Crunchy and crumbly snacks in various flavors. A pantry staple in every Puglian home.
Focaccia Barese
5€
Soft on top, crispy on the bottom, made with semolina flour, sourdough, and baked with cherry tomatoes.
Crusco Peppers
5€
Sweet sun-dried peppers from Basilicata, as crispy as potato chips.
Bella di Cerignola Olives
4€
Plump, crunchy, juicy, and perfect with a cocktail. Once you start, you can’t stop!
Mozzarella Knots
5€
Hand-tied by our trusted cheesemaker in Santeramo, using 100% Puglian milk.
The Real Burrata
14€
The original, with a creamy stracciatella center and no preservatives. Pure Puglia.
Smoked Burratina
6,5€
Handmade burrata with fresh Puglian cream and lightly smoked with olive wood.
Appetizers
Altamura Bruschette
7€
Grilled Altamura bread with cherry tomatoes, wild arugula, and extra virgin olive oil.
Puglia Sampler Plate
13€
Artisanal cured meats from Valle d’Itria and Faeto, with cheeses, olives, pickled vegetables, friselline, and taralli.
Creamy Fava Bean & Wild Chicory Purée
11€
A traditional farmer’s dish with just two ingredients, full of rustic flavor.
Bread Balls in Tomato Sauce
11€
Made with southern-style bread, caciocavallo cheese, eggs, parsley, and slow-cooked in a sweet tomato sauce.
*Perfect for “fare la scarpetta”!
Main courses
Tiella Barese
13€
A layered oven-baked dish of potatoes, rice, and mussels*, with pecorino from the Murge and cherry tomatoes. A Baresi classic.
Orecchiette with Turnip Greens
13€
Our signature pasta with bitter greens, anchovies, garlic, chili, and crunchy breadcrumbs, tossed in Coratina olive oil.
Fricelli with Crusco Peppers & Cacioricotta
14€
Rustic pasta with crispy sweet peppers, garlic oil, and toasted breadcrumbs. A love letter to Basilicata.
Spaghetti all’Assassina
15€
Spicy spaghetti cooked directly in tomato sauce until charred and crispy, served with cool stracciatella to “put out the fire”.
Maritati with Brasciole Sauce
15€
A mix of orecchiette and cavatelli in a Sunday-style tomato sauce with slow-cooked veal rolls and aged pecorino.
Cavatelli with Seafood
16€
Handmade pasta with a rich seafood sauce, full of the sun, wind, and sea of Salento.
Grilled specialties "on the skewer"
Zampina di San Michele
18€
A lean veal sausage from the Murge, mixed with tomato, caciocavallo, and fresh basil. Served with ash-roasted potatoes.
Martina Franca Bombette
20€
Juicy pork rolls stuffed with caciocavallo, grilled to perfection. A must-have of Puglian barbecues.
Puglian Mixed Grill
20€
Lamb, pork, and veal marinated with herbs and EVO oil, slow-cooked to enhance tenderness and flavor.
A celebration of Puglian hospitality.
Baked dishes - I Tegami
Eggplant Parmigiana
12€
Thin-sliced roasted eggplant, layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmigiano, and basil. Light yet flavorful.
Tarantina Mussels in Altamura Bread
18€
Sautéed mussels with ripe tomatoes and a hint of chili, served in a hollowed, oven-toasted Altamura loaf.
Grandma’s Meatballs in Sauce
14€
Homemade with ground meat, Altamura bread, herbs, and slow-cooked in rich tomato sauce.
Le pucce - puglian street food sandwiches
Roasted Octopus Puccia
18€
Stuffed with pistachio-arugula pesto, stracciatella, grilled Mediterranean octopus*, wild arugula, and sweet cherry tomatoes.
Puccia del Patrono
16€
With veal zampina, melted provolone, sautéed friarelli, and red onion from Acquaviva caramelized in primitivo wine must.
Puccia with “Uccelletti”
15€
Soft bread filled with smoky scamorza and pancetta rolls, crispy lettuce, tomato, and golden potato slices.
Also available on a plate (gluten-free option).
Side dishes
Sautéed Wild Chicory
6€
With garlic and Puglian olive oil.
Baked Eggplant with Mint
5€
Roasted eggplant seasoned with fresh mint, garlic oil, and a splash of apple cider vinegar.
Patate Cunzate al Crusco
7€
Golden pan-fried potatoes with crispy crusco peppers and their aromatic oil.
Mixed Salad
5€
Lettuce, tomatoes, and traditional Puglian barattiere melon.
