The best restaurants Matera

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).

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.

Huge variety of piadina, crescioni and piadapizza! The team is nice and prepares the order before you. Good concept and a successful break!

This restaurant, carved in the stone of the sassi, is located in the historical center and is accessible from the central square (Piazza Vittorio Veneto), or directly from the sassi. At the stove, Iolanda Cellani offers typical Basilicata cuisine and also pizzas. Don't hesitate to try the homemade pasta dishes, such as orecchiette al tegamino (cooked in a clay dish with tomatoes, mozzarella and sausage meat) or the cavatelli integrali. The great plus of this restaurant is its terrace overlooking the Sasso Barisano.

Upstream of the Sasso Barisano, an ideally located restaurant with a large and pleasant terrace, surrounded by the sassi. The welcome is really warm. A la carte, traditional dishes of Lucanian and peasant cuisine, such as cavatelli with tomato and cacioricotta and bean purée with chicory, but also various suggestions of fresh seafood. To try: the great sea antipasto to share and the crudo di mare. An address that reveals with surprise tasty dishes recommended by the locals.

A perfect stopover for a quick lunch while strolling through the Sasso Caveoso. This small artisan bakery offers excellent focacce with tomato, olives, potatoes or zucchini, the famous IGP Matera bread, calzone and puff pastry, as well as some specialities, such as a good onion tart. Almond biscuits and sweet and savoury taralli are also tasty. Four tables in front to enjoy the sun.

Two passionate brothers, Pietro and Domenico, welcome you in a friendly setting with a typical Lucanian cuisine, presented with research and gourmet delicacy. The surprise is there, the associations sometimes surprising, but always in the respect of the product, rigorously at mile zero. Orecchiette, potato ravioli, mashed beans and chicory, everything is tasty! Nice selection of wines. Don't miss the tasty panna cotta with caramelized peppers: an unexpected combination!

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 !