Restaurants in Bari

Where to dine in Bari, Italy

Taverna Verde [€€] - It pays to book ahead here since Bari families treat it as sort of a dining room away from home, filling the tables with three generations and lots of noisy chatter. Although there's a good selection of regional and national wines, a giant beer is the beverage of choice to accompany pappardelle alla taverna verde (wide noodles with tomatoes, mushrooms, and prosciutto), spaghetti alle cozze (with mussels), or orecchiette alla barese (they claim it's a ragù, but I'm hard pressed to find any meat). As a nice change of pace, they offer several light secondi such as an omletta al prosciutto or crostino di mozzarella al prosciutto (a log of alternating mozzarella and bread slices, toasted and topped with prosciutto). More substantial fare includes filetto di manzo al pepe verde (beef filet with green peppercorns) or the ever popular frittura di calamari (squid fry). Largo Adua 19 (on Lungomare N. Sauro). tel. 080-554-0870. Closed Sundays and August 14–24