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

After going to another place for lunch that was an epic fail, I went to Boccon. They were so kind…read moreto me. The food was phenomenal. My waiter was simply the best. I literally was so hangry, and couldn't be happier with my decision to come here. I ate outside and people watched while I ate my amazing food. Truly what an amazing experience.

Great spot with indoor and outdoor seating. Take the outdoor for people watching. We had the fig &…read moreprosciutto to start. Then shared a mixed grilled meat platter (including some very good French fries) plus grilled seasonal veggies. Service was prompt and friendly and available in English . Prices were very reasonable. Including two bottles water (it was very hot and humid) plus a half liter of white wine came to € 46 for two of us. I'm sure we could have eaten for less but the location and service were worth it. Definitely recommend this after a busy day of strolling the streets and navigating the tourists.

Charming restaurant located on the second floor on Corso Garibaldi off the Piazza San Pietre…read more Friendly and helpful waiter who did his best to accommodate our lack of Italian. Best dishes were the calamari and gamberi fritti and the black pasta with fruitti di mare, excellent! We did try the horse in filo and it was surprisingly tender and almost beef-like. Interesting and varied menu including pizza which we didn't try.

We spent an hour wandering the streets of the historic center when we stumbled upon this local gem…read more We have no idea how this compares to the other seafood restaurants in Taranto but we enjoyed ourselves and by the looks on the other faces in the crowded dining room it looked like were were not alone. During out entire 1-2 hours here we heard not a word of English. It looked like a local joint with families and singles on dates well represented in the crowd. We were greeted at the door like we were long lost relatives and hustled right away to a table. We were presented with menus but before we could open them we were beckoned into the next room where all manner of fresh caught seafood was lying on ice. I assume they were telling us to pick out what we wanted to eat (some of the choices were still moving around) but as they spoke no English and I even less Italian they could have been telling us anything and I would not have had a clue. We picked out swordfish, calamari, bream and something else that looked adventurous. At each selection the animal was ceremoniously plucked off the ice and placed on a large silver platter. Once we were done we were led back to our table which had been adorned with bread and cutlery in our absence. We still had not opened a menu. We looked around and noticed nobody had menus and they simply told the waiters what they wanted and a few minutes later it magically appeared from the next room on silver platters for the diners to inspect. Once approved the sea creatures were then off to the kitchen and their fate. Needless to say it was delicious and as fresh a fish as I have ever eaten. And I have lived on the beach where seafood was there for the taking. Not only did we have our fill but it was the perfect fuel for our mile walk through the February night back to the hotel. Our entire bill including wine was $46.00 We would definitely come back.