Give us your favorite restaurants / meals in Matera, Monopoli and Otranto. Oh heck, you can also throw in recommendations for Rome, Naples, Lecce, Ostuni and Brindisi if you want to. We would like to have a few first hand recommendations from fellow travelers instead of relying on Trip Advisor. We also plan on being spontaneous and following our noses when reservations aren't needed.
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Very nice lunch last April (2024) at La Nicchia nel Sasso in Matera
Other Restaurants - in southern Italy last April.
Bari - Ristorante Opera. Elegant dinner restaurant that was priced modestly. Quite enjoyed it and mentioned in our TR.
Polignano a Mare - Cucina Confidenzial. Lovely sandwiches for lunch on homemade buns. We enjoyed outdoor seating; there’s also seating inside.
Monopoli - our one poor meal in Puglia was dinner at Trip Advisor’s highly rated restaurant, Metae Ristorante.
Ostuni - Tami Cucina e Pizza. The pizza was excellent. A couple of downsides. The large green salad (with other vegetables) that we ordered had 4 tablespoon-sized scoops of pesto on it. We made the mistake of tossing the salad without removing 3 of the 4 scoops of pesto. The other downside was that it did not open for dinner until about half an hour after the scheduled opening, so we cooled our heels wandering around a bit. But the pizza was great!
Pisciotta - Osteria del Borgo was perhaps our best meal in southern Italy last April. We had wonderfully fresh fish and Linguine Limone.
Ischia Ponte - Our lunch at Ristorante da Ciccio was one of our three best meals in Italy. Pasta with mussels and a little pecorino cheese, a beautiful grilled mixed seafood plate and a Caprese salad with arugula added to the mix