This is a really quality enoteca/salumeria with great prices and personal service. I visited with…read morea local friend while on vacation and enjoyed 3 plates of various cured meats and cheeses with a few glasses of wine and bottles of water for no more than $30 total for a group of four. The owner was really attentive explaining the curing processes for each product. There are a few tables to sit and enjoy your food but we noticed a lot of locals purchase and carry out their food.

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Best meal we have ever had anywhere in Italy! Staff was exceptional, patient and knowledgeable…read more They provided a menu in English too. Such a romantic setting with vineyards all around. If you're in the south of Italy you must have this on your itinerary!

This is an Osteria in a local town just west of Otranto, owned and operated by Cantine Menhir, a…read moresizable local producer of Puglian wine. They use their osteria menu in part to showcase their own wines; they were recommended to us by a Leccese who knew we wanted an interesting wine experience. Regardless of whether you're there for their wines, it's also just a great osteria, producing typical Puglian dishes with flair and a lot of flavor....delicious! And (if you are focused on their wines), the staff does a good job pairing each of your dishes with a (refillable) glass of a different varietal. It was both elegant and easygoing, and (on December 30th) was filled with local families having a celebratory Pranzo. We really enjoyed this. Minervino itelf is hardly a destination, but it's easy in and out and if you're traveling around the Salento or in Otranto, the town is easily accessible.