Puglian Restaurants: Top 10

What are the best restaurants in Puglia?

Before viewing some of them, let's see together the characteristics of the cuisine and of the Apulian territory.

Puglia with its 700 km of coastline, and along its 300 km of territory between vast plains and mountains outlined between stony hills, offers excellent foods, both fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, excellent sheep and cattle meat.

In the Tavoliere delle Puglie, there is a tradition of fruit and vegetables and sheep and cattle meat.
There are many restaurants where you can taste local products, with 0 km production, enjoying them fresh and directly from the producer to the consumer.

Apulian restaurants

What could you eat in Puglia? We know that the southern gastronomic tradition is very vast and tasty. But what are the typical Apulian flavors? And in which typical restaurants is it possible to savor all the best that this type of cuisine has to offer? Here is a brief ranking of the best typical Apulian restaurants not to be missed.

Apulian cuisine is a unique blend that combines the flavors and spices of southern Italy. One example, hummus, can be found throughout this region as an appetizer or side to any meal; but it is also eaten during Ramadan without fat because Muslims believe that anything dipped in olive oil should never touch your mouth before you have finished eating, unless doing so would impair your taste buds! The rich farmland here produces some incredibly beautiful produce, like honey-dipped figs for breakfast – a simple but satisfying start to the day that will energize you before you even take another bite.

What are the best typical Apulian restaurants?

Most of these restaurants feature super distinctive locations that can provide that added value to each restaurant. So if you are looking for a good Apulian restaurant you can go to one of these places recommended below, so as to enjoy the Apulian culinary experience to the fullest.

Apulian restaurants have a special way of cooking and preparing dishes that is common in southern Italy. The ingredients used to make these dishes are fresh, local produce, as well as meats or seafood freshly landed from the coasts of Puglia, with many other elements bringing variety such as legumes, for example, that are found nowhere else on earth!
The cuisine enjoyed by most Puglians can be compared to what one would find if one were traveling through Tuscany, but combined with some unique characteristics all its own, including much more olive oil inclusive of what you might normally expect, which actually improves the flavor profile of the food.

Apulian cuisine is characterized by an abundance of fresh ingredients that are used to create mouth-watering dishes. There's plenty on offer for all types of palates, from meat lovers who prefer their meal well cooked and covered in gravy or buttery mashed potatoes on the side; Seafood enthusiasts will enjoy grilled shellfish mixed with garlic mayonnaise, while desserts include Sicilian fruit tarts filled with candied citrus peels!

Apulian restaurants: Foggia

Piccola Osteria Km Zero (Foggia)
Excellent cuisine, always very fresh and strictly local products cooked in an excellent manner.
The concept of local products and the menu which varies every day is original. Average prices

Ristorante Grand'Italia, (Foggia) the goodness of the dishes is highlighted by the simple cuisine and this means that even after eating a complete meal you don't leave the table with that unpleasant sense of fullness.

Braceria Aurora Restaurant (Foggia) -Friendly and familiar environment, to enjoy an excellent cut, or excellent grilled tuna fillet, open since 1950 makes you understand the tradition and professionalism carried out by the owner.

What are the best typical Apulian restaurants?

Apulian restaurants: Gargano

Going to the Gargano, in Peschici we find Trattoria Bar Costamarina Spectacular location with terrace overlooking the sea.. Very kind and professional staff..and delicious fish with generous portions.. .

A nice walk in Vieste and we find a local Skipper who with very large windows allows us a view of the port and a breathtaking sunset as the sun goes down.

Restaurants in Bari

If we are in Bari for 1 or 2 days I recommend you stop and taste the dishes of the restaurant's cuisine. Le Giare Ristorante a journey through the authentic and intense flavors of the land, the sea, the meat and the precision and experienced cuisine of chef Antonio Bufi.

La Pesciera . The offer is varied and ranges from typical raw and cooked seafood to fried foods, from fish of the day with roasts and tartares of all kinds to sushi rolls. Excellent oysters served with champagne.

What are the best typical Apulian restaurants?

Restaurants in Salento

In Salento we find excellent restaurants, where fresh blue fish and the famous Gallipoli sea foam from the fruits that the hinterland gives us and tradition has expertly taught to combine.

From the Antiquario (Lecce)- Before even tasting the typical things you need to focus on the details and style of the place, particular and unique in its kind. Everything here takes a different turn... like every place, every place is a discovery

OSTERIA BRIGANTI (Gallipoli) Interesting and very good dishes, friendly and attentive staff, nice place, very acceptable prices, in short, the dinner you hope to have.

Osteria del Vico(Gallipoli) Excellent little restaurant in the historic center of Gallipoli. The highlight is the appetizer recommended to me by the owner, consisting of 6 small courses. Very fresh fish.