IL VICO DEL GUSTO
Read moreA traditional restaurant with a good reputation. Situated in the centre, on the edge of the old town and very close to the public garden, Il Vico del Gusto offers excellent pasta dishes and ultra-fresh fish from the daily fishing of Porto Cesareo. The establishment seeks to convey the authenticity of Puglia's cuisine while leaving room for a few creative touches. Beautiful room with a classic design and a terrace when the weather is nice. The establishment sells some typical products: oil, wine...
RED SUNSET
Read moreA correct pizzeria if you want to dine on the Galilei lungomare with a glass of Primitivo.
BLACK & WHITE
Read moreIn this restaurant, you can only treat yourself! The chef Daniele Caldarulo, and Emilio at the service, always with a smile on his face, will know how to pamper you to give the best of their cuisine. Excellent pizzas, like the whole menu. On the menu, tartars, risottos and pasta with a thousand flavours, fish with unimaginable recipes... The ricotta cake with its caramel cream is a delight, as is the dark chocolate cake with its white chocolate flowing, excellent value for money and very good wines.
SCINUÀ
Read moreA festival of the senses, a culinary and human discovery: this is what Gigi, the young chef of Scinuà (pronounced "Chinese") offers you. At the entrance, a sign: "The greatest success in the kitchen is to fill your stomach with imagination": the tone is set! You could well enjoy the best meal of your trip here. Red carrots, ancient vegetables and other surprises are cooked with art and know-how. Vegetarian dishes, meats, desserts: everything is a delight. And for an extraordinary price-quality ratio. To discover absolutely!
ANTICHI SAPORI
Read morePrepare yourself for a sweet journey of scents and flavours orchestrated by the great (and very modest) chef Pietro Zito, a true ambassador of Puglia's cuisine, of the raw materials offered by its generous land, of the know-how of its producers. Here is a place where you feel as if you were invited to a friend's house. You can see the cooks happily stirring through a bay window, the atmosphere is cosy, authentic. A traditional cuisine made with fresh seasonal produce, many of which comes from the nearby vegetable garden. A delight.
LA VECCHIA OSTERIA DA TOTU
Read moreAuthentic Salento cuisine and products from zero mileage: this is the guarantee of this osteria, open since 1999 and run by Salvatore Campilongo aka Totu, who always keeps an eye on the dining room and an eye on the kitchen. Expect to find a casareccia cuisine, "like at home", without fuss but always generous. The menu satisfies all tastes, from hearty antipasti to share, fresh fish and typical meat dishes like turcinieddrhi.
OSTERIA AL DUOMO
Read moreAs the name suggests, theosteria is located near the Santa Maria Maggiore cathedral, in the historic centre. Its cuisine is unpretentious but quite good. The menu offers many regional fish and seafood specialties, with orecchiette with cime di rapa e vongole (shellfish), soups and fried sea food, pasta with shellfish bisque, all fresh and cooked with simplicity. The products of the land are also represented, with some meat dishes and platters of mozzarella and cured meats.
AI 2 GHIOTTONI
Read moreOne of Bari's emblematic addresses, where you can enjoy local cuisine in a chic atmosphere, with a small covered terrace and a rather "proper" clientele. Particular attention is paid to the choice of local and seasonal raw materials and to the freshness of the fish and seafood from the Adriatic Sea, which are grilled or served as raw and cooked antipasti. Lovers will rush to the large sea urchin platters. Homemade pasta and a fine selection of wines. Close to the Petruzzelli theatre.
OSTERIA VINI E CUCINA
Read moreA narrow room, stone and ceiling ceiling, located next to the old town. Typical dishes of the region without a map. Please know that the antipasti and dessert are imposed without any choice. Side menu, three entries and two dishes (meat or fish). On the way out, a night walk to enjoy along the walls.
PEPPO
Read moreClose to the station, in a modern room with a careful and design decoration, the Peppo offers at any time of the day traditional dishes (cavatelli with wild boar and cardoncelli mushrooms) and more innovative suggestions (tuna in taralli crust), plates that are both generous and aesthetically pleasing. Young and dynamic team; behind the bay window you can see the staff busy in the kitchen. Good selection of wines of the day. In the morning, you can have breakfast there. A pleasant address with good value for money.
LA CECCHINA
Read moreSituated at the entrance to the old town, in the pretty and romantic Piazza Mercantile, La Cecchina offers a fine cuisine and well-stocked plates. Choose between the interior setting, where the modern decoration harmonizes with the old stones and the vaulted ceiling, or the terrace overlooking the square and the first buildings of the old town. In both cases, an ideal place for a successful candlelight dinner. Typical Apulian recipes, fresh fish of the day, good pasta, and a beautiful wine list.
IL PIZZICOTTO
Read moreYou really have to know the place or be caught by the tasty smells of the pizzas on the street to get to this small place, located next to the Santa Chiara church. An arty atmosphere, very colorful and warm, with a choice of six kinds of pizzas of all sizes to eat in or take away. Large rectangles sprinkled with cheese, mushrooms, salmon, arugula and other flavorful ingredients are displayed, offering a pleasure for the eyes that will be confirmed by that of the taste buds. Nice selection of local beers.
LA LOCANDA DI FEDERICO
Read moreOn the large terrace on the edge of Piazza Mercantile, or in the cosy room with partially exposed stone walls, one can appreciate the atmosphere of this address and its simple and well-made Apulian local cuisine. The menu takes us on a journey from Bari, with its fresh fish and orecchiette alla brasciola (slowly simmered meat rolls), to the Itria Valley with its cold meats and bombette (slices of pork stuffed with local cheese). Antipasti of land and sea in profusion.
IL BASILIANO
Read moreJust a stone's throw from the historic centre, in a lovely alleyway, an exclusively local cuisine, with some rather successful innovations by the chef. As a starter, the platters of cold meats and cheeses allow you to discover the beautiful regional products, and you can order several antipasti to pick up your choice of stuffed and fried rice balls and vegetable fritters. Finally, the pizzas are excellent and the restaurant offers a fine selection of regional wines. Friendly staff and very good value for money.
TAIKI SUSHI
Read moreLocated on the outskirts of the new city, Taiki Sushi offers, as its name suggests, Japanese cuisine. The restaurant fills up every evening, so don't forget to book! In a young and lively atmosphere, people come here to enjoy sushi and makis prepared in front of you, seafood ramens and tempuras, or simply to have a drink to breathe the atmosphere of the place. It is also the occasion to taste a Japanese or Italian beer. For a change from the local cuisine! You can order your takeaway meals online.
OSTERIA MONTEGRAPPA
Read moreAfter a visit to the historical centre full of charm, this is the place to come to discover the reputation of Noci's cuisine. A menu of traditional dishes, both land and sea, will be presented to you. And you will immediately recognize a family cuisine that warms the heart and reassures waiting stomachs. On the menu, raw and cooked antipasti, seafood, orecchiette alle cime di rapa or with tomato and pecorino, local meats and fish. A restaurant very appreciated by the locals!
PIZZERIA DA DONATO
Read moreSince 1973, this popular local address has been preparing pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven with beautiful seasonal ingredients. The frame? The one of a simple but cheerful pizzeria.
PIZZERIA ROSETTA
Read moreFor more than 50 years, the Rosetta Pizzeria (named after the wife of the first owner) has been a success story. The reason? A real Neapolitan pizza baked over a wood fire, elastic and delectable, topped with carefully selected ingredients and drizzled with olive oil rigorously salted. Traditional or more refined toppings, such as the Rosetta pizza with mushrooms, radicchio, bresaola and grana padano, or the Patata pizza with potatoes, sausage, rosemary and gorgonzola. All without breaking the bank.
IL CILIEGETO
Read moreRemarkable restaurant located in the elegant Tenuta Monacelle and its famous trulli. The chef Pierluca Ardito has created a refined cuisine of local and seasonal produce, made with products "à kilometer zero". Dishes of the Apulian tradition, impeccably executed and beautifully presented, with a balance of finesse and without superfluous frills. The bread to accompany the meal and the desserts are homemade. The ideal place for a romantictête-à-tête and to cut yourself off from the modern world. Excellent service.
DA PEPPINO
Read moreA place full of charm and well known by the locals. The flowered terrace, open in summer, gives this simple and unpretentious place an extra magic. In the large, airy, rustic room, you will be served simple, good and unpretentious local cuisine, concocted by the chef and owner of the house, Mr. Peppino "himself". The establishment also serves as a piano bar, ice-cream parlour and pizzeria. In short, a versatile address with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and a smiling and friendly staff.