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Menu The client can choose between the tasting menu of ‘land’ and ‘sea, and à la carte. The menu changes seasonally. Food Traditional with a modern touch. Pasta, bread and breadsticks are homemade. Meat and dairy products are from the near farms, the fish comes from the nearby seas. Wine selection Excellent wine list, even exciting. Long list of...

Menu Traditional and seasonal menu. At least 80%-90% of what is being served comes from the acres of land around the farmhouse. Food Homemade food. From the mashed fava beans to the pasta (sagne ‘ncannulate and cavatelli), from cheeses to cakes. Dishes are not visually refined, but they are full of flavour, fresh and very traditional. Wine Selection The wine...

Menu Three attractively priced tasting menus. Two/three dishes (meat and fish) to choose from for appetizer, first and second course. Local ingredients. Food Visually well presented dishes, with ingredients from the Apulian tradition, well balanced and revisited in a modern key. Wine selection Good selection of wines from Puglia and from other Italian regions. Average...

For a quick and convenient meal when you are in Lecce , you can opt for the classic puccia bread from Salento. We have tried it at ‘L’angolino di via Matteotti’, a small pucceria in the centre of Lecce. It is located in a side street of Via Templari, the road that connects Piazza Sant’Oronzo to the beautiful Santa Croce Basilica, the symbol of the Lecce baroque. Antonio,...

La pizza Pioggia At Puglia Mon Amour we don’t usually review pizzerias, because they are not part of the traditional Apulian gastronomic culture. The best pizza in the world is from Naples. No doubt about it. Anyway, we want to tell you the story of a special pizza, born and conceived in Puglia, with typical products from Puglia and now served at Pizzeria Doppio...

Al Fornello da Ricci, awarded with a Michelin star, is located in Contrada Montevicoli in Ceglie and it is an institution, a must-go place. Known by gourmet connoisseurs, chefs and food experts, the place is a balanced mix of rustic and elegance with agricultural objects exposed, copper pots that spilled from the ceiling illuminating the environment, and an impressive...