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NEIGHBOURHOODWATCH
Fewplaces showcase the charmandcharacter of southern Italy likeBari’s old
town. To takeawander through itsRoman squares andnarrow, cobbled streets
is tobe immersed inacommunitywhose families have been in thearea for
generations.Watchportly
nonas
(grandmothers) as they sit out on the
roadside rollingout their
orecchiette
(ear-shapedpasta, a local speciality), or
join the younger inhabitants as they throngbustlingPiazzaMercantile byday,
and the bars outsideBasilicadi SanNicolaon thoseduskyPuglian evenings.
EDDY PRISCO
26, INSURANCE BROKER
What’s your favourite local restaurant?
“Paglionico is a simple option: typical
cuisine, good prices and right in the
heart of the Old Town [
23 Via Vallisa;
tel: +39 330 433 018
].”
What’s your favourite neighbourhood
bar? “Local wines are on the menu at Le
Chat Noir – an old bookshop with a really
pleasant atmosphere [
4 Via Re Manfredi;
tel: +39 080 914 9755
].”
Can you give us a secret local’s tip? “It’s
quite typical in Italy to stop by an all-night
bakery on your way home from a club for
some cheap, post-party nosh. The Pagano
bakery is the best – try the bread stuffed
with gherkins and salami [
38 Via Giovanni
Amendola; tel:+39 080 553 7360
].”