The best Italian pizzerias and restaurants Basilicata

A typical café-restaurant in the lower part of the village, where the villagers meet. The small room with exposed stone walls, decorated with old working tools from the peasant world, announces a meal in the Lucanian rural tradition. In front of a hunting trophy that is accompanied by a picture of the pope, one can enjoy an authentic and generous cuisine, where quality products are not bothered by the superfluous. Special mention for the lamb, melting and deliciously accompanied by vegetables in olive oil

Chef Gigi Sanrocco is uncompromising: all products must be fresh and purchased the same day before they reach your plate! Proud to have had Mel Gibson at his table, he dedicated a recipe to him: fettucine alla Campagnola, with broad beans, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms. Other specialties of this cuisine inspired by family tradition: braciole al ragù con polpette (chops and meatballs),agnello al cutturiello (lamb), or cardoncelli della passione (a pie made from a plant that grows in the Murge).

A sure value, a typical restaurant with good traditional dishes and quality local products. The antipasti are a must in the house: copious and varied, made up of local cheeses and cold cuts, grilled vegetables and small custards, they could be self-sufficient! Good pastais also a treat for everyone. A generous and comforting cuisine. It feels like home and the welcome is charming!

It's the best pizzeria in town, in a modest setting and with ridiculously low prices! The dough is light and very digestible, filled with quality ingredients. The menu offers a wide choice of pizzas and focacce, from the classic margherita to the original pizza with baccalà and peperoni cruschi (crispy sweet peppers). Very well located, just in front of the castle, this address allows you to be bathed in the warm atmosphere of the Venosian evenings. The efficient service and the extremely welcoming and friendly staff will win you over.

Situated in a district built after the 1964 earthquake, this address is packed every noon, bringing together regulars, businessmen and workers from the surrounding area. The festivities begin with a buffet of deliciously prepared local products, followed by a pasta appetizer, and conclude with the main course of one's choice. The food is very good and copious. Beyond the quality of the products and their delicate preparation, one is really seduced by its local atmosphere, lively and warm.

For many, the pizzas in this osteria, prepared the old-fashioned way without yeast, are the best in town. Here, it's a family affair: daddy with the pizza and Graziano, the son, back from France, in the dining room. The restaurant's policy is to satisfy its customers by offering quality food at reasonable prices. A success, the products are good, the antipasti and pasta dishes are copious and the note is not very salty. The terrace is always full, but we advise you to go and see if the table at the back of the restaurant is free.

Near the main street, this discreet address in Aliano offers simple and unpretentious traditional cuisine concocted by the smiling hostess. On the menu are plates of local cold cuts, pasta dishes such as cavatelli with breadcrumbs and peperoni cruschi and meat secondi . A welcoming room with exposed stone walls decorated with reproductions of works by Carlo Levi. In the cantina at the back there are some good Basilicata wines to accompany the meal. Good value for money.

In the heart of the Sasso Barisano, this restaurant-pizzeria is committed to keeping Lucanian culinary traditions alive. The dishes of the peasant culture are cooked with generosity and simplicity, using local raw materials. The pizzas are also very good. To try: the coccio La Cola Cola, made of lamb and sausages simmered with tomatoes and mushrooms. In the summer, you can enjoy the terrace with a view of the sassi; for cooler evenings, you can sit in the troglodytic rooms of the establishment.

A reference on the local culinary scene. In this gourmet restaurant, local products are carefully selected and cooked to perfection. The selection of antipasti offers a panorama of Lucanian specialties. The tagliata of vitello podolico (a local cattle breed) will be one of the best culinary memories of your stay. Next door, the café-bistro L'Abbondanza Lucana offers a more modest price and a smaller menu, but it is the same cuisine and the same quality.

In the heart of the Sasso Barisano, a small and inviting address for a hearty lunch in a relaxed family atmosphere. You can choose from the daily specials at the counter and sit down in the small room or on the terrace. Mr., a former pizzaiolo, prepares focacce and calzoni. The lady prepares a traditional cuisine, that of the Italian mamma , simple and generous: orecchiette al tegamino, stuffed vegetables, lasagne... Let yourself be tempted by a piece of basil cake for dessert, with a drop of homemadeamaro !