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( 0835 34 40 72; Piazza San Pietro; mains €11.50-16; lunch & dinner daily Apr-Sep, closed lunch Tue-Thu Oct-
Mar) In Sasso Barisano, this is a classy but informal restaurant in arched whitewashed
rooms. Try delicious local specialities like fusilli mollica e crusco (pasta and fried bread
with local sweet peppers).
Baccanti
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TRADITIONAL ITALIAN $$$
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( 0835 33 37 04; www.baccantiristorante.com ; Via Sant'Angelo 58-61; meals €50; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat,
lunch Sun) As classy as a cave can be. The design is simple glamour against the low arches
of the cavern; the dishes are delicate and complex, using local ingredients. And the gorge
views are sublime.
Drinking & Nightlife
L' Arturo Enogastronomia
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(Piazza del Sedile 15) A chic little white-painted deli/wine bar towards the duomo . Staff will
make you up an artisinal sandwich to go with your glass of local vino.
WINE BAR
BAR
Shibuya
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( 0835 33 74 09; Vico Purgatorio 12; 9am-3am Tue-Sun) This cool little cafe and CD shop is also
a bar and has regular DJs; make a beeline for the few outside tables at the top of an an-
cient alley.
Shopping
Geppetto
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(Piazza del Sedile 19; 9.30am-1pm & 3.30-8pm) This craft shop stands out amongst the tawdrier
outlets selling tufa lamps and tiles. Its speciality is the cuccù , a brightly painted ceramic
whistle in the shape of a cockerel, which was once prized by Matera's children. The
whistles were traditionally considered a symbol of good luck and fertility.
CRAFT
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