Guidebook for Nardò
Food Scene
This is our favorite bakery. Be sure to try the Barese focaccia and eggplant focaccia! The sweets are good, too.
Panificio Lega
164 Via Duca degli AbruzziThis is our favorite bakery. Be sure to try the Barese focaccia and eggplant focaccia! The sweets are good, too.
This is the perfect place to engage in people-watching in the square. Their apertivi are quite recommended. Enjoy an Aperol spritz and a wide range of snacks while watching the world pass you by. It is possible that they offer wireless Internet access, but check to be sure.
18 locals recommend
Caffè Parisi
38 P.za Antonio SalandraThis is the perfect place to engage in people-watching in the square. Their apertivi are quite recommended. Enjoy an Aperol spritz and a wide range of snacks while watching the world pass you by. It is possible that they offer wireless Internet access, but check to be sure.
This family-run restaurant offers the best local cuisine around. The ambience is cozy, the staff is friendly and the food is delicious.
6 locals recommend
Antica Trattoria Salandra
4 Via G. B. de MicheleThis family-run restaurant offers the best local cuisine around. The ambience is cozy, the staff is friendly and the food is delicious.
This is a more upscale restaurant that offers sushi, so in the unlikely event that you might get sick of Italian food, it's a good option. They offer outdoor seating in a pedestrian area of the old city center.
Ristorante Modò
20 Via DuomoThis is a more upscale restaurant that offers sushi, so in the unlikely event that you might get sick of Italian food, it's a good option. They offer outdoor seating in a pedestrian area of the old city center.
This restaurant offers delicious local cuisine. They have a cozy courtyard where they host traditional live music every Monday evening. Reservations are recommended.
18 locals recommend
Hostaria Corte Santa Lucia
46 Via S. LuciaThis restaurant offers delicious local cuisine. They have a cozy courtyard where they host traditional live music every Monday evening. Reservations are recommended.
Hands-down the best restaurant in Nardò!!! They make the best pizza ever, but it is only available in the off-season (i.e. not in summer). However, they are more well-known for their seafood, which they always offer, and they also have delicious pasta options and grilled veggies, so vegetarians will certainly be able to be satisfied, too.
10 locals recommend
La Dispensa dei Raccomandati
91 Via LataHands-down the best restaurant in Nardò!!! They make the best pizza ever, but it is only available in the off-season (i.e. not in summer). However, they are more well-known for their seafood, which they always offer, and they also have delicious pasta options and grilled veggies, so vegetarians will certainly be able to be satisfied, too.
This family-run restaurant offers delicious local cuisine and pizza (including vegan options). The staff is friendly and the variety of dishes will satisfy just about anyone.
Ristopizza Blues: remember food salento
12 Via M. R. ImbrianiThis family-run restaurant offers delicious local cuisine and pizza (including vegan options). The staff is friendly and the variety of dishes will satisfy just about anyone.
This is a cozy restaurant right around the corner from the apartment. They specialize in local food and have a lovely covered outdoor area where you can enjoy your meal.
8 locals recommend
Menamè
28/A Via Regina ElenaThis is a cozy restaurant right around the corner from the apartment. They specialize in local food and have a lovely covered outdoor area where you can enjoy your meal.
This is a local club with concerts and events. Check their website to find out what's going on.
Coco Jambo
This is a local club with concerts and events. Check their website to find out what's going on.
Great restaurant on the water in Santa Caterina, just a ten-minute drive from Nardò.
53 locals recommend
Barrueco
46 Via CantùGreat restaurant on the water in Santa Caterina, just a ten-minute drive from Nardò.
Enjoy a meal in an ancient fortified farmhouse! The atmosphere is something special. They offer outdoor seating and live music-- stop by or call them to find out what nights they host live music.
Masseria Brusca
14 Località PortoselvaggioEnjoy a meal in an ancient fortified farmhouse! The atmosphere is something special. They offer outdoor seating and live music-- stop by or call them to find out what nights they host live music.
Wild Club lounge
A "club" by the beach-- worth a peek!
C'è Pizza Per Te
49 Via Duca degli AbruzziTake-out pizzeria--- order a pizza and enjoy it on your private terrace...
This restaurant has local dishes and is offers outdoor seating with great people-watching possibilities, right inside of the ancient city wall...
Jazzy City Nardo
n 51 Corso Giuseppe GallianoThis restaurant has local dishes and is offers outdoor seating with great people-watching possibilities, right inside of the ancient city wall...
Late-night crepe joint in an old-fashioned double-decker bus around the corner from the apartment.
Creperie by Sheila
Via A De PretisLate-night crepe joint in an old-fashioned double-decker bus around the corner from the apartment.
Delicious local cuisine with a romantic courtyard-- perfect for summer nights. The owners are sweet and the food is made with love.
Locanda di tradizione L'inferno
14 Via RosarioDelicious local cuisine with a romantic courtyard-- perfect for summer nights. The owners are sweet and the food is made with love.
This is one of the best wineries in town. It's a great place to enjoy a meal, get a glass of delicious wine, or just buy an inexpensive 3-litre or 5-litre plastic bottle of wine (or a nicer bottle of wine, of course, but the wine they fill the bottles with is great, too!).
12 locals recommend
Schola Sarmenti
37 Via Generale CantoreThis is one of the best wineries in town. It's a great place to enjoy a meal, get a glass of delicious wine, or just buy an inexpensive 3-litre or 5-litre plastic bottle of wine (or a nicer bottle of wine, of course, but the wine they fill the bottles with is great, too!).
Cantine Bonsegna
17 Via A. VoltaThis local family-run winery sells its wine in the cantina-- worth a trip!
TuttoBio Shop
53 Via MilanoHealth food store
Panificio Neretum
14F Via RomaGreat local bakery
Cantina Sociale Coop. Di Nardò, Lecce, Salento.
46 Via Alcide De GasperiLocal winery
#ilpaninopreferito
48 Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIGreat place for a panino to eat in or take out...
Trattoria I Corsari
km.6 SP112Great family-run seafood restaurant
Delicious! Come hungry-- it will be a long night of never-ending courses...
15 locals recommend
Gustavo
48 Via GallipoliDelicious! Come hungry-- it will be a long night of never-ending courses...
The best pastries in town, hands down... They have delicious gelato, other good snacks, and a surprisingly wide array of vegan options (including vegan gelato and pastries).
7 locals recommend
IL GABBIANO
18 Piazza Giuseppe MazziniThe best pastries in town, hands down... They have delicious gelato, other good snacks, and a surprisingly wide array of vegan options (including vegan gelato and pastries).
Our favorite restaurant in Lecce... Sit outside for great views and people-watching...
7 locals recommend
Enogastronomia Povero
4 Via Francesco RubichiOur favorite restaurant in Lecce... Sit outside for great views and people-watching...
Great pizzeria right around the corner from our place - delicious and inexpensive.
Pizzeria "antichi sapori"
Great pizzeria right around the corner from our place - delicious and inexpensive.
Masseria La Cornula
Delicious place to eat, great for a special occasion.
Manduria
A town famous for its wine...
Everything Else
This is the main post office, and it's also a bank with an ATM. It's right around the corner from the apartment.
Ufficio Postale Poste Italiane
8 Corso Giuseppe GaribaldiThis is the main post office, and it's also a bank with an ATM. It's right around the corner from the apartment.
Caseificio Romano
Strada Ascanio-PittuiniCheese shop with local cheeses....
Nardò Città
This is the local train station.
Lido Le Canne Beach
Great sandy beach!
Baia Verde
Great sandy beach!
Santa Maria al Bagno
Great beach town.
Gallipoli
Great beach town with a city beach, a little port and fresh seafood.
Villa Comunale
Beautiful castle gardens, very peaceful
Porto Cesareo
Check out the protected nature area just north of Porto Cesareo...
There is always something happening in the piazza-- concerts, festivals, fireworks, people-watching... It's the town's living room.
33 locals recommend
Piazza Antonio Salandra
Piazza Antonio SalandraThere is always something happening in the piazza-- concerts, festivals, fireworks, people-watching... It's the town's living room.
Santa Cesarea Terme
Thermal baths on the beach
Leverano
Lovely town nearby known for its excellent winery
Maglie
Town known for its lively summer nightlife
Specchia
Gorgeous town that hosts a film festival in the summer
Sant'Isidoro
Great beach nearby, good seafood offered here...
Martina Franca
Great town for a day trip.
Great town for a day trip, famous for its special elfin houses (trulli)- quite unique.
963 locals recommend
Alberobello
Great town for a day trip, famous for its special elfin houses (trulli)- quite unique.
Arts & Culture
Best museum ever... This family discovered a wealth of ancient treasures while they were renovating their building, and it is definitely worth a visit. Located in Lecce...
59 locals recommend
Museo Faggiano
56 Via Ascanio GrandiBest museum ever... This family discovered a wealth of ancient treasures while they were renovating their building, and it is definitely worth a visit. Located in Lecce...
Museo della Memoria e dell'Accoglienza Aperto dal 2 ottobre 2020)
Lungomare Alfonso LamarmoraMarine Biology Museum
13 Via A. VespucciA fake "door" to the city, used to fake out invaders who were looking for a way into town... It's right around the corner.
porta falsa
Via Emanuele FilibertoA fake "door" to the city, used to fake out invaders who were looking for a way into town... It's right around the corner.
Museo Provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano
31 Viale GallipoliTeatro Comunale di Nardò
Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIBeautiful old theatre in the city centre
An ancient church from the 400s-- not to be missed. The tour guide is very sweet and is delighted to give you all sorts of interesting details about every inch of this incredible place.
13 locals recommend
Church of Saint Mary of the Crucifix
Via CasaranelloAn ancient church from the 400s-- not to be missed. The tour guide is very sweet and is delighted to give you all sorts of interesting details about every inch of this incredible place.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sirà
19 Via de PandiGreat bar with live music and a lovely terrace on the roof...
The Cardinal aperitif & bar
7 Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIGreat bar in town
Sightseeing
Rivabella
Great sandy beach!
Santa Maria di Leuca
The tip of Salento
Lecce
Beautiful college town, fun for a night out on the town!
Otranto
Beautiful seaside town with an old church (great mosaic floor!)...
Nardò
Everything in this town is great!
Ostuni
The famous "white town", great for a day trip.
Locorotondo
Great town for a day trip.
Ceglie Messapica
Great town for a day trip.
Parks & Nature
Villa Comunale
Beautiful castle gardens, very peaceful
Punta Prosciutto
Gorgeous sandy beach flanked by a pine forest
Cave of Poetry
SP366Beach area with natural pools, gorgeous
Getting Around
Salento Airport
Contrada BaroncinoThe closest airport