Tuna Lounge Restaurant In Castro

01/12/2024: We returned with my wife to the Fiori di Zucca restaurant in Lecce. We had been missing for a while, but we found the usual friendliness and tastelessness of Salento cuisine. Homemade pasta with ragù and meatballs, fried muersi, broad beans and chicory, ciceri and tria, nfucate turnips, nfucate ducklings, and much more. We enjoyed the first course, with two second courses and a taste of various vegetables. All superlative and accompanied by a jovial local primitivo velvety on the palate, delicate and at the same time strong, slightly sweet, fruity. Extraordinary. Salento offers a lot in terms of landscapes, monuments and also the cuisine that comes from a simple, tasty and genuine peasant culture. If you are in Lecce, whatever the reason, to enjoy the flavors of this generous land, I highly recommend a visit to the Fiori di Zucca restaurant.

18/10/2024: Salento can be heard loud and clear here. The menu is extensive but you have to have it explained because there is so much history and popular tradition! But the owner doesn't fill his mouth with words like these without knowing what he offers and I guarantee that the food here is truly exceptional. The choice of desserts is also perfect. They don't get a single one wrong!