The best restaurants Pouilles-Calabre-Basilicate

This address offers both a restaurant with typical and refined dishes of the region, with excellent seasonal products, and a grocery store with a wide selection of wines among others. The menu favours seafood, with grilled fish of the day, delicious fish and seafood tartars and mussels in tempura. There is also pasta and beautiful pieces of meat. A beautiful setting - the restaurant is located in a 13th century palace - run since 1979 by an important figure of the restoration in Brindisi.

This restaurant is a cultural cradle under an architecture of great prestige. In fact, it is part of the ancient medieval fort of Trani, which was built to protect the eastern point of the port and which includes the church of Sant'Antuono (12th century). You can admire the superb panorama from the terrace. Above all, this church has become the seat of one of the best restaurants in Puglia. Surprising combinations of sea and local products, plates with millimetre dressings, all the senses are put to use. A beautiful moment in perspective!

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.

Located on the outskirts of Venosa, this is the restaurant of the hotel of the same name. It is frequented by a local clientele of regulars. The place is lively and renowned, and the staff who welcome you are very professional. It offers a refined traditional cuisine, made with local and seasonal products. In the evening, the restaurant also serves pizzas cooked over a wood fire. Large covered terrace in good weather. You can also take advantage of the hotel bar and its small lounge for an aperitif before a meal or a coffee to digest.

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!

This is one of the best places to eat in Melfi. It looks like a private home, but it is a restaurant. In a sober and refined setting, you will discover a local cuisine revisited by the chef Michele Sonnessa. Beautifully balanced plates, both visually and in terms of flavor combinations. The lamb chops (local) are succulent, as are the pork cheeks, the salmon filet, the mushroom cavatelli and the desserts! Nice wine selection and friendly staff.

In the heart of the historic center of Cosenza, a pleasant and pleasant coffee. 

Excellent trattoria that takes place in an ancient butchery of the city. The atmosphere looks like a tavern. On the menu: beans cu oghiu bonu (Sicilian beans), tagliata, macaroni made home to boar stew, interlaced veal and bison… You will have understood this, the specialty here is meat! Beautiful wine map, mainly calabra.

At Abbruzzino, regional flavours and inventiveness are in the spotlight. This table, awarded a Michelin star since 2014, promises pleasure and discovery. At the controls of the kitchen are Antonio Abbruzzino and his son Luca, both humble and passionate. From the small dining room, which has only seven tables, you can watch them busy in the kitchen, while Rosetta, the mother, is in charge of the service, assisted by a smiling and warm-hearted team. Definitelysomething to add to your gastronomic journey! Reservation recommended.

A good restaurant specialising in the flavours of the sea. A direction that may seem incongruous in view of the mountainous environment, but the magic of Calabria lies precisely in the fact that the sea is never far away: Morano is located about forty kilometers from the sea, whether on the Ionian or the Tyrrhenian side! Also, the fish and seafood dishes are of high quality, with perfect cooking, successful associations of flavours and refined presentations. A must try: the salmon and liquorice risotto.

Situated on a promontory overlooking the sea, it is an elegant restaurant-hotel with garden and swimming pool. In the summer, the terrace, situated below, is an enchanting place, with its small tables as if they were on the water. Great personalities have been seduced by the place: Claudia Cardinale, Lucio Dalla or, more recently, Bob Sinclar! The cuisine, based on marine specialties, offers good fish antipasti, but at high prices. Try the grilled swordfish, a specialty of Crotone, almost better here than elsewhere.

Not far from the archaeological area, a locanda with a long tradition that offers a quality local cuisine, very well cared for. Antonio and Rocco Simone, two brothers, work to defend the Calabrian culinary heritage, concocting an authentic cuisine based on products from miles around. Flavours, generosity and sunshine on the plate! Suggestions evolve according to the fresh products of the day. Among the main dishes: homemade pasta with goat stew, meatballs and stocco in sauce(codfish). Good value for money.

One of the good restaurants of Castrovillari, located in the historic centre opposite the Aragonese castle. The setting is pleasant and friendly, with a rustic, well-kept room and a terrace facing one of the massive towers of the fortress. The osteria serves simple and very tasty local cuisine, based on meat and fresh products from the mountains. You will have to decipher the menu, which uses dialectal terms, so get advice from the waiter according to your desires! An address much appreciated by the locals.

The restaurant is located on the outskirts, in a district without charm, but this defect is largely offset by the quality of the cuisine inspired by the flavours of the sea. It mixes the simplicity of the preparations, exalting the taste of the raw materials, with some creative touches that stimulate curiosity, such as, for example, with these really excellent spaghetti with swordfish carbonara. The fish and seafood are guaranteed to be fresh. Modern and slightly cold setting. Professional service and good wine selection.

Restaurant nestled in a small 1920's villa, with a very pleasant terrace in the summer, and a slightly kitschy interior room. Typical trattoria atmosphere, family and relaxed, for a classic and simple cuisine that stands out for its seafood specialities such as mussels with tomato, pasta with vongole, tuna with sesame, mixed fish frying and grilled meats. To follow, homemade desserts, ice creams and cakes. Attentive staff and good advice, especially in the choice of wine.

A country restaurant in the middle of the mountains, frequented by locals, especially on Sundays. Sitting on the terrace, with the river below, you will enjoy a traditional, authentic and generous cuisine. On the menu, assortments of antipasti composed of capocollo and soppressata accompanied by vegetables in oil, pasta with goat stew, mushrooms (in season), trout and good grilled meat. A gourmet and invigorating stopover, perfect on the way back from the walk to the Marmarico waterfalls.

This restaurant, which is certainly a tourist attraction, is appreciated for its pleasant location in front of the Pizzo marina and for its good fish-based cuisine, a classic and unpretentious cuisine, but well executed and with fresh products. The house specialities are mixed grilled fish, fried fish and pasta dishes such as paccheri with fresh tuna and cherry tomatoes. Also worth trying: swordfish parmigiana and tuna with red onions from Tropea. In the evening, the restaurant also serves pizzeria.

One of the best tables in Cosenza, ideal for discovering local Calabrian products. Both rustic and elegant, the large room upstairs, with its beautiful exposed beams, welcomes a rather wealthy local clientele. Taste the Calabria Bella antipasto, based on regional cheeses and cold cuts, grilled vegetables and olives, accompanied by a glass of local wine, the Donnici. Charming staff and generous and sincere cuisine, enough to reconcile with the old town of Cosenza which, at first glance, may seem unappealing.

In the heart of the historic centre, in a setting of exposed stones, this restaurant offers a good-toned, simple and tasty cuisine, which favours seafood, with antipasti of raw and cooked fish, pasta with shellfish and fried fish, but also beautiful cheese and cold cuts platters, and meat for the unconditional fans. Interesting selection of regional wines by the glass or bottle. When the weather is fine, the terrace in the street with its smooth and polished cobblestones is very pleasant. Friendly and cordial staff.

A place that sounds a bit like its name: poetic and authentic, with a touch of elegance that reminds us that the peasant poet is also the prince of savoir-vivre. A rather picky and upscale clientele for a restaurant with an unshakeable reputation. Try pasta recipes or gnocchi with beans, asparagus and black truffle. To be enjoyed in front of the spectacle of the mothers busy preparing fresh pasta and desserts. A great experience! Remember to book in advance, the address is quite popular.

The restaurant is slightly behind the very busy street, at the bottom of a beautiful stone aisle lined with flowers. We eat pizzas and typical dishes from the region.

The restaurant of the Patria Palace Hotel is the gastronomic address in town. In the summer, dinner is served on the terrace overlooking Santa Croce, the baroque masterpiece of Lecce. In winter, the taste buds come to marvel in the elegant vaulted hall of the palace. The cook brilliantly emphasizes the flavours of each of the foods, and the sea specialities are particularly successful. The presentation of the dishes is simple and elegant. The service is of a high standard, and the sommelier of good advice knows the history of each of his wines.

A beautiful covered and shaded terrace facing the castle, where the reception is most pleasant. The speciality of the restaurant: fresh and local fish and seafood. For wolf and sea bream, grilled or baked with olives (a treat!). Let yourself be tempted by a lobster or marinated mussels, followed by a sea risotto or cuttlefish ink pasta, all washed down with a good Apulian wine. Grilled steaks for carnivores. Attention, add to the price the side dishes! For dessert, try the pastiera (a ricotta cake)

A unique place in the world! This restaurant, carved from the rocky promontory of the rocky promontory of the fascinating Palazzese cave, gives you a delicate opening between heaven and sea. This is one of the most fascinating addresses of Pudlia, and one of the most romantic of Italy… About the kitchen - correct but without excess - you have to taste the regional specialty, tiella alla pugliese, based on rice, potatoes and mussels. Magic and atypical, inevitably prices are feeling. But the experience is spectacular!

Behind a discreet front, a small establishment with a refined decoration, just like its kitchen. Chef Angela draws her inspiration from local culinary traditions and local produce to create gourmet plates full of flavour. The menu is divided into a land and a sea menu, and one is invited to travel from one to the other to taste fish carpaccios with citrus fruits, orecchiette with capocollo and bean purée or risotto with saffron and black truffle, with a divine fragrance. Excellent Apulian wines.

Under the porticoes of Piazza Maria Immacolata, with its harmonious semi-oval shape, there is a small shop that sells the cheeses and capocollo of its production. You can sit at one of the few tables in the shade of the arcades for a quick lunch, and enjoy an assortment of their good products on plastic plates, accompanied by bread, a few olives and taralli. Or opt for a warm panino generously topped with capocollo and stracciatella : a treat! And at a very reasonable price.

Ideally located between the cathedral square and the waterfront, Locanda del Porto is always busy and this success is justified: freshness of the products, tasty recipes, mastery of cooking and good value for money, nothing is missing. Seafood dishes coexist with generous pasta dishes and beautiful pieces of meat cooked to perfection. Those who are undecided can choose the Degustazione della Locanda: ten culinary preparations for a complete menu. Reservation recommended.

Without a doubt the best pucceria in Otranto... in Salento, some would say! Just a few steps from the castle, this little place offers delicious pucce (puccia in the singular), these small round breads typical of southern Puglia and which, generously filled with local ingredients, constitute a hearty and truly tasty lunch. You will have to choose between the pucce di mare (the one with octopus is excellent) and the pucce di terra (filled with stracciatella, cold cuts, grilled vegetables). A few craft beers to accompany it all.

An institution in Lecce, proudly carried by its owner Giuseppe Giannone who represents the^3rd generation. Puccia salentina is a round bread similar to bagnat bread: here it is homemade and baked on stone, then generously garnished with quality regional products. Our favorite puccia is the Pugliese, with burrata, capocollo and thin slices of zucchini, all drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. A treat for a gourmet lunch break.

Along Via Duomo, which leads to the cathedral and the castle, an excellent address to enjoy creative and tasty Apulian cuisine. The restaurant occupies a beautiful vaulted room, cool in the summer, with an elegant decor. The staff is welcoming and available, and one appreciates the little touches, such as the tasting of local olive oil at the beginning of the meal. The star dish: spaghetti al Tettuccio, served with cherry tomatoes, stracciatella and diced raw shrimp. But everything is good, from appetizer to dessert!

Follow the sign "^{1st alley} on the right, just after the arch" to find La Chicca, "the nugget", in the labyrinth of alleys that lead to the cathedral. For the people of Ruvo, this restaurant is a sure bet for the quality of its land and sea products and for its excellent quality/price ratio. The recipes, inspired by the Apulian culinary tradition, are not without a touch of creativity and are prepared with generosity. Authentic welcome. Interesting selection of wines from the region.

An elegant address where you can enjoy gourmet pizzas under the blond stone vaults of the beautiful room or, outside, in the gothic arches of the façade. The menu includes some classics such as the margherita, but above all pizzas with original and appetizing toppings, made with quality regional ingredients such as burrata from Andria and capocollo from Martina Franca. Some daily suggestions inspired by seasonal products, a little more expensive but always very tempting. On the menu, good Italian and Belgian beers.

Located along one of Brindisi's lively thoroughfares, the Trullo is a renowned restaurant-pizzeria that satisfies every craving. The pizzas are cooked on a wood fire in a trullo-shaped oven. Thanks to a long cooking time, the dough is light and easy to digest, and it is topped with a variety of ingredients that celebrate the gastronomic richness of Southern Italy. The freshness of the meats and seafood is guaranteed by daily arrivals. Classic and tasty cuisine. A safe bet for a good value for money.

Right next to the Liberrima bookstore, this restaurant-bar-oenotheque offers a welcome interlude at any time of the day, whether for a coffee with pasticciotto, a glass of wine with a slice of focaccia or dinner. The terrace in the shadow of the church of Sant'Irene invites you to relax; the vaulted room with walls lined with wine bottles and books is just as welcoming. Good typical Salento cuisine. The dishes are offered in assaggio (small tasting) version, which allows to taste more things.

A family-run restaurant born from the close collaboration between two brothers: one runs the butcher's shop almost opposite, the other offers local meats in his restaurant. On the menu, therefore, are sausage, lamb chops, capocollo, bombette, fegatini (liver-based), mixed grills, all accompanied by baked potatoes and a pitcher of table wine. Rustic and very local atmosphere, with the television on in the background. Perfect for satisfying a carnivorous craving at low prices.

Signed by its blue-gray shutters in a corner of the main square of the old town, this discreet address offers a simple and honest traditional cuisine, which favors seafood products but also proposes large platters of cold cuts and local cheeses. Perfumed pasta dishes, with orecchiette with squid ink, shrimp, tomatoes, lemon and burrata cream on the menu! Ask about the fish of the day. Frozen ingredients are listed. Nicely appointed room in marine tones, under a beautiful stone vault.

Chances are, you're the only tourists in this neighbourhood pizzeria that the locals love! What makes its success is the great care taken with the dough, which is left to rise for 72 hours, which gives it lightness and digestibility. The great classics are à la carte (margherita, four cheeses, capricciosa), as well as some unusual toppings (porcini mushrooms and sausage, mozzarella di bufala and zucchini flowers...). Family and lively atmosphere. Reservation essential at the end of the week.

A historic establishment in old Bari, open since 1906, which perpetuates the local culinary traditions with simplicity and respect for good products. Popular atmosphere in the vast white room furnished with heavy tables and dark wooden benches. A fine assortment of antipasti at the buffet and generous typical dishes such as orecchiette al ragù di cavallo (horse stew) and riso potato cozze (rice, potatoes and mussels), all served under the watchful eye of the owner, whom you may manage to cheer up at the end of the meal!

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 !

In a street perpendicular to Corso Garibaldi, a sign with a discreet frontage and a long, sober and neat room, with subdued lights. You can enjoy classic and well executed seafood cuisine, all for a good price-quality ratio. On the menu, fish and seafood antipasti served in two courses, cold and hot, spaghetti that disappears under the quantity of mussels and shellfish, paccheri with swordfish and good homemade desserts. An address that combines simplicity, consistency and a friendly welcome.

Away from the main square of Pizzo, Le Petit Jardin welcomes its guests on a pleasant shaded terrace facing the castle. The address, run by a charming couple, is a perfect stop for lunch. The menu favors seafood and offers antipasti (excellent mussel pepata ), pasta dishes and grilled fish. Very generous portions! The restaurant also offers gourmet burgers with swordfish, fried calamari, pulled pork or chopped steak with stracciatella.

Located at the exit of the village, the agriturismo Al Borgo is one of those places on which time seems to have no hold. The welcome, the cooking and even the prices, very cheap, contribute to this feeling of suspended time. Here, all the cold cuts are homemade, like the 'nduja which is served in small traditional terracotta warmers. The gargantuanantipasto misto offers a complete overview of this tasty Calabrian mountain cuisine, and the fresh pasta with lamb, goat or eggplant is a real treat.

A family-run restaurant that honors the Greek culture and its Italian and Greek origins. You can enjoy souvlakia (meat skewers), dolmades (stuffed vine leaves) and lestopitta bread dipped in fresh and creamy tzatziki. But the establishment also offers excellent pizzas with traditional Botte toppings, to be enjoyed on the spot or to take away. For a happy marriage of the two culinary traditions, opt for the pizza with feta cheese, original and very good.

This downtown rotisserie is well known to Reggio Calabria residents who praise the quality of its fried calzoni stuffed with mozzarella and tomato, arancini (rice balls) and the traditional mozzarella in carrozza (mozzarella between two slices of bread, all fried). The prices are low and the service is fast; convenient for a lunch on the go. The house also offers quite good pizzas and some pasta dishes.

Facing the Catanzaro Lido marina, Kesa's is proud of its attachment to the sea with a menu that honors it entirely. On the menu, fish tartars, mussels and oysters, pasta with lobster, swordfish or vongole, grilled meats and fried meats from the sea, all of them impeccably fresh. Also worth trying: morzello di baccalà, a dish inspired by a traditional Catanzaro recipe, but in which the tripe and giblets have been replaced by cod, slowly simmered with tomato and chili. Delicious!

Located on the waterfront, in front of the tourist harbor, this restaurant has an excellent reputation among locals and tourists alike, and even among the neighborhood cats who come here at lunchtime hoping to grab a few fish crumbs! Fried seafood and grilled fish are generously served, as are antipasti of raw and cooked seafood. Everything is fresh daily. A few good wines to accompany the meal, as well as a pleasant white wine of the house, fresh and light.