"We just spent a week touring Puglia at the end of May, beginning of June, 2019. The very best meal we had anywhere at any price was at La Tana. We found out about it from the Michelin Red Guide to Italy, which we have used for many, many years, but not always found to be totally reliable. In this case, they were spot on. La Tana is a two minute walk (at most from the Ducal Palace. We drove from our hotel outside of town and found parking easily, right in front of the restaurant. We had a simple primo, with home made pasta resembling the picci we frequently get in Tuscany, with an excellent tomato based sauce. Our main course was a slow cooked lamb (mutton? dish with caramelized pearl onions. We love lamb, and this was, just possibly, the best we have ever eaten anywhere, including at home, where we eat lamb frequently. To drink, we had a Primitivo by Castello Monaci, called Artas (vintage 2016 , which was easily the biggest and best Primitivo we had during the week. It reminded us of some of the very best Bolgheri we have had, earthy, minerally, and thoroughly delicious. The waiter recommended it, and we were delighted. The price was astonishingly low."
