Essenza cibo lento In Barletta

What a fantastic restaurant. We were a group of 6 and the antipasto and pasta /rice dishes were incredible. All perfectly fresh and flavourful. Highlights included the cime di rape antipasto and cime di rape orecchiette. Owner is lovely too and clearly loves food.

A welcoming, relaxing, and contemporary location, with background music perfect for conversation; perfect for both romantic outings and evenings with friends. Elegant decor, varied and appetizing menu. Kudos to the manager, who offers helpful wine recommendations. I'll definitely be back.

Everything was perfect. Cosimo, the owner, is a wonderful person, helpful, and knowledgeable. The bread is entirely homemade and comes in various flavors and shapes. We tried the gourmet bruschetta, which was out of this world. Highly recommended!

Excellent food, wine and very friendly staff. Would recommend!

Wow what a find. The friendly restaurant owner, Cosimo, seats us and explains the menu of the day. Then he goes and creates the most delicious dinner. For dinner, I was hoping for pasta with seafood but it was not listed. No problem-o, he created a fabulous seafood pasta dish. This small and cozy restaurant is in a building from the 1200's. Following dinner, he showed us a phone video of him hand making pasta. We inquired about the art and we are told he creates some of the paintings as well as the ceramics on the the shelves. Definately a 5/5 find on a quiet street in Barletta. Bob

Delicious food. Carmine is a true expert in his work, and his passion for what he does is reflected in his excellent cuisine, made with top-quality ingredients. A wonderful discovery.

I'm on vacation here with my husband, my sister-in-law, my brother-in-law, and my niece. We decided to stop for lunch at this lovely place, and we made the right choice! Everything was delicious, from the appetizer to the main course! Even the coffee! I highly recommend this place to everyone. Besides the excellent selection of ingredients, I also recommend it for the owner's friendliness! When we return, we'll definitely come here again! 😍

The place is small and would be a gem if they paid more attention to detail, especially on the outside. The inside is much more charming. (For example, the ivy on the entrance arch was dry, really dead 😵, the tables outside weren't set, and so many details like that.) The food was good. I had the orecchiette and the black pig for the main course. You could tell the orecchiette were homemade, which was what I wanted, while the meat was tender. So, no complaints about the food; it was all good.

Perfect place, perfect octopus ragu 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excellent food, a select and traditional menu. The owner is welcoming.