Discover the best pizza in Puglia

Puglia bakes its identity into the dough. In Bari, the everyday staple is focaccia barese, a soft, olive-oil-rich round studded with cherry tomatoes and olives, often made with semola and a little potato in the dough. Down in the Salento, Lecce pairs a baroque old town with its own baking habits and a lively pizzeria scene. Across the region you get sun-driven toppings: tomatoes, olives, greens and local cheeses. Did you know focaccia barese traditionally uses durum-wheat semola and a boiled potato for a lighter, longer-lasting crumb? These are the spots we rank highest in Puglia, by the pizza, not the photos.