We’re heading to Puglia next week for our first Week in Puglia Tour of the season. I can’t wait to get back to Lecce and Monopoli, where we’ll be based. During our tours we have very full days and – of course – very full stomachs (this is a food tour.) For this reason we give our guests a few nights off to – um – digest everything we’ve been learning about.
But here’s the thing: once you are on the Minchilli Eating Schedule (patent pending) even though you have had a huge lunch and think you won’t be hungry for dinner, chances are you will be. So we always give our guests a list of our favorite places.
Here is our favorites for Monopoli. If there is anything we’ve missed that you love, please leave it in the comments. (For Lecce see this post)
And if you’d like to join us in Puglia we’d love to have you! We still have a few spots left for our tour at the end of April, as well as next Spring (I’ll be posting new dates tomorrow).
Where to Eat in Monopoli
La Locanda dei Mercanti
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 44
A simple, cozy trattoria with local food, including seafood
La Locanda sul Porto
Via Cristoforo Colombo 10
This modern looking restaurant is located just on the edge of town. The menu is all about fish, which most people order raw (antipasti) or cooked (main course). We always go here for our final group dinner.
Terrazzamare
Via Portavecchia 50
As the name suggests, this restaurant has a huge terrace with a view of the sea. We’ve never been, but it is supposed to be one of the best seafood restaurants in town.
Trattoria San Domenico
Via S. Domenico 3/5
Very simple, good, trattoria.
My Wine
Via Cavaliere 9 080.205.9095
We love this little wine bar
Osteria Perrici
Via Orazio Comes 1, 080.937.2208
Great little trattoria with seafood. One of our favorites.
Carlo Quinto
Via Santa Maria 52
Just down the street from our hotel, on the water. All of our guests love it.
Trattoria da Pierino l’Inglese
Via Amalfitana 14, 080.930.6842
Cozy classic home style cooking, with focus on seafood.
Ai Portici
Via Milazzo 26 334.880.7891
Although I’ve never been here, it’s supposed to be the best pizza in Monopoli.
Caffe Venezia
Piazza Garibaldi 18
This is the big cafe in the main piazza. Great for a coffee or a cocktail. Large terrace.
Annese
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 57
This small grocery store sells their own products made in the countryside outside of Monopoli.
Great for picking up gifts, like pasta and taralli, or even olive oil or other jarred things if you want to carry that home.
If you’d like to join Sophie and me in Puglia you can find our full schedule of tours here. New tours are announced all the time, first via our Premium Newsletter, and then on this website.
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