Recent recommendations for Southern Puglia?

[Montclairite]

I'm in the midst of planning a trip to a part of Italy I've never visited, Puglia. The trip would be in late October through first week in November.

More specifically, after about a week in Rome, I plan to drive down to Matera (Basilicata) and spend a couple of nights, then spend a week based in the city of Lecce (the Salento peninsula).

No recent recommendations here. Any ideas for great vegetarian meals? (Fish to, but not seafood.) I may head to Gallipoli, etc.

Edited May 24, 2009 by Montclairite (log)

[Montclairite]

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No one been to Southern Puglia aka the Salento?

[jameswilliam]

I'm about to go to Puglia for a couple of weeks, specifically near Ostuni and then near Specchia and I wondered if anyone had any recent food recommendations, I guess either restaurants with an emphasis on more traditional food or good bakeries, things like that. I've had a look through the various Puglia food / restaurant threads, but the restaurant threads in particular are 10 years old and I just thought I'd see if anyone had any recent good experiences.

[teonzo]

Near Ostuni:

 

 

Ristorante Da Gino
Contrada Montevicoli, 57b
72013 Ceglie Messapica (Brindisi)
http://www.ristorantedagino.it/

 

 

Ristorante Le Palme - Hotel Masseria Torre Maizza
Contrada Coccaro
72015 Savelletri di Fasano (Brindisi)
http://www.masseriatorremaizza.com/
 

 

Taverna della Torre
Via San Quirico 3
72014 Cisternino (Brindisi)
http://www.tavernadellatorre.it/

 

 

Hosteria Gia' Sotto l'Arco
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 71
72012 Carovigno (Brindisi)
http://www.giasottolarco.it/
 

 

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Near Specchia:

 

 

Pasticceria Arte Bianca
via Don Sturzo
73052 Parabita (Lecce)
 

 

Ristorante Lemì
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 16
73039 Tricase (Lecce)
http://www.ristorantelemi.it/

 

 

Ristorante Il Bastione
Riviera Nazario Sauro, 28
73014 Gallipoli (Lecce)
http://www.ilbastionegallipoli.it/
 

 

Ristorante LaltroBaffo
Via Cenobio Basiliano, 23
73028 Otranto (Lecce)
http://www.laltrobaffo.com/
 

 

Trattoria la Puritate
Via S.Elia, 18
73014 Gallipoli (Lecce)
 

 

U Purpitiellu
corso Annibale
Ugento di Torre San Giovanni (Lecce)

 

 

 

I'll try to look for some more.

 

 

 

Teo

[jameswilliam]

Thanks Teo, that's much appreciated