La Lopa
A cozy cave restaurant in the Sassi district specializing in traditional home-style Lucanian cuisine, featuring a basement screening room showing films shot in Matera.
This cave restaurant is divided into several intimate spaces and features a basement screening room that plays a 20-minute montage of films shot in Matera. The menu focuses on traditional Lucanian cuisine, featuring broad bean purée with chicory, crapiata (a traditional legume and grain stew), crispy sweet peppers, and burnt wheat orecchiette, with vegetarian options also available. The average price is around €30-50, though some diners feel the portions are on the smaller side. It holds a 4.6 rating on Tripadvisor, and booking in advance is recommended. Located at Via Bruno Buozzi 13, right next to the main steps of the Sassi district, accessible on foot.
Opening hours
Tue 19:00-21:45; Wed-Sun 12:30-14:30, 19:00-21:45; Closed Mon (Tuesday lunch hours vary by source)
Nearby sights
- Palazzo Lanfranchi
- Sasso Caveoso
- Convicinio di Sant'Antonio
- Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario
- Santa Maria de Idris
- Domenico Ridola National Archaeological Museum
- Church of San Pietro Caveoso
- MUSMA