Guidebook for Nardò
Food Scene
Classy and very local cafe and cocktail bar right in the Piazza. Ask for a Richard's sgroppino after dinner (lemon sorbet, prosec and vodka). Their ice creams and desserts are all home-made and beyond!
18 locals recommend
Caffè Parisi
38 P.za Antonio SalandraClassy and very local cafe and cocktail bar right in the Piazza. Ask for a Richard's sgroppino after dinner (lemon sorbet, prosec and vodka). Their ice creams and desserts are all home-made and beyond!
Family run, home & local cooking. As seen on TV (Hairy Bikers BBC)
6 locals recommend
Antica Trattoria Salandra
4 Via G. B. de MicheleFamily run, home & local cooking. As seen on TV (Hairy Bikers BBC)
Simple and very handy Braceria. Get take-away and dine on the terrace!
8 locals recommend
Braceria Antichi Sapori del Teatro
6 Via PiaSimple and very handy Braceria. Get take-away and dine on the terrace!
Come here if you need a pastry breakfast. Great selection of croissant and pasticciotti (local sweet filled pasty pies). Eat in or take-away.
7 locals recommend
Pasticceria Piemontese
5 Via Duca degli AbruzziCome here if you need a pastry breakfast. Great selection of croissant and pasticciotti (local sweet filled pasty pies). Eat in or take-away.
Super handy fish restaurant that also has a pizza oven. Book ahead.
10 locals recommend
La Dispensa dei Raccomandati
91 Via LataSuper handy fish restaurant that also has a pizza oven. Book ahead.
Classier and more fancy restaurant (part of a b&b), perfect for evenings on the roof or terraces.
12 locals recommend
Ristorante Relais il Mignano
27 Via LataClassier and more fancy restaurant (part of a b&b), perfect for evenings on the roof or terraces.
Well worth the short trip to Galatone. Expect about 7 courses of local hearty food usually for about €30 inc vino. Very popular.
15 locals recommend
Gustavo
48 Via GallipoliWell worth the short trip to Galatone. Expect about 7 courses of local hearty food usually for about €30 inc vino. Very popular.
One of may favourite local restaurants, located in new-town Gallipoli. Friendly and simple seafood.
24 locals recommend
Trattoria Le Fontanelle
32 Via VeneziaOne of may favourite local restaurants, located in new-town Gallipoli. Friendly and simple seafood.
New kid on the bloc, I had a great meal here recently: seasonal, local produce and reasonably priced too!
Trattoria San Giuseppe cenobio
3 Piazza S. GiuseppeNew kid on the bloc, I had a great meal here recently: seasonal, local produce and reasonably priced too!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar Piazza Salandra
14 P.za Antonio SalandraFamily run bar in the heart of the Piazza.
One of my favourite bars. Live music and DJs and a great roof terrace in summer months.
8 locals recommend
Sirà
19 Via de PandiOne of my favourite bars. Live music and DJs and a great roof terrace in summer months.
Quanto Basta
38 Via Marco BasseoAMAZING cocktails if you're in Lecce.
Verso Sud
8 P.za Vittorio Emanuele IISuper friendly owners, sit and overlook the lively square.
Parks & Nature
One of my favourite beaches. 15 minute stroll through pine forest to a small rocky beach (now getting busy in peak months).
71 locals recommend
Porto Selvaggio Beach
Loc. Porto SelvaggioOne of my favourite beaches. 15 minute stroll through pine forest to a small rocky beach (now getting busy in peak months).
The 1st sight of the sea through the pine forest is worth the car park fee itself! Fun and friendly bar with music plus beds and umbrellas. Can get €€€ in peak summer but just nearby is lots of free beach all surrounded by pine forests.
150 locals recommend
Lido Punta della Suina
The 1st sight of the sea through the pine forest is worth the car park fee itself! Fun and friendly bar with music plus beds and umbrellas. Can get €€€ in peak summer but just nearby is lots of free beach all surrounded by pine forests.
Gay-friendly beach bar and club. There are beds and umbrellas set in the rocks (€€€ in the peak) but also Djs and aperitivi buffet. Alternatively keep walking and find a few cms of sand amongst the rocks, affectionately known 'cocks on the rocks'.
15 locals recommend
Spiaggia G Beach Gallipoli
Km 0,100 SP215Gay-friendly beach bar and club. There are beds and umbrellas set in the rocks (€€€ in the peak) but also Djs and aperitivi buffet. Alternatively keep walking and find a few cms of sand amongst the rocks, affectionately known 'cocks on the rocks'.
Beautiful stretch of very sandy beach with shallow crystal water. May+early June & late Sep/Oct you could almost be in the Maldives. In between you'll wish you were as it gets CRAZY busy!
19 locals recommend
Punta Prosciutto Beach
Via Tito VanzettiBeautiful stretch of very sandy beach with shallow crystal water. May+early June & late Sep/Oct you could almost be in the Maldives. In between you'll wish you were as it gets CRAZY busy!
Great beach for kids, with super sandy beach and shallow water. There's a beach bar in the middle and decent seafood restaurants at either ends of the bay. Ristorante Blu Mare is nice.
36 locals recommend
Sant'Isidoro
Great beach for kids, with super sandy beach and shallow water. There's a beach bar in the middle and decent seafood restaurants at either ends of the bay. Ristorante Blu Mare is nice.
Essentials
I prefer 'the Pen' to Lidl to be honest (although you can't go wrong with Lidl): it has a nicer fruit & veg section and sometimes good offers. Open Sunday mornings too.
Penny Market
1 Via PugliaI prefer 'the Pen' to Lidl to be honest (although you can't go wrong with Lidl): it has a nicer fruit & veg section and sometimes good offers. Open Sunday mornings too.
Shopping
If you need souvenirs, you'll find a few shops on the piazza selling local ceramics and trinkets.
33 locals recommend
Piazza Antonio Salandra
Piazza Antonio SalandraIf you need souvenirs, you'll find a few shops on the piazza selling local ceramics and trinkets.
Sightseeing
If you're not on the beach, you really need to visit Lecce at least once. Go late afternoon and wander around the centre admiring the Leccese Baroque architecture and stone.
26 locals recommend
Lecce station
Piazzale Oronzo MassariIf you're not on the beach, you really need to visit Lecce at least once. Go late afternoon and wander around the centre admiring the Leccese Baroque architecture and stone.
Nearby seaside town with a small beach and beach club. SUPER busy in peak summer but good for a dip and then aperitivi and/or dinner.
109 locals recommend
Santa Maria al Bagno
Nearby seaside town with a small beach and beach club. SUPER busy in peak summer but good for a dip and then aperitivi and/or dinner.