19a Buca In Matera

Very historic location, very welcoming staff, very good food, very beautiful also the cistern that is inside the place

Fantastic pizza, excellent and light dough, highly qualified pizza chef, excellent and friendly staff. Highly recommend🔥

First things first: excellent wine and pizza. The other dishes also looked delicious. We took a table upstairs in the piazza, in a wonderful atmosphere. The original restaurant is down the steps in the old Matera cistern above the piazza. The service was very attentive, and it was admirable for the service of carrying everything up the steps. The chef was very charming with his guests. When paying by card, we had to go downstairs and were even given a short tour.

An amazing place, José the chef is a genius!!! Carlo the waiter was a master, he gave an impressive tour of the place, it was a water reserve cistern

Our experience was amazing, especially our waiter Ali made our evening just perfect. Thank you!

Excellent pizzeria and restaurant exceptional staff quality price very good to try in the center of Matera

Really nice place at the steps leading to the Sasi

This is my first Pucca. I had a blast. The 4-cheese pizza is excellent, with a thin crust. Great memories.

★★★☆☆ 3/5 — A mixed experience: started poorly, ended well We were staying in a nearby cave hotel in Matera and this restaurant was recommended to us by the staff there. I went with my wife and three kids, hoping for a relaxing meal after a long day. In the end, the food and service inside were solid, but the experience as a whole was uneven. The restaurant has two seating areas — an outdoor patio in the town center, and a larger dining area located downstairs, almost like a cellar. As is typical in Italy, I approached the entrance to ask about a table. I politely said “excuse me” to the only server I saw, but before I could finish my sentence, he cut me off with a dismissive “I’m busy” and walked away. He wasn’t overwhelmed — he dropped off cutlery at a table and then stood around. No follow-up. No redirection. It was an unexpectedly rude interaction. With no one else to speak to upstairs, I had to go downstairs to inquire about availability — not ideal when you have to navigate steps with a stroller and small children. Once we were seated inside, though, the experience improved dramatically. The waiter downstairs was fantastic — professional, multilingual, and courteous. He mentioned working on cruise ships, and it showed in his service. A complete contrast to what we experienced earlier. The food was good and the setting downstairs was atmospheric. If our entire experience had been with the indoor waiter, this would easily have been a 4-star review. But first impressions matter, and being spoken to rudely before even entering definitely left a mark. With so many great dining options in Italy, hospitality matters just as much as food. This place has potential — but only if the entire team values every guest equally

Beautiful restaurant in the center of Matera, very large and characteristic. Inside you can admire the ancient cistern of the sassi. Restaurant and pizzeria of excellent quality. Competent and helpful staff