Love, love, love this place! It was recommended by our Airbnb host and he did not disappoint. The…read morehours are weird if you're not familiar with Italy. They have a seista time, meaning they are closed during the afternoon until 1930. Just make sure you take a look at the hours before heading there and do RSVP just in case. It's not big, but has decent amount of tables. It's located in an alley next to a parking lot. Very convenient! Everybody was so friendly and you can tell they're passionate in what they're doing. I loved our chef-waitress that took our order. I wasn't sure if the Semolina Fricelli dish would be too little or too much, so when I asked her using hand language....she responded with her eyes. It grew big and then bigger lol! She meant it'll be enough for me, probably more than enough! They started off with a complimentary appetizers while we took our time with the menu. Well, we were kind of waiting on them to take the order but we're in Italy, so it's Italian time. It was some sort of bruschetta and it was delicious. Anxiously waiting for our meals, we ordered an Aubergine pie stuffed with scamorza cheese on fresh tomato and basil veloute. It looked like an upside down pie, but it was fantastic! Me and my friend both said we could have 5 more of those. After that, they left us a dish of what looked like Honey Dew melons. While it may looked like it, it wasn't. It tasted like a cucumber, but less watery? If that make sense. We come to the conclusion that it's to cleanse our palette for our main meal. Every table had a bowl of it. Finally, our Semolina Fricelli and my friend's Spaghettone. Absolute divine. Wow, I cannot commend enough about this place! The environment, the staff, the food, the company, and the vibe was just uplifting. I'm glad we didn't ordered anymore, because I barely finished my plate. My friend had to take some to go. No matter how full we are, we still have space for some Tiramisu. Will definitely come back here whenever we come back to Locorotondo! Cin Cin!

A little detached from the immediate centre of historic Locorotondo but worth the effort to find…read more Excellent attentive service and a really clinical, bright but cosy interior. My three companions enjoyed their meals but I personally made a bad choice from my own perspective not based on the food. Wine list excellent. Check the eclectic menu before going and consider a reservation unless you go early. Bina is in the top three locally by all accounts.

Forget the words vegetarian. This place is all about creative Southern Italian cuisine with ties to…read moreits origins with uncharacteristic ways. The hosts are great and the food got me at first bite

Ok, the place is very nice, service was impeccable. Wine and starters were excellent. We had the…read moregrilled cheese with orange jam and then the Trullo D'oro pasta. We like both very much. The entrees not so much. The lamb chops were well done and tasted very gamey. The Octopus was like rubber. I had one or two bites of each. The worst lamb and octopus I've had. We should have said something at the time but we chose not to.

Service was really bad, no one attended to us so we sat down at a table, a server came to us and…read moresaid "this is a restaurant, not a bar" and we left immediately. ONE STAR.

We visited during the busy season st. Nicolas festival. Wow! It's was PACKED! We waited about…read more30minutes got sat and never was rushed to hurry up. We had salad and an antipasti with prosciutto, soppresata and burrataini. Then a had the octopus . Delicious!!! Ana kept the wine flowing and after our espresso we had complimentary limoncello! Anna and Mario were the best! I highly recommend

We waited in a bit of a queue (in the heat) to sit outside and eat here! It's a popular spot! The…read morestaff was kind and the food was great. It's a great place to people watch! I ordered bruschetta to start as well as a traditional Apulian dish: orecchiette con cime di rapa (orecchiette pasta with turnips and anchovies. The limoncello spritz were divine! Definitely a great place to grab a bite while exploring the old city of Bari!

Very good pasta, lovely restaurant. The bread was excellent, lovely local wine. Would definitely go…read moreback.

You know how you get into a routine when you are at home of going to the same places over and over…read moreagain. We are like that a little bit when we travel, and Bari is no different. We have found one place in particular that we've been to for lunch or dinner six times in the 11 days we've been here. Not last night, and boy are we glad we went to La Cecchina, it was possibly the best meal we have had here in Italy. We heard it was a busy place so we got there a couple of minutes prior to them opening, and we were already third in the queue. By 8:30 the place was jammed. After finishing our dinner and leaving at 10:20 we knew why the place is busy. Our opening dish is one we've had before, Orecchiette al ragu con bracioletta which is the famous local pasta with braised meat in a ragu sauce which was outstanding. The chew of the pasta coupled with the rich sauce and the braised beef was outstanding. They did bring us the wrong first, initially they set down Misto Frito which looked outstanding and has us planning another trip to try that. No easy task to get the lovely K to try fish, especially away from home, so dinner was already a win in my mind. The Secondi we chose was Filetto de Maialino con fiche secchi, vincotto e gelato al parmigiana. Pretty wordy stuff for pork tenderloin with figs and a parmigiana gelato. The combination of all the contents of the dish was absolutely amazing. It's something we will try to copy when we get home, but I doubt we'll do it justice. The figsthemselves along with the Demi glacé, sage and the gelato were unbelievably good together along with perfectly cooked pork. Good thing we didn't discover the place the first night we got here, we would have missed out on so many other outstanding places. One of my workmates said the food on this side of Italy wasn't up to snuff compared to the west coast. I'd have to respectfully disagree, the food in Bari and Lecce have been amazingly fantastic.

A true gem among a lot of touristic mediocracy. We had lunch here during a walking tour of the…read morecity. There are relatively few tables so expect a more intimate experience. The menu offers several vegetarian and vegan items, as well as some fish but no meat. The service is well-paced and careful. The food is excellent, both fresh and flavorful. The vegan items were a refreshing change from the cheese-heavy meals we were having elsewhere.

One of the most amazing restaurants I've been to globally! Food, drinks and ambience were…read moreincredible. I only wish we had this restaurant in the US.

we stepped into a long line for this local food in blind, Everything was wonderful, we enjoyed…read moreevery bite of the foods we ordered here.

We only had a quick stop here on a food tour to try a local Puglia panzerotti and am sad to say we…read moredidn't find this place much earlier. It's a chain but grew from local love around the area and is considered a fast food spot but holds all the local and unique Puglian dishes! Everything looked enticing as we walked in the door and the panzerotti was absolutley mouth watering. I could've easily ordered everything on the menu here and plan to on my next visit to Puglia! Service was fast and friendly (good for those who aren't used to the lengthy Italian dinners and need a bite quick!)

The food and the location are fantastic! We ordered the special of the day and ravioli and both of…read morethem were top shelf! Do not pass this one by and the Chef came out to our table as well. What a treat!

Great staff. Best thing on the menu is the Imaginative starter from the chef which is a hearty…read moreportion. (Service for one pictured) The pork was a bit dry. The restaurant was overly perfumed when we arrived but started to fill with the fragrance of the food once cooking began and that was much better.

From the owner: Ristorante di pesce;Antipasti caldi/freddi,frutti di mare crudi,carpacci e tanto altro..read more

Walking around the Piazza Sacramento, in Alberobello (Bari) - Puglia - Italy the sights, sounds and…read moresmells are wonderful. We are touring this week in "The Boot" of Italy as I've never been this south on this mainland. We've been hitting the dining part of this trip really hard and respectfully. Tonight's dinner was exceptional and far beyond anything I've ever had before. Trattoria E Orti Terra Madre had so many "Good Things" going on that everything they did was flawless! First and foremost, the team these superb owners put together was astounding. It was like watching a championship team in any sport getting "The Trophy" for excellence - I mean they were terrific. Their rhythm, accommodation and polished etiquette was really special. I thought they were the stars of this show.......until the food started coming out. This restaurant is heavy vegetarian and it was a welcomed relief for me and my wife cascading through southern Italy. First and foremost Terra Madre has a huge plot of land that's growing their own produce / garden right in the middle of their restaurant; this sliver of land would be the envy of any farmer in the world (see my attached pix). This alone should be enough to conclude this review; but what they do with their produce would and should belong in a Michelin Starred restaurant. Each one of our six prix fixe vegetarian dishes were outstanding. I'd love to name each one of these dishes, and what they were, but the translation of all of the complex ingredients would take hours. We had one meat dish which was which was a pork neck cooked very slowly and was magnificent. Finding a restaurant this good is just pure luck as they are in a small town with no advertising. Terra Madre will definitely go into me and my wife's Top Ten restaurants we've eaten at the 33 years we've been doing this.

Hidden in the tourist-laden city of Alberobello, this little restaurant is an absolute gem ! Yeah,…read morethe "everything is organic" policy may seem a bit extreme for some people, but the taste of every meal is great. For 25€, you get around 6 plates of vegetables, grown in the garden just behind the restaurant, and a pasta meal of the day. Everything is fresh, the craft beer is great, the service is incredibly nice... Three thumbs up !