Cammarota Spritz

Cammarota Spritz is a standing-room street bar at Vico Lungo Teatro Nuovo 31 in the Quartieri Spagnoli, the dense grid of narrow lanes above Via Toledo in Naples, in Italy's Campania region. It is famous locally for selling the Aperol spritz for about €1 (~$1.15), a price that draws a large and cheerful street crowd every evening. The audience is young and mixed: university students, budget travellers, locals finishing work and groups starting a night out before dinner or a club. The age range is mostly late teens to thirties, and dress is entirely casual since most people drink on the pavement. The atmosphere is loud, informal and sociable, with strangers sharing the lane and conversation spilling across the street. There is no seating to speak of, so the experience is to take a plastic cup and stand. Music is incidental and comes from the street and nearby apartments rather than a programme. The drinks programme is simple and built around the Aperol spritz, with a few other basic drinks available; this is a volume bar rather than a cocktail venue. Payment is cash only, which visitors should prepare for in advance. No cover charge applies, and reservations are not possible. Opening hours are reported as daily from 4PM to 2AM, and the website cammarotaspritz.it is the place to confirm current times. Queues form after about 7PM and grow on Thursday to Saturday, when the lane is crowded and service slows. Earlier in the afternoon the bar is calm and easy. The Quartieri Spagnoli has a rough-edged reputation and is generally lively in the evening but less comfortable late at night, so visitors usually keep to the main lanes and stay aware of belongings. The bar is a few minutes' walk from Via Toledo and Piazza Trieste e Trento, which makes it an easy stop before dinner in the centre.