I migliori ristoranti in Puglia

21/08/2024: Without a doubt the best dining experience I have ever had in Italy, and in contention of all time. The setting of the dining area and food itself are so true to the local area. The staff were both friendly and professional from the moment you walk in the door to your departure and took pride in explaining the sources of their ingredients, which are almost entirely drawn from the local area. A landmark of Puglian cuisine, and a must stop for anyone traveling through the area!

17/08/2024: Recently relocated on a terrace with wonderful views on Trani medieval castle, the Di Gennaro family built a close to perfection fine dining Apulian experience. The restaurant is beautiful both inside and outside, refined and perfectly blended in the environment. The service was excellent, kind and friendly with invading our spaces. The restaurant had also no problem into accommodating variations on the menu proposed. But let’s come to the reason to come here, the gastronomical offer of Quintessenza is deeply rooted into the chef local background, relying on seafood and not being afraid of using staples of the regional cuisine twisting them into something more. The menu we tried was a crescendo in intensity and depth but keeping its balance all the way through from the amuses to the dessert. Personal favourites are the Tortellini and the Fusillone with a mention for the Alici fritte and the Coffee almond and lemon dessert.

14/11/2024: Paco is wonderful, the soul of that place. You can see the love for what he does and the place is full of it. A divine evening

03/11/2024: Paco wines is an experience to live! You go down the stairs, you hear the first notes of the excellent music chosen as the background, you sit on the sofas, relax and the magic begins! Excellent products chosen with care and expertise, even the bread is an experience in itself! Then there is Francesco who, with his kindness, makes you feel at home and knows how to guide you with excellent preparation in the discovery of local products like few others manage to do. In addition to having dinner there, we left with a bag full of delicacies because having eaten them for dinner wasn't enough for us!

12/08/2024: Delicious modern twists inspired from the Apulian tradition. Amazing.

27/07/2024: Culinary experience. The only useful words to describe the evening spent. Pampered from the moment we arrived, we were looked after throughout the dinner, with advice that made the evening truly perfect. It is useless to talk about the dishes: experiential and surprising, like the Amare salad which I would define as "sparkling", certainly unexpected. The first and second courses are also excellent with explosions of flavour, well-made combinations and presentations worthy of their fame. I recommend the cheese trolley which, if you are not familiar with, you can have prepared by relying on their profound knowledge of the products. The choice of wines is also tasty. The elegant and refined environment, as well as silent, acts as a glue for the whole evening. Too bad there isn't a sea view, it would have been perfect.

14/08/2024: Always delighted to return to the Mint. Beautiful place. Reservation is mandatory.

14/08/2024: A wonderful place. We ate (vegetarian) more than well and spent a wonderful evening at the Mint. Very kind staff, you can feel that they do everything from the heart.

02/12/2024: Ceno per la seconda volta con la famiglia e si conferma un ristorante di alta qualità. Materie prime freschissime, piatti ben presentati, ricette molto gustose, accoglienza, gentilezza. Da provare assolutamente gli antipasti dello chef.

30/11/2024: Posto tranquillo e pulito. Personale altamente disponibile e professionale. Cucina da 5 stelle. Pesce freschissimo e saporito. Impiattamento meraviglioso. Ci tornerò sicuramente

01/12/2024: Friendly, dedicated and smiling staff. Really quality food. The pizza is very good. I highly recommend it to spend happy evenings with friends.

25/11/2024: Excellent service, staff and pizza 🍕

20/12/2024: Terrible experience, truly speechless. Culinary journey proposed by the 360° failed chef. Anonymous dishes, no quality and certainly prepared well in advance. Desserts include a watery chantilly and a babà served hot. Old place and friendly staff but quality catering is something else.

03/11/2024: Excellent dinner, special praise to Chef Simone and the staff, impeccable.

28/07/2024: Beautiful structure with various spaces where you can celebrate any event, well looked after and organised. The friendly staff and quality food left us with excellent memories. We came to Corte Corona from Campania to celebrate the baptism of our granddaughter and at the end of the evening we can say that this match was won 1 to 0 for Puglia.

24/07/2024: I celebrated my graduation party and everything was perfect, the staff is made up of kind and helpful people always ready to welcome guests with a smile. Absolutely everything beautiful.

09/11/2024: Welcoming place, quick and courteous table service, truly high-quality wood-fired pizzas, very reasonable prices.

09/11/2024: Excellent pizzas, well stuffed and cooked to perfection, excellent service (frozen glasses for beer), courtesy and kindness, very reasonable prices.

13/12/2024: Tutto perfettissimo.....staff fantastico....good da tornarci sicuramente

02/11/2024: We came to a vacation and this bar was the best one for sure! The food is amazing, the drinks are so good and they also made me a special cocktail just for me. The stuff are so nice and friendly. Best bar in peschici!!!

06/12/2024: Everything excellent, fantastic staff, top owners!

05/12/2024: Excellent pizza!!! A truly exquisite preference and strange love. Potatoes with cheese and pepper as an appetizer which are absolutely worth trying. The house herbal bitters are also highly recommended. I prefer a guarantee! The staff and the 5 star service is more!

22/10/2024: Cleaning, top service, honest prices and lots of quality products

18/10/2024: Spectacular. I highly recommend it

07/11/2024: Repeated experience and to be repeated again, always with the same excellent quality

18/10/2024: Superlative experience. Cleanliness, food, kindness and friendliness. And then the relaxation of the countryside without being too far from the center of Otranto... perfect! A special applause in particular to the staff, Teresa and Daniele know how to pamper you in an exceptional way with their magical hands in the beautiful SPA. Giulia, Katiuscia and the colleague whose name we don't remember are always super helpful and smiling. The ladies at breakfast were friendly and super attentive to keeping the buffet always full and tidy. The restaurant staff were super competent and kind with the story of each dish and the wine chosen. In short, everything was truly beautiful and an experience to be repeated as soon as possible.

02/12/2024: Wow! This gem in Puglia is a rare find. Amazing food prepared with every attention to detail. Do yourself a favor and go with whatever the chef has made for the tasting menu, you will not be disappointed. Elegant and refined atmosphere perfect for date night and romantic evening.

30/11/2024: Avevo già avuto il piacere di scoprire questo fantastico ristorante in un'occasione precedente e ne ero rimasta profondamente colpita: la qualità del cibo, l'eleganza dell'ambiente e l'attenzione al cliente mi avevano conquistata. Così, quando è arrivato il momento di scegliere un luogo speciale per celebrare la mia festa di laurea, non ho avuto alcun dubbio. La serata è stata all'altezza delle aspettative e persino oltre. La sala era decorata in maniera impeccabile, con un'eleganza che ha lasciato tutti a bocca aperta. Le decorazioni natalizie, curate in ogni minimo dettaglio, hanno donato un tocco di magia e calore all'ambiente. Per quanto riguarda il cibo siamo rimasti entusiasti! Abbiamo iniziato con due antipasti deliziosi, presentati con grande cura e ricchi di sapore. Il primo, un capolavoro culinario, perfettamente equilibrato nei sapori e nelle consistenze; il secondo ha confermato l'eccellenza della cucina, con ingredienti freschissimi e una preparazione che esaltava ogni singolo elemento. Il dolce è stato il degno coronamento della serata, un finale perfetto per un'esperienza culinaria di altissimo livello. Un ringraziamento speciale va al proprietario, Rocco, una persona di straordinaria gentilezza e professionalità. Il suo impegno nel rendere questa giornata unica è stato evidente in ogni minimo dettaglio! Sono certa che questa sarà solo la prima di tante altre occasioni in cui tornerò per lasciarmi conquistare, ancora una volta, dalla magia che solo questo ristorante sa regalare!