ZiaMaria — Restaurant in Bari

In my opinion, this place is receiving more praise than it deserves. The long queue of people waiting is off-putting, and none of the staff members are capable of speaking English. Despite my girlfriend's knowledge of Italian, she struggled to understand their strong dialect. Thankfully, a helpful local in the queue came to our rescue and translated for us. However, the person behind the bar showed a lack of effort by skipping our order and attending to someone else.

The quality of the food is below average, especially when compared to other establishments in Bari. Considering the price, it would be more worthwhile to dine at a decent restaurant with better service. Three stars seem sufficient to reflect...

We were really late for dinner after a long day and after discovering that all restaurants have closed, a local barista recommended zia Maria as the last option instead of McDonald’s. We were totally surprised by how amazing and tasty the sandwiches were for fast food options.They are made on the spot and the fries were freshly fried and hot. If you ever ran out of choice, definitely grab some sandwiches and...

One of our favorite places while we stayed in Bari!!! Yes long wait for food, yes they don’t speak English but I don’t speak Italian either so was a little difficult to communicate, but didn’t matter we LOVED the porchetta sandwich and left it up to the chefs to make it however they’d like! Absolutely delicious!!!! Highly...