Important legitimacy per the Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba-1738, with the mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi who delivered the owner and master pizza chef Gennaro Luciano, the prestigious plaque for “The oldest pizzeria in Naples still in business”.
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Yet another well-deserved consecration for the historic and almost tricentenarian local which, thanks to the initiative promoted by the vice president of the City Council of Naples Flavia Sorrentino and in the presence, among others, of the'municipal councilor for tourism and productive activities, Teresa Armato, he saw again the efforts of those who have managed to make their personal activity a reward'an opportunity to take pride in one's homeland.
Founding member and vice-president of the Union of Historic Neapolitan Pizzerias “The Centenarians” as well as a founding member of the Port'Alba Cultural Association, committed to the revaluation of the ancient road and the restoration of the famous arch, the patron Luciano has thus seen his merits recognized.
Alongside his father Vincenzo since 1974 in his famous restaurant founded in 1738 in Port'Alba, while still very young, the young Gennaro became passionate about the life of his father's famous pizzeria, which for about two and a half centuries continued to offer Neapolitans pizzas synonymous with history.
Accustomed since he was a boy to hear about old customers like By Giacomo and D'Annunzio and even of the illustrious frequenters of the present, among which many personalities of politics, culture and entertainment, the young heir of the Luciano family did not take long to make the most of the family tradition. So much so that, in 1982, he took the reins of the place by himself becoming the owner.
Learning from the greatest masters of the time the technique of hand kneading and good maturation and preferring direct leavening with a single dough and a very small dose of brewer's yeast, Gennaro soon set out on the road to popularity by bringing, as a teacher and ambassador, the secrets of his pizza around the world.
Pfeatured in the most authoritative books dedicated to the ancient specialty and its masters, pizza chef Luciano, day after day, kneads and bakes pizzas with the passion of someone who has made his art a lifestyle.
The Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba-1738, a centuries-old witness to social and human history
With 286 years of history behind it and the certification earned in the field of an irreplaceable point of reference for the greatest admirers of the famous specialty, the Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba 1738, with the new certification desired by the Municipality of Napoli, continues to make the most of its tradition.
A centuries-old witness of social and human history, the Pizzeria Port'Alba, certainly the oldest in the world, has stood the test of time, represents the flagship of a Naples that rolls up its sleeves and works in the name of passion and success.
Article published on March 10, 2024 - 09pm
