I went to Bari with my Frenchman and another couple. This was enthusiastically our best and most…read morefavorite meal. We arrived without reservation and were quoted a 40 minute wait. No problem as we amiably moved to the bar and ordered drinks while we waited. We were seated after 20 minutes. We all chose the 20 euro tasting menu which was a steal. It was incredibly delicious and we ended up sharing 9 dishes family style which was a mix of hot and cold dishes. We were so stuffed by the 6th dish but kept eating because the food was so delicious. An excellent choice to dine while your walking through the old town. The wine selection was good and my glass of rosé was only 4 euro. Total bill for 4 adults was 104 euro which included alcohol. Much much cheaper than the San Francisco prices we are unfortunately used to. You must visit! A few reviewers make note of a prolonged wait time upon being seated. This seems to be the norm in Puglia and shouldn't detract from a restaurant rating.

The Ambience was a quaint Italian side street outside the restaurant with a little neighborhood dog…read moregoing table to table. The food was mediocre. The service and host were very lacking. Especially noted lack of service if you are not native Italian. Openly discriminatory to English, French, Netherlands. I'm not certain why so many people recommend this place. I would recommend so many other incredible places. Our party of four adults felt let down after hearing others reviews. The only foods that were above average was the brasciole sauce, NOT the meat itself, and the spiced potato skins. I give it 2 stars just for being IN Italy.

Wonderful traditional orchietta (little ear) pasta, great service and hospitality. It was the best…read moremeal I have had in Bari.

Very good pasta, lovely restaurant. The bread was excellent, lovely local wine. Would definitely go…read moreback.

You know how you get into a routine when you are at home of going to the same places over and over…read moreagain. We are like that a little bit when we travel, and Bari is no different. We have found one place in particular that we've been to for lunch or dinner six times in the 11 days we've been here. Not last night, and boy are we glad we went to La Cecchina, it was possibly the best meal we have had here in Italy. We heard it was a busy place so we got there a couple of minutes prior to them opening, and we were already third in the queue. By 8:30 the place was jammed. After finishing our dinner and leaving at 10:20 we knew why the place is busy. Our opening dish is one we've had before, Orecchiette al ragu con bracioletta which is the famous local pasta with braised meat in a ragu sauce which was outstanding. The chew of the pasta coupled with the rich sauce and the braised beef was outstanding. They did bring us the wrong first, initially they set down Misto Frito which looked outstanding and has us planning another trip to try that. No easy task to get the lovely K to try fish, especially away from home, so dinner was already a win in my mind. The Secondi we chose was Filetto de Maialino con fiche secchi, vincotto e gelato al parmigiana. Pretty wordy stuff for pork tenderloin with figs and a parmigiana gelato. The combination of all the contents of the dish was absolutely amazing. It's something we will try to copy when we get home, but I doubt we'll do it justice. The figsthemselves along with the Demi glacé, sage and the gelato were unbelievably good together along with perfectly cooked pork. Good thing we didn't discover the place the first night we got here, we would have missed out on so many other outstanding places. One of my workmates said the food on this side of Italy wasn't up to snuff compared to the west coast. I'd have to respectfully disagree, the food in Bari and Lecce have been amazingly fantastic.

This is a hidden gem and a must dine …read more.. We visit Bari every year or so and on this visit we found this tiny restaurant near our rental. The prices were amazing - 8 euro for a full meal. Peroni beer and olives was the first course then followed by bruschetta (wonderful), a cheesy bread and 14? Pizza options . Every person gets their own pizza... and they weren't small pizzas either nor plain. My husband ordered a burrata and ham pie that was outstanding. My daughter ordered a vegetable pie with sausage but turned out to be hot dog (hmmm ?) and I ordered a delicious eggplant, squash and whatever other fresh veggies they happened to have around pie. As we are sitting there, the one fellow is slicing the fresh meats... the restaurant is beyond capacity and people are waiting outside and I can hear polish, Italian, British English and our own Itanglish languages flowing through the air. After the pie (which none of us could finish but they boxed up), we got a shot of limoncello and delicious vanilla sorbetto... (I mixed it ... it was really amazing.) If you visit Bari, please give this place a try. No regrets. Just get there by opening time as this establishment opens up and gets filled immediately. There's another 12 euro option that looked amazing with additional food but we couldn't eat all of that. (Although it looked like they left the limoncello bottle on the table.....) Great place!

For 10€ you get: - an antipasti buffet…read more- a pizza - a large beer, soda or water - limoncello and lemon sorbet. You had me at antipasti buffet. Honestly I love this place for the experience. You sit down and semi-angry Italian men throw food in front of you for what seems like forever, and everything so delicious and freshly made. All you have to do is pick your pizza and whether or not you want antipasti, and if you don't want antipasti then don't bother coming here. My favorite pizza was the Krakow because of the speck and fresh creamy cheese. The atmosphere is definitely lacking but you get what you pay for, or in this case, more. You won't get a more authentic experience for your money in Bari.

We visited during the busy season st. Nicolas festival. Wow! It's was PACKED! We waited about…read more30minutes got sat and never was rushed to hurry up. We had salad and an antipasti with prosciutto, soppresata and burrataini. Then a had the octopus . Delicious!!! Ana kept the wine flowing and after our espresso we had complimentary limoncello! Anna and Mario were the best! I highly recommend

The Orecchiette con pomodoro was very delicious and a large portion! We also had the bruschetta con…read morepomodoro and it was amazing! The owners were very kind and gave us complimentary limoncello. The restaurant was very crowded so we waited for a while outside and it was definitely worth the wait. The decor was very pretty and there were many colorful lights outside.

Wow ! What started as a little weird experiment (8pm, empty…read morerestaurant) ended up being our favorite meal in Bari. We couldn't decipher the menu as it was in Italian, we looked forever, then our waiter asked us if he could help. We agreed, and just let him bring out food. It was amazing ! The salmon, the octopus, the string burrata, the bread, clams, prawn, local wine, beer, cheese, amazing. We were in the front part of the restaurant, and around 9 many locals started showing up. The mood lightened, but we were having the time of our lives just trusting the waiter. The restaurant was well lit and a bit sterile, but oh my. The food and the service amazing, and the price unbeatable! The best value ever. We can't wait to get back to Bari to see what treasures they serve us next time. Well done !

Three of us girls found this place and overall it was wonderful. We sat down at around 1pm and was…read moregreeted promptly by our waiter. We requested that he picked a local white wine for us. It was really nice and dry. Went well with our pasta (pizza wasn't available at that time). We each got separate dishes. Spaghetti with becon (prosciutto), lobster and noodles and tomato cream sauce. All three were delicious and prices were really reasonable. 7€ for a bottle of wine and about 9€ per dish. He also gave us green olives and we tried a pizza type bread. All very yummy. If going again I would try 2 or 3 appetizers and split a meal with a friend. All in all in was a great meal - happy we stumbled in!

The service was very good, they were very accommodating to the party of 9. The food was absolutely…read moredelicious for all 9 of us! Would highly recommend this ristorante!

Perhaps we are in Italy which offers a different vibe. Everything we ate was amazing. I would be…read morehappy to be their repeat customers, sadly I live too far. If you're in the area, be sure to order the spaghetti with their fish or shrimp tartars. Pasta cooked perfectly then when the pasta cooled down, they place the the tartar on top, then at the table, we drizzled spicy olive oil. What a great experience over two simple ingredients.

Lovely restaurant, we ordered the fruit of the sea risotto for 2, very good but not much fish, very…read morefew mussels. The fried Calamari was very good.

We dropped in after a long day of walking and sight seeing. The service was outstanding. We sat…read moreoutside and enjoyed the weather. We order many different dishes. We were all very happy. No complaints!

My wife and I ate here last evening. Even though we were early in the evening, around 6:30pm, the…read morehospitality and service that were shown were top-notch. They completely explained the menu and offered very good suggestions. We had the house red wine, it was excellent and the bread provided was simple but wonderful. For an appetizer we had the cheese and prosciutto plate. The cheese and prosciutto were well paired and there was honey provided to add to the brie; amazingly simple but the flavors were perfect and well balanced. For the pasta we had the lobster pasta. It was 1/2 lobster with linguini pasta. The way that the pasta was prepared was amazing as it took on much of the subtle lobster flavors in the sauce. Overall an amazing dish. For dessert we had the tiramisu which was prepared in a way that we'd not had before. It was presented in a shallow bowl; more as a custard with cocoa on top. It was amazing with and espresso along side. Would definitely return to this restaurant if we ever return to Bari; highly recommend!

Ai 2 Ghiottoni is a well known Italian restaurant in the Bari City Center. It's known for fresh…read morehigh quality seafood and classic Italian food. Before we even ordered a big bowl of fresh olives, a basket of bread, and a plate of focaccia was brought to the table. Bavetta ai frutti di mare- fresh homemade pasta with clams, shrimp, and calamari. Excellent! Carpaccio - thin slices of beef topped with Parmigiana Reggiano. The restaurant has a nice warm, welcoming atmosphere and the service was friendly and attentive.

We had a fabulous lunch at this restaurant. We started off with some raw shrimp followed by the…read morefamous spaghetti all'assassina. We shared one pasta dish and it was a lot of food, almost like having two dishes. The sauce was spicy of course and the heat was enhanced by the temperature of the the pasta as it finished cooking. It was a really delicious dish. We finished off our meal with the grilled fresh catch of the day which was a large fish and probably more food than we really needed. The service at this restaurant was also on point, everyone was very attentive.