Il Riccio
Capri, Italy · No. 38 on the list
Blue-and-white cliffside, dessert room worth the swim.
Regulars: Yacht-season regulars · Order: Spaghetti with sea urchin
Celebrity Favorites · Italy
Celebrity Italian Restaurants in Capri & Amalfi
Where do celebrities eat on Capri and the Amalfi Coast?
Il Riccio, La Fontelina, Lo Scoglio, Don Alfonso 1890 — 4 rooms in Capri & the Amalfi Coast where the regulars are famous and the pasta earns it.
This is yacht-season territory: cliffside lunch tables, a beach club built on rocks, and the Nerano kitchen that made a zucchini pasta world-famous. Every chef who films in Italy ends up at one of these four, usually with a boat tied up nearby.
The 4 tables, in Larry’s order
| Restaurant | Known for | Order this |
|---|---|---|
| Il RiccioCapri | Yacht-season regulars | Spaghetti with sea urchin |
| La FontelinaCapri | Beach-club celebrity set | Lunch by the Faraglioni |
| Lo ScoglioNerano | Every chef who films in Italy | Spaghetti alla Nerano |
| Don Alfonso 1890Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi | Amalfi coast regulars | The garden's own vegetables |
Larry’s notes, table by table
La Fontelina
Capri, Italy · No. 39 on the list
Rocks, ravioli capresi, and a bill you'll forgive.
Regulars: Beach-club celebrity set · Order: Lunch by the Faraglioni
Lo Scoglio
Nerano, Italy · No. 40 on the list
Zucchini and provolone del monaco. Simplicity as a flex.
Regulars: Every chef who films in Italy · Order: Spaghetti alla Nerano
Don Alfonso 1890
Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy · No. 41 on the list
Their farm feeds the kitchen; the cellar is carved into rock.
Regulars: Amalfi coast regulars · Order: The garden's own vegetables
How to actually get a table in Capri & Amalfi
Lunch, not dinner, and book weeks ahead in July and August. Several of these are reachable most easily by boat.
Menus, owners and reputations change. Larry’s rule stands: call ahead.
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