La Bella Idrusa

People have spoken about how amazing Italian food can be well I have to start by saying you will 100% experience an extraordinary dining experience at La Bella Idrusa, Otranto Italy. La Bella Idrusa one of if not the best places I have ever been blessed to dine at. The food is not churned out for the numbers you will see waiting to access this fine dining experience. The food is defiantly made from the heart and the attention to detail head chef Mario goes to, to ensure guests receive the best quality local produce is second to none. Every dish Mario and his team prepares shows how passionate and committed they are producing exceptional food, which I have to say made every dish truly remarkable. La Bella Idrusa is the most welcoming restaurant I’ve been to, the hospitality is exemplary and the team do all they can to ensure you receive an exceptional dinning experience. Yes they are busy and at times, especially at weekends when there will be a huge queue outside the restaurant, you just have to ask yourself why? Just trust when I say it’s worth the wait. If you have a special function in mind and want a dedicated team to provide unbelievable food don’t be afraid to ask the team if they can accommodate your special occasion. I hope my pictures do the food justice. Thank you, Mario, Franco, Nadia, Marco, and the entire team at La Bella Idrisa. I will continue to share what a beautiful place Otranto and restaurant La Bella Idrusa are to visit.

Visited 11Jan2026, out of season, fantastic experience, excellent food, the owners very kind. You must try the Sagne! Fish meat or veggy/mussels. Uniiques

Had a nice dinner here with generous portions and lovely service!

in short: little taste for a lot of money! unfortunately the food quality was much below the stunning atmosphere. each dish we had (parmigiana, la bella idrusa, pizza balsamica) was lacking in taste & complexity. e.g. i've never had dried tomatoes or capers with as little flavor as here. the staff was friendly but too rushed to clean plates off our table in 30 mins.

Great Pizzeria buzzing with life. Very busy at about 19:00. Tasty huge pizza and great wine choice too

There is a reason why there is always a line to get a table here! The food is really good and it is worth the wait. It’s really hard to make a pizza that stands out amongst so many other restaurants that make pizza. I think that La Bella Idrusa is able to stand out amongst the competition with a very light crust and a bold pizza sauce. I’ve eaten so much pizza this week and this is the only one that I will remember.

It was a rainy windy evening but the staff made the experience very warm. Lovely break from entirely seafood pasta menu. Had casarecce with mussels, Fagioli and pecorino and it was delicious. Also recommend the tris of bruschetta di mare.

Delicious pizza, very nice staff and long queue but it worth the wait in my opinion. Owner and staff are doing their best from what I saw, it’s just too many people to serve. We waited for 1 hour but the pizza was worth it :)