly seated. Didn’t have a lot expectation or prior knowledge about the food other than they serve a full menu with affordable prices and a very typical Neapolitan dish. I tried their potato pasta, meatball in Neapolitan sauce, and roasted eggplant. All of them tasted really good! I fell in love with the roasted eggplant.. it was reaaally good and well seasoned. The meatball was nice as well. Very tender with sweet and bit sour tomato based sauce. But what surprised me the most was in the middle of finishing my plate, the place was transformed into a private concert where the staffs (and the guests) were singing along and dancing. It was quite an experience! I really liked it :). Definitely will recommend the place!

Don't expect amazing food. It was worth going to if you happen to have an extra day and already tried the other places that are "must tries". You are paying for the experience. First you wait in line. At a minimum you should come 30-45 mins early. And this is during off season! Any later and you are not guaranteed a seat in the first wave and will have to wait until people are done eating. Once you're seated, service is fast. And then a guy comes with a mic and guitar and leads the group through some Italian songs. People get hyped and even a few were standing on chairs. A pretty entertaining environment which is why it's 3 stars. They have €15 2 course meal + 1 side. Water and bread are complimentary.

We patiently waited outside for 40 minutes to get in, and were shocked at such low pricing but food mediocre. It was a frenzy of waiters taking your orders and serving each course in unison. All of sudden a party erupted in the lower room with the conga singing and dancing. We couldn't get a view but experienced the highlights of show while waiting outside. Anyway we quickly ate, everything was ok at best . A truly kind of different dining experience and everyone was jovial and excited. A tradition in Napoli.

We grabbed dinner at Nennella our last night in Naples. We got there about 5 minutes before they opened and there was a LONG line waiting to get in. They were able to fit ALOT of the line in and we were seated in the street. We did the 3 course meal with wine. Food and drinks are cheap and decent. We had pasta, fried cod and sea bass, and French fries and a tomato salad. The fried cod and the tomato salad were the highlight for sure. They definitely run people through quickly, but the atmosphere is very lively and fun. The servers sing and dance through the meal. We had a blast!

Food sucked. Pasta e patate con provola e pancetta had no pancetta and tasted like mushy baby food. Half of the clams were empty in the linguini con lupina. After serving the food, the waiter disappeared until I asked for the bill. A guitar player went table to table and would not leave until I gave a tip. When I paid the bill, another waiter stood next to the cashier and pressured me for a tip. The ambience is beyond loud. This is a gimmick restaurant serving terrible food and staffed by "cafoni" (translated, boorish rude loudmouths) who are laughing all the way to the bank. Do not be fooled.

You don't go here for the food, you go for the ambience and the fun of the singing waiters etc. Last year we ate here and were seated in the front part and ate our less-than-mediocre food but enjoyed the merriment and the shows the waiters put on periodically. Despite the food we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Last night we returned but instead of being seated where all the fun takes place we were seated in the back in a tiny and cramped room by the toilets. We got the less-than-mediocre food without the merriment and fun. It was not a good experience.

Set meals at 12 Euros...Pasta, Main Dish and One Side...Loud, Boisterous totally Napolitan Atmosphere...Food is Very Good and Amazing Value Highly Recommended!!!

Decided to go here based on online reviews. Expected the food to taste very good but it was just OK. Very loud and chaotic place(as expected). Lots of food for the price you pay but that's about it. Food ordered/tasted: pasta with potatoes and bacon, fetuccine with meat and tomato sauce, antipasti platter. Value: 9/10 Food: 5/10 Atmosphere: 2/10 Service: 6/10

After reading the other reviews, I'm not certain I was at the same place as those who experienced all the screaming jollity - but I checked the address and pictures and everything, so I'll just say that if you want a quieter experience with your food, come right when they open at noon! We were all meat-cheese-and-breaded out from pizza-ing our way around Naples, so chose to ignore the set menu and get the grilled sea bream, cuttlefish salad, marinated eggplant, and chicory-nut risotto. It was so wonderful to taste some fresh raw veggies like fennel (in the cuttlefish salad) and the bed of arugula and red lettuce the fish came on. The fish was perfectly grilled and adorned with absolutely nothing but salt (it didn't need anything else). While the cuttlefish was a hair tough and didn't have a lot of flavor, the combination of its companions - green olives, fennel, and potatoes - was refreshing. I'm not a huge risotto person but enjoyed the bitterness of the chicory in this one. At €10 per person, this was a steal.

At 12 euro per person, this might be the best deal in Naples! We were suggested to come here by a local friend, and the food was so delicious that we came two nights in a row and were pleasantly surprised that menu was slightly different! You order one course at a time and your food comes out very fast. Also, don't be shy to ask what you want whether it is bread, olive oil/balsamic vinegar, parmesan, etc. as that is likely the only way you will receive it. I highly recommend the seafood(whole sea bream / swordfish / fried anchovies) and sausage here! The house wine is also 3 euro for a bottle, and although more like a juice than wine, it is still a great deal. I'd love to come back again!

This isn't a typical Italian restaurant! The service is loud and slightly more obnoxious, but they are really fast! The food is cheap and delicious- perfect for a quick lunch. My sister and I ordered the potato pasta and swordfish rigatoni. My rigatoni was delicious and tomatoe-y. The pasta was al dente and fresh! The potato pasta was cheesy and heavier. Both dishes with bread cost us only 12 euros total! This is definitely a place to visit if you're in Naples on a budget!

This is just a plain old fun spot to dine at. It's very busy and you start by getting your name on the list by the 'door'. While you wait to be called there's a little bar right there serving spritzes and beers to help with the wait. Got in fairly quick and enjoyed the meal and experience but like everywhere in Naples if you're outside you'll be off the wagon just from the second hand smoke. We were gonna return the next night but it was a holiday and was closed. Definitely one of only a couple of things worth visiting Naples for.

It's loud, boisterous, crowded and entertaining. Imagine going to that Chinese restaurant with all the rude waiters but Italian style. You order off a standard menu and the food is in front of you within seconds. It's obvious that the food isn't freshly made but who cares. It's fun as long as you don't take things too seriously. There will be a big queue so take advantage of the €1 spritz for sale and have your aperitivo at at leisurely pace while you wait. It'll be most leisurely part of your meal!

This place was the worse! The food was bad the service was horrible. I was in the middle of ordering and they guy just left with a rude BYE! Came back with two plates of pasta and just left. Good thing cause the pasta tasted like dog food. Maybe cause I was a tourist? Anyways avoid with a 1000000 foot poll.

I was here one week ago and I still crave for this food. SEA BASS! Mark my words. When you watch a tutorial or a cooking show about how to cook fish properly people always talk a lot about texture, moistness, degree of doneness, etc.. instead, they could just direct every single person to this simple trattoria and make them try their whole sea bass. Because it is PERFECT! Absolutely perfectly done, very moist meat, great flavour. This place is a simple no fuss affair. Come, sit down, order, eat, leave - and yet leave with a strong wish to return. It's incredibly loud and busy and bustling which is why this is a pure Napoli experience, a concentration of Napoli and its people. People are stressed yet extremely warm hearted, cut to the chase, don't mess with me, tell me what your about and I will help you. If you don't speak Italian: tip generously as every tip gets called out (as in SCREAMS!) and the running bustling waiters scream back "thank you!". Did I metion yet this place was loud? :)))) The pasta starters were very satisfying, too. Not haute cuisine style but the way you'd imagine a Nonna would cook pasta for you. I especially liked the pasta with potatoes. And don't forget the sides! The grilled radicchio was simply fantastic. A lot of coal grill flavour, beautiful purple colour. And last but not least: this place is frigging low priced. Starters, main course and wine will cost you about 15.- therefore: tip generously ;)

Extremly loud and hectic atmosphere. And not in the nice, local, original, charming kind of way. This could be quite OK if the food would make up for it. But it did not. Not even close. One pasta was over cooked and more like a less than average mac and cheese. And the other pasta was bordering to boring. The main dishes just didn't taste good and was not well prepared. Other things to note: - the tokens "offered" at the end for coffee is not included and you have to pay for them... Although it sounded like it was part of the deal. - no English menus.

A good eatery should have either good atmosphere or good food and preferably both. This place has neither. If you want screaming waiters throwing your food onto the table and creating as much noise as possible, then this is the place for you. But remember ear plugs. At one point the head waiter turned the music up to unberrable levels while training his karaoke voice. I don't even want to get into the food which was way below average. Even for the low price. All in all we felt raped after visiting this place and it ruined the rest of our evening.

This place was chaotic. Not only did the atmosphere leave me uneasy with waiters shouting and rushing you in, but the food wasn't even good. Its only 12 Euro a person, but I actually felt sick walking out of there. I ordered potato pasta and chicken cutlet. I took one bite of the cutlet and decided to leave. I would never go back or recommend this place to anyone. Waste of time.

I was excited to eat here after seeing the great reviews, but I didn't love it. I felt very rushed by the waiter- I was in and out in 30 minutes and they took my plates before I was finished. I had the pasta with potatoes and cheese, which was okay, and then the fried mozzarella. I wish I had gone with something else, but oh well. it was a lot of food for 12€ plus a big bottle of water and bottle of wine were included.

This was an incredible experience! Not for everyone, as the fellow American patrons at the table next to us said "get me out of here!"... but we wanted to stay and never leave! 2 course dinner for 12euro was filling and tasted decent as well! 3euro bottle of wine was nice. Sometimes you need to remind them to bring your food, but it's worth the experience. Cool vibe, good food. Recommended.

Amazing atmosphere in this icone of the area :) It s always full of noisy and happy tables. You can try a lot of different dishes for few money and enjoy the sweetness and simplicity of life !

You are going to either love or hate this place but nobody will deny that they will not have had an experience here. Is basically a circus that pretends to be a restaurant. Reminds me of neighborhood joints in the South Bronx or Fells Point, Baltimore. The point here is to have a good time as much as it is to eat. Is a fixed price menu that is 12euros for primo, secondi and fruit. Is basic fare that reflects the price but is all tasty. We had pasta w clams and pasta w tomato for primo. Pasta w clams was best. Good flavor and lovely wee clams. For secondi we had the grilled chicken, pork and tuna. Chicken was tender and nicely grilled. Pork was tasty but had a good amount of fat on it. Tuna was a nice large piece that was probably on the grill 40 seconds too long but who is counting! Fruit very fresh. Waiters own the place and as a tourist don't expect them to kiss your ass but they will work with you and have fun with you. The owner loves to sing and at some points has the whole room singing with him (at other points he is just loud). Early in the meal I asked the waiter for a glass of house red and he put a bottle of house red on the table. Seemed like I was about to be ripped off but when the bill came there was no mention of wine just the food. So the 12euros includes wine! WTF! Which basically sums up the experience: eat, drink and be merry. It will be your most memorable and cheapest evening meal in Italy!

We were looking for a place near out hotel for dinner. Stumbled into this joint because we saw a huge crowd outside. This place is absolutely authentic and is frequented almost exclusively by locals. Let me tell you what authentic means. Picture the waiter reaching over another table to hand us the our order while he is yelling at the top of his lungs to his boss while is boss is shouting back at him. The place is loud, chaotic, and leaves you nervous and edgy for the entire dinner. But, the food was fucking great. Hands down the best food we had in our entire trip in Italy. We went back the next dinner and once you figure them out is not as uncomfortable any more.

Definitely get here early cause it gets packed! Antipasto was delicious(salami, prosciutto, fried mozzarella, fried ricotta, eggplant, olives). Got the pasta with potatoes and cheese for first course and it was good-a bit on the salty side. One person with us got the spaghetti with sausage which I wish I had gotten because it was great. Got the roasted steak for second course and it was cooked well. Not the best cut of meat but still good. I tried some of the other plates from other people with me (roasted chicken and salmon)-both were good!Then we got bananas, grapes, and peaches for desert. Our table got 2 bottles of house red wine, 3 bottles of naturale water, and 2 cokes. All this for 15 euro a person! Fantastico! To the people complaining about the service- get over yourselves. They were very accommodating and even translated italian to english for us. When we tipped them as we were paying bill they all cheered. We were offered caffe or frozen lemoncello as we left. Was a great atmosphere! Will definitely go back!

To be fair, the experience here is great. If you sit inside near the kitchen, you get to witness the waitstaff hilariously yelling at each other the entire time--excellent entertainment! My issue was our waiter. Maybe he just didn't want to deal with Americans, but in all the times I've been to Italy, I have never received such horrible service. All of the other waiters seemed wonderful! To start, he didn't give us the wine we asked for. When I reminded him, he slammed the wine down onto the table without giving us extra glasses, so we had to choose between drinking water or wine at one time. Next, we ordered our secondi and he didn't ask what we wanted for our contorni--resulting in us not getting a vegetable with our main at all. When we were done with out main, he saw that we were finished but blatantly ignored our table for 25 minutes, even through there was a line to get in. When we caught his eye, he looked away and proceeded to help the other tables right around us. Finally, when it was time for fruit, everyone else got fresh plates, but we had to eat our fruit over the remains of our main course--eating fruit over leftover meat is really not appetizing at all!! So basically, the food is good, the atmosphere is wonderful. I just really hope you don't get our waiter if you aren't Italian!! He was more tan than the others with black hair, and his shirt had "chicco" embroidered in the front (none of the other waiters had names on their shirts)

We waited a few minutes for a table at the lively Trattoria de Nennella. We sat down and the waiter opened up some bottles of water for the table as we sat and looked at the menu. Not even five minutes and another waiter comes over and snatches a menu off the table that my father was trying to read to give to the neighboring table. Rude indeed, my father had us get up and leave. Both waiters rushed over to apologize after seeing what had happened but the damage was done and to make matters worse, they had the nerve to ask us who was going to pay for the water that NOONE drank. Tab on the rude waiter! Rude and Horrible customer service that reflects poorly on a restaurant.

I suspect people do not come here for the food. It is the environment and the lively staff that make this restaurant an absolute must visit place while in Napoli! The other reviews covered the basics. I will just add that wine is included and I suggest you come early as the line can be a bit long.

I never do reviews but after my experience I feel I need to. The food was average at best, service was excellent but the atmosphere was terrible. The staff are constantly yelling and the music is incredibly loud. I would not suggest this place for a relaxing sit down dinner. I was looking forward to leaving the whole time just because it was so uncomfortably loud.

Excellent food and lively waiters. We shared our dishes and especially the chicken and breaded mozarella was delicious. Recommended!

You come here for the experience. We arrived around 8h30 and had a 20 minute wait for a table. You stand in line with locals and other tourists in a small street in the Spanish Quarter. Some went to get a drink a couple of doors further. We saw that they did not have trouble taking them with them when they got a table. Once you get to your table you get a piece of paper with primi, secondi. You just pick a couple of them and share. We took the red housewine which was ok. You pay for the number of plates you order. Sometimes we just pointed at something we saw at a neighbouring table. We were satisfied with 7 for the 4 of us. We did pay less than 40 euro in total. A bargain. Staff was very loud and seemed to enjoy themselves shouting at eachother and the clients. It really is an experience I would not have want to miss. Not for a romantic dinner.

The food is good and cheap but service is terrible. Other reviews complaining about it are spot on. It is definitely a chaotic atmosphere which has little patience for tourist and questions. If you don't mind this, would try it out.

Look, I don't know much about food. I basically just shove it into my face in a vain attempt to fill the void in my soul. But let me just say this: this place serves the best pasta I've ever had.

To be honest, was never a big fan of pasta...until I came here! The service is fantastic, very friendly staff and also accommodated my need for veg. option. The whole 3 course dinner cost me less than 15 euro!!! I was lucky that I found a table, just after 10 minutes the restaurant was completely full and people waiting outside. Maybe I was early for dinner (7:30 pm) by Italian standards :) Shit, I can't even get a take-away pizza for that price in Switzerland... P.S. on our way out, we got free espresso :-)

This restaurant was highly recommended but we could not have been more disappointed. From the moment we walked in we were treated condescendingly (note: party of 4 of which 3 Italians). Waiter reprimanded us for moving a table so one of us could squeeze in ("put it back"). Rude staff, barely listened to our orders. Indeed, I had to place some orders twice because they just ignored us and the food never materialized. Overall VERY underwhelming food. Spaghetti were undercooked (no, not al dente, undercooked to the point they would not twist around the fork); potatoes and broccoli were cold. Aside from a couple of traditional dishes like fried mozzarella or pasta with potatoes and provola, the rest was nondescript fare you'd eat anywhere else in Italy or at a fair (sausages, fries, and, lo and behold, Wiener schnitzel). There are way better restaurants in the Spanish Quarters (Il Gobbetto, one thousand times Il Gobbetto), stay away from this depressing mess.

My new favorite. Liveliest restaurant I have eaten at in Napoli. 15E 3 course dinner is a great deal - included bottle of wine and water. I saw many pastas and segundi I will return to try. Roasted porchetta was fantastic and roasted swordfish looked worth a return trip alone. Similarly pasta potate e provalone was great but The pacciere rustica or pomodoro fresco looked great as we'll. The roasting vice fried looked great. Staff was very friendly and entertaining dancing and singing to lively music and cheering every time someone tipped them at checkout. Very popular, so a reservation may be a good idea, although they do keep expanding the dining area into surrounding alleys to accommodate. Next to a popular apperitivo bar if you have to wait (and desert place if anyone can eat more than 3 courses plus whole fruit). Authentic Neopolitan food. No rush - I didn't notice 40 people waiting for my table until after I left.

This place was intense in a good way. Extremely loud and busy. We were seated inside right on the edge of the outdoor seating. The menu was in Italian but our waiter gave a quick translation of a few items and we were on our way to order. The food came out extremely fast. Our pasta dishes were just ok but we really enjoyed the other courses we ordered. The price couldn't be beat with our meals and wine for only 24€. The experience of dining there and people watching was the best part.

Very good local restaurant, very popular with locals, low price. don't be too late if you want a place. for address check Nennella in googlemap.

Fun, lively atmosphere. Super nice, responsive servers, one of whom spoke a hint of English (helpful to us). We had a three course meal of pasta, fresh fish, and a veggie (plus fruit from a giant bowl) and sparking water and wine for 12 euros each. Screaming' deal for simple, traditional, fresh cuisine plus beverages and speedy service. They also give you tokens for coffee at and adjacent coffee stand. The best! Highly recommended! We're headed back before our stay in Napoli is over.

Followed advice given by a wee woman in a shop in Spanish Quarter. Simply asked waiter to serve us some dishes he recommended. Loved the idea that the drink selection was " red or white". Ate magnificently, with great bread served along with water to the point we couldn't manage another drop. All served with enthusiasm. The Bill? 24 euro for 2!! Go eat there and savour the whole mad experience of the Spanish Quarter.

Stumbled upon this trattoria due to Yelp! Definitely not a tourist place. 3-course dinner/wine/fruit for €12. We only had 2 courses and wine, so I was charged €15 for the two of us! Food was fresh and tasty, and the atmosphere was lovingly boisterous.

No Frills, but lots of fun - VERY noisy - heading back tonight to see if it was as good as last time.

An old-school trattoria tucked away in the Spanish Quarters in Naples. The place is lively, friendly and the food is very economical and good. I had appetizers, first course, second course, side dish with house wine all for 15 euros. I recommend getting whatever the house special is for that day; it will be fresh and delicious. A slice of local Naples, off the beaten path.

Great local restaurant with a menu that changes nightly. Everything is fresh and comes out of the kitchen quickly. Went there 2 nights in a row because we loved it so much. Very reasonable prices and the house red wine goes well with everything. This is a place for locals as well - so plan to get there right when they open at 7 so that you can get a table.

Our favorite place we ate at out of the two weeks we were in Italy! It's not so much the food (although it was really good), as the experience with this place. We loved the atmosphere! It's authentic, not touristy. This is where the locals go. Get there early or be ready to wait for a table. Loud, and lots of fun! Oh, their menu is in Italian. Hope you have as much translating it for yourself as we did!

I came at noon, before the crowd. The waiter is intimidating... he doesn't approach everyone, but just looks at who he likes the best and walks up to them and yells "Vai". Otherwise, he walks around yelling and pointing. One must be assertive to get his attention. Once you give your order he doesn't write it down, he just yells it to the other waiters. I was front and center on the patio for the "performance". Once the music starts, the waiters stand around in a circle singing and dancing, saying they want to find some pretty girls to dance with. At one point, the waiter started dancing with a girl that was eating at the restaurant, dipping and spinning. The food was good, although I didn't eat more than one course of pasta provole e patate because I was working on the large jug of white wine they had given me. I don't like wasting things. After the meal, I think it only cost about seven euros...