DK Travel : Naples & the Amalfi Coast : Spaccanapoli to Capodimonte : Shopping

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You never know quite what you’ll find in the way of old prints and period objects here – a browse might turn up anything from an 18th-century engraving to an Art Deco-style poster from the 1930s.
Affaitati

One of Old Naples’ finest antiques shops. Specialities are furniture and ceramics from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Nativity figures are also on offer.
Charcuterie Esposito

Come here for taralli (savoury-sweet biscuits), luscious olive oil, local wines and Setaro brand pasta, Naples’ best, handmade with basil, porcini mushrooms, lemon or cuttlefish ink.
Decumanus

This large store specializes in reproductions of Capodimonte porcelain, as well as other ceramic art from Naples’ illustrious past.
L’Arte del Pulcinella

This little shop is crammed full of Pulcinella figures (see Pulcinella) in all shapes and sizes, from the sweetly innocent to the bawdy. All in keeping with the character’s outlandish personality.
Mellinoi

An up-market outlet for stylish clothing, including a good range of designer labels from Italy, France and Spain.
Napul’é

This little bottega (workshop) provides the opportunity to see craftsmen at work, refining the lifelike details of wonderful nativity figures. Most of them are replicas of famous originals, but they will also create personalized versions to order.
Osmis

This little shop carries a charming line of locally and internationally crafted jewellery, masks, lamps, mirrors and candles.
Tattoo Records

In an appealing little piazza just off Spaccanapoli this funky music shop is good if you’re looking for CDs of local music. The proprietor will help you find everything from traditional tarantella music to the latest Neapolitan rockers.
Via San Sebastiano Shops

Along this street, just off Piazza Bellini, you’ll find traditional Neapolitan musical instruments, from mandolins to the triccaballacco (a three-pronged clacker with cymbals attached).