If you’re in Rome and miss the aroma of a freshly made pasta frittatina, October is the perfect month. From October 2 to 11, 2026, Eataly Roma Ostiense will host the Street Food Festival – Campania Edition, two weekends dedicated to the culinary traditions of Naples and its region.Admission is free: you only pay for what you eat and drink.
How it works and when to go
To sample the food, purchase tokens at the dedicated cash registers on the second floor. One token costs €1.50, and there are two discounted packages: 20 tokens for €28 (instead of €30) and 43 tokens for €60 (instead of €64.50). Tokens are non-refundable.
The schedule for the six days of the festival:
Friday, October 2 and 9: 7:00 PM–11:00 PM
Saturday, October 3 and 10: 12 PM–4 PM and 7 PM–11 PM
Sunday, October 4 and 11: 12:00 PM–4:00 PM and 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
The ticket counters close 30 minutes before the end of the event, while Eataly remains open until midnight. Tokens can be purchased online for each day on the festival’s official website (link for the first day; other dates can be found on the same site).
What to eat and drink
The menu starts with classic fried dishes: Santa Rita offers frittatine (3–4 tokens), potato croquettes, and montanara. Ciro Purpetta serves pasta and potatoes with provola cheese and marenna with eggplant parmigiana (5 tokens each). Gino Capitone serves salt cod meatballs in a sauce of cherry tomatoes, olives, and capers, while Eataly offers sausage with friarielli and ziti alla genovese, also available in gluten-free versions.
For dessert, Pasticceria Poppella—in business since 1920—is offering the Fiocco di Neve (2 tokens) and the lemon Puppnella (3 tokens).
For drinks, Kobi Brewing, a craft microbrewery in Naples, serves four draft beers (300 cc) for 3 tokens, including the Southpaw saison, which won a bronze medal at the 2025 London Beer Competition. The JAS distillery offers artisanal cocktails (4 tokens), including non-alcoholic options. At the bar, you’ll find wines by the glass, Illy coffee, amari, and limoncello. Menus are subject to change based on product availability.
Cooking demonstrations and music
On Saturday, October 3, at 1:30 p.m., Ciro Poppella—the face of the historic pastry shop in the Rione Sanità neighborhood and creator of the Fiocco di Neve—will present his new lemon treat. Reserve your spot on the Eataly website.
On Saturday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m., master pastry chef Sal De Riso will take the stage for a talk and cooking demonstration dedicated to one of his fine pastry creations. The link to reserve your spot will be available shortly.
As for the music, Luca Keys will perform on Saturday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m., and DJ Macky on Saturday, October 10, at 8:30 p.m.
