The Lounge caffe was a welcome stop for our party of two in Matera. Located on the main…read morethoroughfare it has a covered and partially enclosed outdoor seating area. Perfect if the weather were wet or cool. On our visit it was a beautiful warm evening. We came for cocktails and dinner. There was so much food. Nibbles of chips, peanuts and cereal. Then more with added olives, then sandwiches, and bread. And our hamburger and salmon salad had not arrived. Both were delicious. To top things off a light as air cream filled confection. What a great place. There are foods available inside as well as drinks. Whichever you decide on will be very good.

Sweet, beautiful Matera. A place that seems made by a careless god, but which actually has more…read moreplanning and thought than you might think, all it takes is a visit to the ungrounded cisterns to understand that. We discovered areaotto our first evening in Matera, after dropping our bags off at our hotel in the sassi, we wanted a place to stop and have a drink and ended up staying here much longer than we imagined. Jutting off the side of a wall, during the day it is a communications agency, and night it turns into a bar and sort of disco. A dj plays cool tunes from the back of an ape vehicle, vintage and mis-matches chairs pepper the terrace. We settled into some old cinema chairs and ordered a moscow mule and a negroni sbagliato infused with ginger. Hot damn, these drinks were spot on, and for the cheap price 6€. My moscow mule was made with true ginger beer and in a copper mug. While they off an evening aperitivo buffet, we ordered off the a la carte menu, fava and chicory purée, a few bruschetta, and a mixed cheese platter. All were well-presented and tasted fabulous. We ordered tiramisu for dessert, which was made in a deconstructed style complete with your very own 'mezza-tazza' moka mug, so cool! The interior of areaotto is like a dream, a shabby-chic design one at that. The owner clearly put a lot of effort and love into this place and it shows. Mikaela the owner even took us to visit the secret back room, made in a speakeasy style complete with a James Bond mechanical pop-up bar. I could not love this place more if I tried, well-done! A very prime example of just how far this once-abandoned town considered the 'shame of Italy' has come.

Great location. Walking distance from downtown hotels and shopping. Food was great and service was…read morefriendly and fast.

Very slow and poor service. I waited for over 40 mins for a simple dish while the restaurant was…read moreempty. All the workers took turns to smoke very close to the entrance. Some were annoying and customers run away. Last nail in the coffin, I got a bill of 24,5 while I only ate a dish of 15. Bad experience, poor service, below average cuisine. I recommend not to go

Had a nice drink here a couple weeks ago on my vacation to Otranto. A margarita which was limey…read moreand frozen and tasty. My husband had a Manhattan and was happy with the flavors. Servers and bartenders were cheerful and location was a treat

Amazing from the start to the end!!! Great service.. great food..!!must try in polignano a mare!!read more