Bar Betania

good coffee outside naples doesn't always mean you have to chase it far. bar betania, on via ercole cantone in pomigliano d'arco, has built the kind of local standing that comes from consistency rather than novelty. pomigliano is a working town, industrial roots and all, and a bar that holds its reputation here is doing something right. you won't find it leaning on tourist foot traffic or neighborhood cachet. the coffee is the point. that's a rarer position than it sounds in a region where espresso culture is loud and everywhere. stop in on a weekday morning, when the pace on via ercole cantone is unhurried, and order a macchiato.