Ariae Gustare In San giovanni rotondo

10/01/2026: * Strongly recommended to foreigners who want to get a raw taste of old school Italianity * We were looking for something different, that we wouldn't easily forget. We drove by a few places before but they were all closed so we ended up here by chance. From the outside the place looked like a container which wasn't very promising. Little did we know about what was awaiting us inside. Waiters look and behave as kidnapped with a time machine from the 60's: 0% BS, 100% proper gentlemen. Actually the whole place is stuck in the 60-70's but still very tidy. Cuisine is traditional, simple, and exquisite. The mains we got after tons of antipasto were orecchiette ragù & linguine ai frutti di mare, and horse meat roll & grilled chicken. Portions are big. Best buffalo mozzarella of my life (ended up buying some extra to take at home). Wine of the house very good too. Prices are ridiculous. We walked out full, drunk, happy, and still quite rich, and there was a double rainbow waiting for us outside (no jokes). PS if you are looking for something fancy and gourmet, are vegan or are the "long-list-of-intolerances" person, probably best to steer clear from this.

07/09/2025: We stopped here for lunch on our trip to Venice. You might not guess it from the outside, but the food was excellent and the prices were amazing. I would come back anytime. There were a few business people eating here, as they were taking their lunch break. Every meal that came out of the kitchen looked really good.