Bari Restaurant Review - La Cecchina

We like to get out and about in Bari to bring you the very best (and worst) reviews of what there is to do, eat or where sleep.   Yesterday we went for a leisurely lunch at La Cecchina.   We always avoid those restaurants that have blackboards outside offering “Pasta and Pizza for 8 Euros” – as they are the equivalent of “full English breakfasts” in Malaga.  

We had a great seat by the window where we could observe local life going by.  Opposite us was the Bari water fountain which was like a bee hive – with everyone from beautiful women to priest buzzing in to quench their thirst.  Eventually we settled for a lovely bottle of local wine recommended by the waiter, a basket of fresh bread (all made on the premises), antipasto and mussels and clams, sautéed in garlic and chilli.  

The antipasto had a sumptuous array of cured meats of which the salami was to die for.   The clams arrived soon after and although very tasty, they were a little over cooked.   An excellent cheese board soon made up for this however.  The next 40 minutes were taken up with an espresso, followed by a grapa before heading back to the office to do the next day’s car hires.

Overall we would rate the La Cecchina a strong 7.5 out of 10.  So if you do have a spare couple of hours to while away in Bari, then you could do a lot worse than visit here.