Piadina Salentina
A celebrated street food spot in Lecce, offering a unique fusion of Romagna's piadina with local Salento ingredients and diverse dough options.
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Piadina Salentina
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Must-see attractions
A celebrated street food spot in Lecce, offering a unique fusion of Romagna's piadina with local Salento ingredients and diverse dough options.
Use Google Translate for Ordering
Take a photo of the menu in Google Translate for easy, word-by-word translation assistance.
Custom Orders & Flexibility
Be clear with custom requests, but expect flexibility as some ingredients may not always be available.
Quick Facts
Cuisine
Italian
Price
$
Phone
+39 389 659 4307
Address
Via Vito Fazzi, 2, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
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Unique Regional Fusion Piadinas
Experience a delightful blend of Romagna's piadina recipe with local Salento ingredients, using extra virgin olive oil.
Extensive Dough and Filling Variety
Offers diverse dough options like gluten-free, cereal, vegan, and turmeric, plus flavorful fillings from salmon to seitan.
Prime Location & Street Food Award
Located in Lecce's main square, this eatery was awarded for quality street food in 2017.
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Use Google Translate for Ordering
Take a photo of the menu in Google Translate for easy, word-by-word translation assistance.
Custom Orders & Flexibility
Be clear with custom requests, but expect flexibility as some ingredients may not always be available.
Visit Off-Peak Hours
To avoid long queues, especially during busy evenings or peak times, consider visiting during off-peak hours.
Don't Fear the Vegan Kebab
The vegan kebab is a popular, cheap, and generously portioned option for plant-based diners.
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Use Google Translate for Ordering
Take a photo of the menu in Google Translate for easy, word-by-word translation assistance.
Custom Orders & Flexibility
Be clear with custom requests, but expect flexibility as some ingredients may not always be available.
Visit Off-Peak Hours
To avoid long queues, especially during busy evenings or peak times, consider visiting during off-peak hours.
Don't Fear the Vegan Kebab
The vegan kebab is a popular, cheap, and generously portioned option for plant-based diners.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Piadina Salentina offers a unique fusion of regional recipes with a wide variety of doughs and fillings, including excellent vegan options. Diners praise the fresh ingredients and generous portions, making it a popular spot in Lecce's main square. However, some reviews mention a decline in quality and longer wait times, with concerns about the piadina not being made fresh to order.
"A fabulous spot, has something for everyone including lots of vegans and vegetarian options, also plenty of meat, fish, vege, cheeses. After ordering we realised you can create your own, but was just a tad too difficult with translating and the language barrier so we ordered off the menu and added extras.
Use google translate to order as the server speaks no English. It was super easy with translate, including adding extras etc she understood and made them exactly how we ordered. Also FYI very handy to take a photo of the menu in google translate and it translates the whole menu to English etc for you, rather than faffing with individual word translations.
I ordered no. 17 (€7) smoked salmon, rocket, stracciatella and avocado cream. I added burrata and tomatoes took it to €9. I asked for both burrata and the stracciatella she said there’s no stracciatella, so she offered a different cheese instead. She was very patient and flexible. It was delicious and very filling! My partner got the vegan seitan which was great! Huge amounts of fillings inside the piadina, we were full for hours!
Highly recommend you stop here for lunch in the main square."
Joelle Farminer
"The piadinas made here are very tasty, fresh and made on the spot! I ordered two piadinas (#17 & #8), which were both delicious and can’t wait to try more!
The owner is also very friendly and nice!"
Elizabeth Tam
"Very good food. Bit of a wait if got a queue for food to be cooked but worth it."
Huanjia Yang
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Frequently Asked Questions
A piadina is a type of Italian flatbread, originating from the Romagna region, typically filled with various ingredients.
Yes, they have a variety of vegan doughs and fillings, including a popular vegan kebab.
Yes, you can customize your piadina, but be aware that some ingredients may not always be available.
It's advised to visit during off-peak hours to avoid long queues, especially during evenings.
Yes, Piadina Salentina offers gluten-free dough options.
It can be challenging due to the language barrier, but using translation apps like Google Translate can help.
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We all know that piadina is certainly not a local dish born in Salento and Puglia. However Piadina Salentina (Awarded by Gambero Rosso in 2017) has enjoyed great success for many years because it has been able to combine the contamination between the recipe from Romagna and the typical ingredients of the south and Salento, replacing the lard with extra virgin olive oil. The reason for the success of this small piadineria, overlooking the Roman Amphitheater and Piazza Santo Oronzo, lies in the variety of the recipes and in the incredible variety of doughs (gluten-free, cereals, vegan, turmeric etc.) and always very digestible.
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Another cheap option on the main square is this piadina (flatbread) takeaway. You can choose meat, seitan, vegetables or cheese. Piadinas start from €5.
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