Great for Holiday After Work Drinks - Pizzas - Fresh Salads - Pastas - Cocktails

(212) 972-7000

200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166 40.75291 -73.977809

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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown

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Last updated 5.11.11

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Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

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What People Are Saying About Naples 45

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Naples 45

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Naples 45 is an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria nestled in the landmark MetLife Building. This unique New York pizzeria & restaurant offers spacious alfresco dining in the warmer months and tantalizing regional Southern Italian cuisine with luxury take-out service and gourmet pizza slices to go. Perfect for a lunch date or just grabbing a bite after work, Naples 45 is noted for making tantalizing pizza as well as other delicious Italian fare. This NYC Italian eatery is available for catering and private parties as well. Neapolitan cuisine and pizzas sold by pie or slice are sure to satisfy…

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In Short – Bright Tuscan colors adorn this cavernous space on the ground floor of the Met Life building. The open kitchen's wood oven bakes pizzas in a range of styles: Pizza Pugliese, with pancetta and onions; picante, with spicy chicken sausage; and insalata, with romaine lettuce, join more conventional choices, like margherita, quattro formaggi and mushroom. Pasta dishes, sandwiches and a host of meat and fish entrees round out the menu.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Nice decor.”
  2. “While the food was decent and the service was good, I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for outdoor seating with any kind of ambience.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “Unique pizza and dessert”
  2. “The cheesecake was also quite pleasant.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “The wine was wonderful and the pizza (which was free) was even better than the wine.”
  2. “Great drinks, too - try the bellini!”
  3. “We were having drinks and a series of apps and pizza at their really nice long bar.”
food quality
95.10000228881836% positive
  1. “The combination of fresh tomato sauce, fresh mozz cheese, basil and the dough they make with imported flour, makes this is one of the better pizza's in NY.”
  2. “This place is a great value - for the same money you would spend at a lesser place, you get a really memorable meal with quality ingredients.”
  3. “We had a wonderful meal at Naples 45 a month ago on a visit to NYC.”
  4. “This authentic Naples pizza is amazing!”
  5. “The entrees are tasty.”
  6. “Unique pizza and dessert”
  7. “Naples 45 is definitely the best pizza in New York!”
  8. “While the food was decent and the service was good, I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for outdoor seating with any kind of ambience.”
  9. “Its a great place to come with a group and get a tasting sample of a few different dishes, some of the unique dishes I loved was the "Boucatini" with an egg and parmesan sauce with fresh black pepper, the grilled chicken panini, roasted eggplant parm.”
  10. “The pizzas aren't bad, but the entrees and pasts are oily, too salty and NOT a good example of Napolitano cuisine.”
  11. “Their pasta and finocchio salad are excellent too.”
  12. “just got back from eating at some of Naples' most famous pizzerias, and I gotta say, that this pizza is the closest I'll ever come to eating it in New York.”
  13. “Our son loves pizza and we have a certified Neapolitan pizzaria in our home city (Seattle), we liked this nearly as much - and the differences were more about personal preference than any reflection on either restaurant.”
  14. “the pizza is absolutely delicious.”
  15. “The seared shrimp appetizer was also delicious, as was the tiramisu.”
  16. “The food was excellent!”
  17. “If you have been to Italy and like Italian style, healthy, tasty and full of fresh produces pizza, Naples 45 is THE place to go to.”
  18. “My office is in the Met Life building, and I go there all the time for the authentic pizza.”
  19. “Awesome pizza and pasta”
  20. “If youre not a pizza fan, the salads are full of tasty ingredients, and my boyfriends a huge fan of the pasta dishes.”
  21. “If you're not into pizza, there are over 10 Piccoli Piatti for sharing and my boyfriend loves the pasta options.”
  22. “Really, really good pizza.”
  23. “Service was mediocre as was the food.”
  24. “It turned out to be a great suggestion because all the appetizers we got were decently portioned and delicious.”
  25. “The wine was wonderful and the pizza (which was free) was even better than the wine.”
  26. “The pizza here is delicious.”
  27. “We were having drinks and a series of apps and pizza at their really nice long bar.”
  28. “The pizza was great.”
  29. “My friend liked the pizza so much that she kept it at the table until she finished the whole thing, by herself!”
  30. “No matter what you hear, Naples 45 is definitely the best pizza in New York!”
  31. “Reasonable food midtown”
  32. “Decent service, decent food, disappointing porch”
  33. “Both are delicious, the cooks are friendly and are willing to take a moment and speak to you and shake your hand.”
  34. “Great pizza for lunch place.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “If you're not into pizza, there are over 10 Piccoli Piatti for sharing and my boyfriend loves the pasta options.”
overall
87.5% positive
  1. “Its a great place to come with a group and get a tasting sample of a few different dishes, some of the unique dishes I loved was the "Boucatini" with an egg and parmesan sauce with fresh black pepper, the grilled chicken panini, roasted eggplant parm.”
  2. “All around, it's a good place to stop in if you're in the area--they also take 'dine out ny' vouchers.”
  3. “This place is a great value - for the same money you would spend at a lesser place, you get a really memorable meal with quality ingredients.”
  4. “had take out but it was quite good, not sure how expensive this place is but it's not a bad place to go.”
service
78.21000099182129% positive
  1. “Both are delicious, the cooks are friendly and are willing to take a moment and speak to you and shake your hand.”
  2. “While the food was decent and the service was good, I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for outdoor seating with any kind of ambience.”
  3. “not so great service”
  4. “The service is a bit slow, but harkens back to my years growing up in Napoli, Italy where things are not rushed and when you sit down for dinner the table is yours all night.”
  5. “Decent service, decent food, disappointing porch”
  6. “The service is a little spotty, albeit our server was very nice.”
  7. “The service was decent, but the place gets packed-fast!”
  8. “Service was attentive but not overbearing.”
  9. “as mentioned in other reviews, if you like a place with a lot of attitude and b*tchy servers and hosts, this place is for you!”
  10. “I've been there with parties of 10, and parties of 2, and each time the service has been fantastic.”
  11. “Great service.”
  12. “Naples now has a 9.1 rating, and I can tell you that, after spending 2.5 hours and almost $700 being ignored and mistreated by the rude waitstaff, I would still like others to know to avoid this place.”
  13. “The restaurant was only half full when we were there so the wait staff was very attentive.”
value
54.16999816894531% positive
  1. “had take out but it was quite good, not sure how expensive this place is but it's not a bad place to go.”
  2. “If youre not a pizza fan, the salads are full of tasty ingredients, and my boyfriends a huge fan of the pasta dishes.”
  3. “This place is a great value - for the same money you would spend at a lesser place, you get a really memorable meal with quality ingredients.”
  4. “Pretty pricey, but this is Manhattan.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “The service is a bit slow, but harkens back to my years growing up in Napoli, Italy where things are not rushed and when you sit down for dinner the table is yours all night.”
  2. “We were having drinks and a series of apps and pizza at their really nice long bar.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/24/09

TERRIBLE SERVICE, TERRIBLE ATTITUDE

by TKM at Citysearch

I had the unfortunate pleasure of being asked to step outside and wait for food that had been purchased because a disgruntled patron decided to walk up to me and a friend and tell us that the seats we were sitting in were for people who were eating, he would have had a valid point if there werent several additional seats for him to sit in and if we werent waiting for our food!

When we told him he was incredibly rude, he proceeded to be nasty with us, while the entire wait and cooking staff in the go portion of the restauraunt watched.

Thier solution was then to ask us to just wait outside because the altercation was disturbing others...

I will never go back to this restauraunt because I never want to run into the nasty man again for the fear that I might whip his ANGLE SIDE SIDE on sight, and the management team handled the situation poorly, because if they would have intervened when he approached us, we would have never had to address him directly.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/11/08

Real Italian style pizza.

by mdagesq at Citysearch

Really, really good pizza. Takes me back to Italy.

Pretty pricey, but this is Manhattan.

Nice decor. Service just OK.

  • Pros: Pizza
  • Cons: Price, service
3 Star Rating: Average

01/10/08

Coincidences of Life?

by mabascal7 at Citysearch

I have never eaten at Naples 45, but I found it surprisingly funny that two different users writting a review could thing exactly the same. If you look at llauren234's text ("Authentic Neapolitan Pizza") and sps424's ("Best Pizza in New York") is really amazing to see how 2 different individuals could think the same way and express it with exactly the sames words (albeit the Title) about the restaurant. Funny coincidence. Or maybe some management insider trying to boost this place reputation for a lack of a better thing to do.... or a lack of customers... maybe. Just a thought. BTW, these users had the same recomendations about other places reviewed here in Citisearch.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/25/07

Best Pizza in New York!

by jsp424 at Citysearch

Naples 45 is definitely the best pizza in New York! My office is in the Met Life building, and I go there all the time for the authentic pizza. Its not your typical, greasy NY slice. The cheese is the freshest youll find and the crust is flawlessly cooked. They make rectangular pizzas exactly like the pizziolis do in Naples, Italy, and have received a seal of approval for authenticity. If youre not a pizza fan, the salads are full of tasty ingredients, and my boyfriends a huge fan of the pasta dishes. They also have a shop full of gourmet delights, and they deliver!

  • Pros: Great atmoshphere, friendly staff, outdoor patio
1 Star Rating: Poor

09/21/07

Terrible

by mel0714 at Citysearch

I had the misfortune of chosing this restaurant for a business lunch. Service was mediocre as was the food. The major problem was that they ended up charging my credit card A FEW TIMES OVER with various incorrect charges.

In trying to correct the situation, I had to make countless phone calls, leave unanswered messages and faxes to the corporate office. Situation has still yet to be corrected

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!

The Details on Naples 45

Place Categories:

  • authentic naples pizza
  • great service
  • like place
  • tasty dishes
  • really memorable meal
  • excellent pasta
  • decent food
  • great entrees
  • willing cooks
  • full salads
  • fresh dough
  • excellent finocchio salad
  • disappointing porch
  • rude waitstaff
  • fresh tomato sauce
  • fresh black pepper
  • fresh grilled chicken panini
  • fresh mozz cheese
  • very attentive wait staff
  • reasonable food midtown
  • pricey pretty
  • great drinks
  • huge fan
  • wonderful wine
  • quite pleasant cheesecake

Message from Naples 45

  • Homemade Pizzas - Pastas - Salads
  • Great for Weekend Dining & Dates
  • Casual Business Lunch & Dinner Outdoors

Naples 45 is an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria nestled in the landmark MetLife Building. This unique New York pizzeria & restaurant offers spacious alfresco dining in the warmer months and tantalizing regional Southern Italian cuisine with luxury take-out service and gourmet pizza slices to go.

Perfect for a lunch date or just grabbing a bite after work, Naples 45 is noted for making tantalizing pizza as well as other delicious Italian fare. This NYC Italian eatery is available for catering and private parties as well. Neapolitan cuisine and pizzas sold by pie or slice are sure to satisfy everyone's appetite.

Naples 45 was awarded the coveted certification of 'La Vera Pizza Napoletana,' in recognition of serving authentic Neapolitan pizza made with traditional ingredients, methods, and wood-burning ovens - one of only two such awards in New York City. Come visit Naples 45 today!