Had lunch waiting for cave tour, good service, recommend swordfish. Bill was €56.50, waiter kept…read morechange from €60, would have preferred to make my decision to leave tip, vice someone assign it is/was to keep change

Fine dining without small portions and pretentiousness…read more Amazing dish they called seafood and wheat. Local wines available. An appetizer of local salamis etc. had fresh mozzarella filled w fresh ricotta cheese.

What a beautiful town built on Truli houses in Alberobello! Such a dream to be able to see this…read morepart of Italy! L'aratro is tucked inside the streets, we decided on this restaurants as they are recognized by Michelin. We are glad to be trying this authentic local restaurant. Flavors that are so different from other parts of Italy! We tried the different anti pasta, which is served on multiple plates, small bite sized tasting. I can't tell you what each dish was, but can say they each had its own flavor. Several different cheeses, a bacon wrapped cheese, a polenta-like biscuit. For entrees, we tried a mixed grill meats (arrosto misto, with bombette - all local pork, seafood with wheat (grano con frutti di mare), and a cavetellucci. For dessert, also tried a very local dish with fried figs and a tart made of wine. The flavors are all so different. Certainly a must try if you get to come to Alberobello!

We happened upon this wonderful restaurant while strolling through Alberobello. It was rather…read morecrowded but the friendly wait staff quickly found us a table. The restaurant is actually in one of the characteristic Trulli buildings and is very authentic. The wait staff is friendly and the food is delicious. We were worried that with all the tourists the quality of food would suffer, but we were pleasantly surprised. We had the grilled meat plate as a main course and it was sublime. Excellent selection of local wines that I found as good as if not better that more famous wines. We chose the Five Roses rosé wine. Excellent restaurant. Will be back.

This place is right smack in the middle of a tourist destination, so it's full of tourists and…read moretherefore my expectations were not very high. You get to dine in a Trullo, so you have the experience factor. The food was good, the mozzarella in the Caprese Salad is better than you can get in most places in the US, but pretty standard for Italy. The pasta was cooked al dente, and the sauce was good, but not anything I would classify as amazing. The service was friendly and quick, and if you need a bit of a break while touring around, it's as good of a place as any to stop in.

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

Delicious food! Seafood is great! Wonderful view…read more This was my second trip to Italy. The first time I went to Italy, it was a long time ago and it was a quick trip just to see the tourist attractions. This time I stayed a bit longer, went to Milan, and southern Italy. It was on this trip and in particular the Southern Italy part of the trip that I developed a true appreciation for pasta. Fresh pasta with freshly made sauces. Mmmmmh!

Wonderful seafood, wonderful views! This delightful restaurant/pizzeria sits at the edge of the…read moreAdriatic in Capitolo, just south of Monopoli. It has a diverse menu focused primarily on seafood. Bread is served when you sit down along with local olives and two kinds of local "snacks". The pasta with lobster sauce (12 euros), a house specialty, is literally one of the best things I've ever tasted! Reasonable prices, excellent service, and the proprietor graciously allowed me to sit undisturbed for hours after I finished my meal as I planned my travels and watched the turquoise sea crash against the rocks.

Super friendly staff, delicious food. We ordered the antipasti and asked for vegetarian ones, plus…read moreFave e Cicoria. All the food was amazing. Highly recommended.

Please go here. If you have any interest in traditional Pugliese cuisine in a very nice setting,…read morethis is the place you want to be. Place yourself in the chef's hands for the endless parade of phenomenal antipasti. Get a nice bottle of local wine to go with it. (Not everything in Puglia is sugar-sweet, particularly on this wine list.) Because you're a crazy person and you'll want an endless run of food, get a main course, too. It won't be quite as good as the antipasti - because nothing is - but I'm not sure you've really eaten a meal in Puglia unless you feel obnoxiously full at the end of it. Reservations are a good idea! I think we were walk-ins, but it was early in the evening. Finding the place can be tricky - know that the restaurant is located about a block or two into a small, pedestrian-only street. You'll need to park on the road outside. There are also some stairs in the restaurant. Accessibility could be tricky if you're dealing with mobility problems.

Our family had an enjoyable dinner at Pizzeria Terrarossa. It's in the central public square in…read moreConversano, and on the beautiful night we were there, the locals had gathered and were strolling -- kids with soccer balls, old duffers razzing each other amicably, a wedding party at the nearby church, a gaggle of habited nuns, all were part of the people watching we were able to do while we awaited their opening (8 pm). The pizza itself was delicious, with a thin crust and very fresh local ingredients as toppings. The house red was cheap and yummy. The menu has English translations for everything, but I don't sense they get many tourists. Service was friendly, though required a lot of gesturing as we didn't share a common language. We were glad we went.