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Tagliatelle with king prawn, squid and cherry tomatoes

Caffè Cavour Restaurant in Ostuni

Adriatic fish, pasta and meat from the Apulian tradition, in the heart of Ostuni.

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Our cuisine

The chef’s dishes

Sea and land of Apulia, seasonal ingredients and Fabrizio Nacci’s cooking since 1999.

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The menu

A taste

Starters

  • Fresh salmon carpaccio with juniper and fine salts.
  • Warm seafood salad.
  • Slow-cooked artichokes with Grana cheese and black truffle.

First courses

  • Panciotti pasta filled with scamorza cheese and aubergine, served with cherry tomatoes.
  • Orecchiette with anchovy sauce, olives, capers, pine nuts and walnuts.
  • Spaghetti with octopus and red onion.

Main courses

  • Lamb shank with potatoes and carrots.
  • Grilled local beef fillet or entrecôte.
  • Grilled sausages and bombette, traditional Apulian meat rolls.

Indicative price range: €20–60 per person

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Seasonal Apulian cuisine in Ostuni

Seafood and meat dishes, following the seasons

Caffè Cavour Restaurant is at Corso C. Benso di Cavour 5, a short walk from the centre of Ostuni. Since 1999, chef Fabrizio Nacci has welcomed guests to the rooms of a historic underground olive mill, with cooking rooted in the flavours of Puglia and the seasons.

Our cooking includes seafood and meat dishes: explore our Apulian menu. Supporting local farming and making the most of simple, genuine ingredients are part of our idea of hospitality.

To plan your visit, see how to find us in Ostuni or request a table. Booking requests are valid after confirmation from the restaurant. You can also call us on +39 0831 301709.

Beneath Corso Cavour, where olive oil was pressed for centuries, the table is now set. Since 1999 Fabrizio Nacci’s cooking has told the story of Apulia, from the sea and the land.

Old millstone from the underground olive mill in OstuniLaid tables in the cave dining room of Caffè Cavour, lit up in the evening

Year 1100

An olive mill carved into the rock

Welcome

Where olive oil was once kept safe, we now welcome you to the table

Our story

Nine centuries in four chapters

The stone millwheel of the underground olive mill at Caffè Cavour, under the rock vault

1100

The underground mill

The mill dates back to the year 1100. Olive oil was produced and stored underground, safe from looters.

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Lit oil lantern

Lamp oil

Lighting Europe

Before electricity, lamp oil from Ostuni’s mills fuelled the lamps of homes and streets as far as Northern Europe.

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Long table laid in the stone dining room of Caffè Cavour

1999

The restaurant opens

Fabrizio Nacci turns the mill into a restaurant, preserving the oil decantation basins and the tunnel once used to carry olives.

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Pasta with mussels and clams at Caffè Cavour

Today

Tradition and seasons

Typical Apulian dishes made with local ingredients, where tradition and innovation coexist.

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Ostuni, the White City, at sunset

A short walk from the historic centre

Whitewashed houses and winding lanes frame your visit.

Corso C. Benso di Cavour, 5, 72017 Ostuni (BR)

Closed on Mondays

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The cave dining room of Caffè Cavour Restaurant in Ostuni

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Reservations are valid only after confirmation from the restaurant.

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or call +39 0831 301709