Pizzeria in Siena: Where to eat a true Neapolitan pizza
Many pizzerias in Siena, many different styles. But if you're looking for a substantial Neapolitan pizza, in an informal neighborhood spot, the choice changes.
Searching for a pizzeria in Siena today means being faced with many different possibilities.
There are elegant places, tourist restaurants, modern pizzerias, central spots, gourmet establishments, and more informal addresses. But if the idea is to eat a substantial Neapolitan pizza, without too much fuss, then the choice changes.
La Napoletana 2.0 was born with precisely this identity: to be a neighborhood pizzeria, informal, direct, where the pizza remains at the center of everything.
It's not the place for those looking for a gourmet experience. It's not the place for those who want dishes described as works of art or complicated pairings put there to appear more important.
You come here to eat a pizza.
A traditional Neapolitan pizza, with a soft dough, a present but not exaggerated crust, careful cooking, and a very simple idea: to bring a piece of Naples to Siena.
A pizzeria outside the tourist center
La Napoletana 2.0 is located at Viale Sardegna 37, outside the more touristy chaos of the center, in an area that further reinforces its character as a neighborhood pizzeria. Not a place built to look perfect, but a lively, popular, recognizable spot.
The atmosphere is informal. You can feel Naples in the details, in the direct way of dealing with customers, in the atmosphere, and in the choice not to transform pizza into something too far from its origin.
Oven, dough, and identity
Even the electric oven is part of this identity. No forced romantic stories, no promises built around the oven. The quality of a pizza is seen in the result: dough, maturation, ingredients, cooking, and the pizzaiolo's touch.
La Napoletana 2.0 has also been recognized by 50 Top Pizza, which over the years has included it among the Sienese establishments linked to Neapolitan tradition. But awards alone don't tell the whole story.
The real point is another: this is a pizzeria that has chosen not to appear different from what it is.
A Neapolitan pizzeria in Siena. Informal. Neighborhood. Without unnecessary gourmet pretensions. Where substance matters.
Those looking for an elegant, quiet, and formal place should perhaps go elsewhere.
However, those looking for a true Neapolitan pizza, in a simple environment with a precise identity, will find a place here that is not afraid to be itself.
Address: Viale Sardegna 37, Siena. See also our guide to the best pizzerias in Siena.
