Antica Osteria Santa Chiara La Grotta

When so many restaurants are doing Southern Italian food 'with a twist ', this place is the real deal. Simple, traditional food as my grandparents made it. Everything, from the fave e cicioria and the cialleda to the pasta and the tagliata was an absolute dream. Do try the home made Amaro. We love this place so much we went back. Had we discovered it earlier in our trip we would have come back many more times.

Tasty and traditional food. If you are in Altamura and want to eat traditional food in cave-style rock basement, you should definitely go! The food was delicious. The service was lower than the food, the waiters did few mistakes, only leading us to have more food on the table

The entrance is right away appealing, but when you go down the stairs in the cave, while outside the summer evening temperature is still high and you find yourself in a refreshing underground ambient, decorated with old tools and well organized, you already feel you did the right choice. Try everything! The quality and the final price will surprise you! If you are in Altamura, don't let you miss it! The cave of Santa Chiara is owned by a local family. Genuine Italian people indeed! Thanks for the great experience. We will back for sure!

Lovely place inside an ancient natural stone structure including a beautiful cave. family management, fantastic food and great service. the dishes are all prepared at the moment, traditional Apulian cuisine, prepared wisely. we will return again with our samoydo dog

Eat as with the Italian mama, good, plentiful, cheap. great atmosphere and young but nice service. it's not all perfect, but it's just great.