Bar Ristorante Hemingway's Bistrot

Hemingway’s Italian Bar & Restaurant was one of the highlights of our time in Matera! From the moment we arrived, the service was absolutely exceptional — warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming without ever feeling rushed. The food was incredible, beautifully prepared and full of flavor, and the wine selection was fantastic. Every dish we ordered was delicious, and the entire evening felt like such a special experience. The atmosphere was intimate, charming, and perfectly suited to a night out in beautiful Matera. It’s rare to find a restaurant where the food, wine, service, and ambiance all come together so perfectly, but Hemingway’s truly delivered. We would absolutely return and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Matera. A wonderful experience from start to finish!

We had a lovely dinner and the kids loved their pizza However the grilled chicken salad was very disappointing. When you advertise on the menu grilled chicken salad you expect to get grilled chicken .. the salad consists of lettuce with hardly any chicken that tasted like it was boiled. Surely it’s not that hard to grill some chicken.

I ordered meatballs in a tomato sauce, what I got was 4 meatballs on a plate with a little bit of tomato sauce on top of each meatball. They were a bit dry and would have been better with more sauce but they were OK. This cost 15 euro way over priced for what I got. Waiters seemed disinterested in their job and not very friendly. Had better and cheaper meals in matera

Fantastic food. We actually had 3 visits for dessert after a disappointing meal elsewhere, brunch and dinner. The food was superb, full of flavour and as described. We had superb service from Onofrio who was doing some huge hours. We are both small business owners so really appreciated how he interacts and communicates with his clients. It was obvious he has some ownership in Hemingway as we did not see the same dedication elsewhere in our 4 week Italian trip. Recommend anytime of the day.

Terrible food. The Primavera pizza doesn’t even resemble a real pizza. It’s a hard piece of undercooked dough. There was no mozzarella to be found, and the toppings were very poor. This was the worst pizza I’ve had in Italy. I do not recommend this place — avoid it at all costs.