Puglia Street Food: Focaccia Barese and Panzerotti

Deep-fried calzones and oily cherry tomato focaccia on the streets of Bari and Lecce.

Written by ETH Editorial Team

Published: Aug 15, 2026 • Fact-checked by ETH Editorial Team

• The Street Food Paradise of Southern Italy

The Street Food Paradise of Southern Italy

Puglia’s street food is deeply affordable, olive-oil rich, and steeped in tradition.

Focaccia Barese (€2.00 a slice): Dough made with boiled potatoes and semolina, pressed with sweet roasted cherry tomatoes, black olives, and bathed in local extra virgin olive oil.
Panzerotto Fritto (€2.50): Crescent-shaped pocket of yeast dough stuffed with tomato sauce and mozzarella, deep-fried until golden and eaten boiling hot.
Pasticciotto Leccese (€2.00): Salento’s defining breakfast pastry: shortcrust pastry filled with lemon-scented vanilla custard.

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