I migliori ristoranti di cucina mediterranea in Puglia

23/10/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A real favorite is L’Aréna del Gusto! Everything is excellent: hearty, tasty, and generous dishes, served with a smile and great kindness by the entire staff. ❤️ If you're passing through Monopoli, don't hesitate for a second: go eat there once... or several times! You'll never be disappointed. A place to recommend without hesitation! 🍝🍷

14/10/2025: The pizza was really tasty and the prices weren't expensive.

15/10/2025: The waiter brought us a coffee with normal milk when we specified soya. We are both extremely lactose intolerant. When we asked for a new coffee and sent it back they refused to remove it from the bill and said it wasn’t their fault. Terrible service.

14/10/2025: No toilet seat or toilet paper in the ladies or gents toilets. No toilet seat unfortunately seems standard in most of restaurants in Puglia

12/09/2025: The best meal I have had in Ostuni. Multiple courses with amazing food originating from Ostuni. Angela and Stefano were amazing hosts and so friendly. It felt like I was at home. The set menu was a great option as we had different plates to try. Would recommend highly.

11/09/2025: The orecchiette was floating on the plate in the water it had been cooked in. My dinner was a disappointment. Perhaps other dishes are tastier there, but I wouldn't recommend the pasta. There are places in Ostuni that offer tastier food.

14/10/2025: We had dinner on Saturday evening, making a reservation for 8:45 PM (specifying a table inside) via the dedicated app. Unfortunately, despite this being our third dinner at this pizzeria, I can't give it more than 4 stars because, upon arrival, we waited until 9:20 PM for the table outside, in a gazebo covered with plastic sheets. It was freezing cold, and the stove was broken! The pizza and sandwich arrived at 10:22 PM. We nibbled a bit and left because we were two popsicles! No complaints about the quality of the pizza—excellent ingredients and a very light and tasty dough—but the wait, and especially the cold, ruined the evening! We didn't get to enjoy our dinner; in fact, we ate half a portion and took the rest away in a takeout box! Unfortunately, you can't sit in the cold for over an hour. I hope next time, if there is one, they'll pay more attention to their customers!

12/10/2025: While on vacation in Puglia near Gioia del Colle, we found this pizzeria truly interesting. Numerous pizzas with a choice of dough, high-quality ingredients, starting with mozzarella or burrata, sourced directly from local dairies. Simple but attentive service. We enjoyed the platter filled with local specialties and pizzas. Very good value for money. I highly recommend it, especially for the wood-fired oven.

21/10/2025: Found by chance, just a few minutes' drive from the center of Polignano. The veranda offers a spectacular view of the small beach and the Abbey of San Vito. Excellent lunch featuring the freshest seafood, all sourced locally. Quick, friendly, and efficient service. Very fair prices. Kudos to the entire staff.

15/10/2025: Great spot on a quiet beach. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced, fresh and full of flavor. Friendly service. Highly recommended if you want to escape the bustle of the towns but still enjoy a delicious meal by the sea!

29/09/2025: We were there two weeks ago. When I booked, I kindly asked if they'd give us a table on the first floor, with a sea view, and they accommodated me, even though it was a Sunday and we booked last minute. Excellent food and friendly service. I recommend this place.

22/09/2025: Excellent for those who want to enjoy seafood specialties in a seaside setting. Good service, although we had a bit of a wait for the starters (the place was packed), good prices, and friendly management.

25/07/2025: Fantastic food, one of the tastiest Caprese salads I've ever eaten. The first courses were truly delicious. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful.

19/07/2025: Super fresh pasta and grilled pork. Good atmosphere and great music

15/10/2025: very terrible service there were free seats in the establishment but visitors were waiting on the street because they were places for a large company and couldn't they seat people stupid some idiotic rules

15/10/2025: The delicious octopus sandwich is a real novelty. Congratulations!

18/10/2025: Excellent service, fantastic view. Wonderful staff! Thank you so much!!!

18/10/2025: Excellent service, professional staff, and delicious farmhouse beer. Excellent!!!

12/10/2025: One of the few establishments open at this time (others closed or limited menu) pleasant welcome and smiling staff. We ate very well, good fresh products. We hadn't booked, few people. It was perfect.

11/10/2025: Found it by chance during a bike ride, we went there as a couple, without a reservation. The staff was very welcoming, the place is family-run and frequented by local Italians, which was reassuring. No pizza at lunchtime, but it allowed us to focus on fresh seafood! The dishes were delicious and the price was right. The service, although we don't speak Italian (yet), was pleasant and we were able to make ourselves understood by our very cheerful waiter.

05/11/2025: We stopped for lunch. The place is very close to the center. We were just unlucky enough to be at a small table, but that was only because it was crowded, and they were kind enough to seat us, so we accepted. Exceptional food. Average prices.

01/11/2025: Warning: potential tourist trap! A fellow student and I visited this restaurant because it was recommended by the local Italian language school that we were attending. This was one of three restaurants that the school recommended, as the school gave us a plastic card that was supposed to provide a discount when dining there. Upon seating us, a waiter brought to our table an oven pan with two whole baked fish in it. He shoved the pan in front of my colleague, indicating that he should order it. Since we're just students of the language, the pressure was on to select it, and that's just what my colleague did. I politely declined the offer, so next, the same waiter brought out a huge platter of raw meat to me, urging me to select a steak. I declined that offer, as well. We later noticed that the staff was following the same aggressive presentation to the table next to us. When the whole baked fish arrived, the waiter asked my colleague if he wanted the fish filleted. My colleague said "yes," not knowing that he would incur an extra 12 euro charge for that service. The food that I ordered was edible. I have had good braciole before; this was not a good braciole. It was tough and dry, even though it was served as cooked with tomato sauce. I have also had seafood pasta dishes that were admirable in Puglia; my seafood pasta dish that night was not very good. Some of the mussel shells hadn't even opened when they served me the plate. The real kick was the check. For a restaurant recommended to students for its discount, the check was 137 Euros. When my colleague presented the card issued by the language school, they reluctantly gave us a 7 euro discount. We should have known of the tourist trap potential when it appeared that most every patron was a visitor -- and not a local. There are some great restaurants in Alberobello. Please be careful with this one.

09/10/2025: A seafood dinner featuring typical Taranto dishes. The venue is quite elegant, the food excellent, and the staff friendly and professional.

08/09/2025: Without comparison, if you pass through Taranto it is a must-see stop

19/10/2025: This restaurant is located in Poggiorsini, a small town in the Murgia hills of Bari. The restaurant is charming and spacious. We ate local produce, such as orecchiette, and were greeted by the owner with joy.

05/10/2025: At too high costs and you don't eat well

08/08/2025: A very, very nice little place to spend a pleasant evening with friends! And then there's Alessandro, who is incredibly kind and professional...always attentive to every request!

28/06/2025: The bartender was so nice! Great beer and fun atmosphere.

22/10/2025: I was craving seafood and ended up here. It was a bit pricey, but the atmosphere was nice. Lunch was listed as starting at 12:30, so I went there and waited, but was told to wait another 20 minutes. I think I was shown back after about 10 minutes. First off, the seating wasn't great. People kept coming and going, probably because it was next to the employee entrance, which was a bit uncomfortable. The food wasn't particularly good, but the seafood dishes were mostly unique.

19/10/2025: The grilled octopus and cuttlefish were unfortunately inedible, as parts were black and rubbery. The chef must have been thinking about other things during preparation. Considering the disaster, the service was unfortunately not remarkable. Pasta (primi piatti) was okay. Conclusion: There are much better restaurants, especially in this price range. Not recommended for tourists.