Restaurants in Matera

Matera’s caves don’t get any more inviting than these snug, white-walled rooms hung with old cooking implements and filled with cozy, gingham-topped tables. The homey setting is suited for such local dishes as purea di fave con cicorielle di campo (broad bean puree with chicory) or…

Partly dug out of a cave and opening to a bright square in Sasso Barisano, this restaurant is a refined setting for cooking that wholeheartedly presents the best of local cuisine. You will be encouraged to have a full meal, and it would be a shame not to do so. Try the orecchiette al…

This convivial spot in Sasso Barisano took its name from a famous Neapolitan serenade—and that’s not the only way in which this cheery candlelit cave takes its inspiration from Naples. The pizzas are the best in town, filling the cavernous space nightly with eager enthusiasts. No…

Bold contemporary art decorates this convivial multilevel cave in the same-named Sasso neighborhood, but when it comes to food, it’s all about old-fashioned cuisine—wholesome, straightforward preparations that don’t pretend to be anything other than cucina povera, poor man’s grub.…