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Cucina Casareccia
TRATTORIA
$$
( 0832 24 51 78; Viale Costadura 19; mains €12; lunch Tue-Sun, dinner Tue-Sat)
Ring the bell to
gain entry into a place that feels like a private home, with its patterned cement floor tiles,
desk piled high with papers, and charming owner Carmela Perrone. In fact, it's known
locally as
le Zie
(the aunts). Here you'll taste the true
cucina povera
, including horse
meat done in a
salsa piccante
(spicy sauce). Booking is a must.
Alle due Corti
PUGLIAN
$$
( 0832 24 22 23;
www.alleduecorti.com
; Via Prato 42; mains €12; lunch & dinner daily, closed
winter)
For a taste of sunny Salento, check out this no-frills, fiercely traditional restaurant.
The seasonal menu is classic Puglian, written in a dialect that even some Italians struggle
with. Go for the real deal with a dish of
ciceri e tria
(crisply fried pasta with chickpeas).
Drinking
Via Imperatore Augusto is full of bars, and on a summer's night it feels like one long
party. Wander along to find somewhere to settle.
All'Ombra del Barocco
(
www.allombradelbarocco.it
;
Corte dei Cicala 9; 8am-1am)
This cool restaurant/cafe/wine bar
next door to the Liberrima bookshop has a range of teas, cocktails and
aperitivi.
It's open
for breakfast and also hosts musical events; the modern cooking is well worth a try. Tables
fill the little square outside, an ideal place from which to watch the
passeggiata
(evening
stroll).
WINE BAR
Caffè Alvino
(Piazza Sant'Oronzo; Wed-Mon)
Treat yourself to great coffee and
pasticciotto
(custard-
filled pastry) at this iconic chandeliered cafe in Lecce's main square: it has a sumptuous
display of cakes.
CAFE
WINE BAR
Shui 13 Wine Bar
