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Best Restaurants to Impress Clients in Capri
Four square miles. Three Michelin stars across two restaurants. A season that runs Easter to mid-October and a winter that takes most of the island offline. Capri client dinners are an exercise in scheduling more than menu choice — the question is not whether you'll book L'Olivo, it's whether you'll get the seat you want when you do. Below: seven rooms ranked.
7 restaurants
Updated May 20, 2026
Marco Conti, Italy
Capri is a small island with a disproportionate concentration of fine dining. The current Michelin total — two stars at L'Olivo, one at Il Riccio (the Capri Palace's beach club), and one at Le Monzù at the Hotel Punta Tragara — gives the island a star-to-square-mile ratio higher than most major Italian cities. The reason is the visiting clientele: the island runs on yachts and helicopters from June through September, and the hotels build their dining programmes accordingly.
For a client visit, the planning constraints sit outside the kitchens. Boats from Naples take forty to fifty minutes and the last public hydrofoil leaves at 20:00 in shoulder season — a dinner at L'Olivo in Anacapri followed by a public boat back to Naples does not work. Either stay on the island or book a private return slot at 22:30 or 23:00. The other constraint is the season: most of this list closes mid-October through Easter. For client trips in November and February, only the year-round picks (Aurora, La Capannina) are available.
Seven rooms, ranked. Verdict in italics; reasoning, address and booking note in plain prose underneath.
Impress ClientsTwo Michelin Stars
Andrea Migliaccio's two-star kitchen at the Capri Palace in Anacapri — the island's headline meal, vegetable-led, set in a white-stone garden — book it for the client who tracks Michelin.
Why it ranks #1. L'Olivo sits inside the Capri Palace Jumeirah hotel at Via Capodimonte 14 in Anacapri, ten minutes by taxi from the Anacapri funicular and twenty minutes by road from the Marina Grande harbour. Chef Andrea Migliaccio has held two Michelin stars at the kitchen since 2013 — the longest-standing two-star kitchen on the island. The cooking is modern Italian rooted in vegetable cookery: a tomato course built across three plates and a bread, a langoustine with almond and basil, a risotto with sea urchin and lemon leaf. The dining room is a white-stone court with olive trees and the open kitchen visible at the back; service is jacketed and the wine programme runs deep on Campania, Sicily, and Champagne.
The numbers. Tasting menu €240 per head; wine pairing from €165. Address: Via Capodimonte 14, 80071 Anacapri. Open April through October. Reservation through capripalace.com or +39 081 978 0560 six to eight weeks out for July and August, three to four weeks for shoulder season.
Book it for: the client who tracks Michelin guides and the meal that has to be the headline of the trip.
Impress ClientsOne Michelin Star
A one-Michelin-star seafood restaurant on the rocks near the Blue Grotto — boat-up service from yachts in season, whitewashed terrace, the seafood spaghetti that justifies the trip — fly in for it once.
Why it ranks #2. Il Riccio is the Capri Palace's beach club restaurant, set on the rocks above the Blue Grotto at Via Gradola 4-6 in Anacapri. The kitchen holds one Michelin star and is run by the same team that runs L'Olivo. The dining terrace is whitewashed and small — roughly forty seats inside, sixty on the cliff terrace — and the lunch service is the island's signature event: yachts moor below, guests are tendered up the cliff, and the meal lands by 14:00. The signature dish is the linguine ai ricci di mare (sea urchin pasta) with Amalfi lemon zest, on the menu since the restaurant earned its first star. The dessert temptation room — a glass-walled larder where you choose dessert before service — has been on the floor for decades.
The numbers. A la carte €170–230 per head before wine; tasting menu €195. Address: Via Gradola 4-6, 80071 Anacapri. Open April through October. Reservation through capripalace.com four to six weeks out for August weekends.
Book it for: a Friday lunch for a client arriving by boat from Positano or Amalfi.
Impress ClientsOne Michelin Star
Le Cabaret of the Punta Tragara hotel on Capri's eastern cliff — one Michelin star, the Faraglioni framing the dining terrace, a kitchen that calibrates to the view — reserve weeks ahead.
Why it ranks #3. Le Monzù occupies the cliff terrace at the Hotel Punta Tragara at Via Tragara 57 in Capri town — the building was designed by Le Corbusier for the Vismara family in the 1920s and is now the island's most-Instagrammed dining setting. The terrace looks directly down onto the three Faraglioni rocks. The kitchen has held one Michelin star and runs a modern Italian programme: Mediterranean fish brought up from the boats below the cliff, hand-cut pasta with Sorrento walnuts, a sub-region-led wine list of Campania producers. The dining room is small (around fifty seats) and the sunset slot fills first.
The numbers. Tasting menu €185 per head; a la carte €130–180. Address: Via Tragara 57, 80073 Capri. Open April through October. Reservation through hoteltragara.com six weeks out for sunset in July and August.
Book it for: the client who wants the Faraglioni in the dinner photograph.
Impress ClientsOne Michelin Star
A one-Michelin-star Capri-town room two minutes from the Piazzetta — modern Capri cuisine, a small garden terrace, walkable from the funicular — book it for a 21:00 dinner that ends with a walk.
Why it ranks #4. Mammà at Via Madre Serafina 6 sits two minutes' walk from the Piazzetta in Capri town. The room has held one Michelin star for over a decade and runs a refined Capri cuisine programme: pezzogna acquapazza, ravioli capresi, a deconstructed Caprese that Andrea Migliaccio's team also influences. The garden terrace is small and intimate — the rest of the dining room is whitewashed walls and traditional Capri tile. Walkable from the funicular and the Quisisana, which makes it the easiest fine-dining seat to pair with a 18:30 client cocktail in the Piazzetta.
The numbers. A la carte €120–160 per head before wine; tasting menu €155. Address: Via Madre Serafina 6, 80073 Capri. Open Easter through October. Reservation through ristorantemamma.com three to four weeks out.
Book it for: a Piazzetta-aperitivo-then-dinner client evening.
Impress ClientsLemon Trees
Dinner under a canopy of fruiting lemon trees on the slope to Marina Grande — touristy and worth it once — try it once for a client who has never seen the lemon-tree photograph in person.
Why it ranks #5. Da Paolino at Via Palazzo a Mare 11 sits on the road from Marina Grande up to Capri town. The dining room is the famous one — outdoor tables set under a canopy of working lemon trees, fruit hanging at table height through the summer. The cooking is traditional Capri trattoria: pacchero with mussels and Provola di Vico, baked sea bream in salt crust, a homemade limoncello at the end. The signature is the lemon-meringue dessert that arrives in a hollowed half-lemon. The room is large (around 200 seats), service is brisk, and the photograph is the asset. For an evening that needs an image more than a tasting menu, this is the booking.
The numbers. A la carte €85–115 per head before wine. Address: Via Palazzo a Mare 11, 80073 Capri. Open May through September. Reservation through paolinocapri.com three to four weeks out for July and August.
Book it for: the client who came for the postcard — Da Paolino is the postcard.
Impress ClientsGrand Hotel Dining
The Grand Hotel Quisisana's flagship dining room — modern Italian fine dining inside the island's most-established hotel, an Italian-classic wine cellar — pencil it in for an in-house client meal.
Why it ranks #6. Quisi is the principal restaurant of the Grand Hotel Quisisana on Via Camerelle 2, the centre of Capri town. The Quisisana has operated since 1845 and the dining programme reflects that depth — modern Italian fine dining served in a high-ceilinged room with French doors opening onto a garden terrace. The cooking is a step lighter than L'Olivo: a serious crudo programme, hand-cut pasta with local fish, an aged ribeye from Tuscany for two. The wine list is the deepest hotel cellar on the island. Use this room when the client is staying at the Quisisana or the Tiberio and the priority is convenience.
The numbers. A la carte €130–180 per head before wine; tasting menu €175. Address: Via Camerelle 2, 80073 Capri. Open March through November. Reservation through quisisana.com two to three weeks out.
Book it for: the in-house client dinner — feet-to-room in five minutes.
Impress ClientsOpen Year-Round
A 1904 institution on Via Fuorlovado, the island's oldest restaurant — pizza all'acqua, Capri salads, year-round opening — try it once for a winter client visit when the rest of the list is closed.
Why it ranks #7. Aurora at Via Fuorlovado 18 was founded in 1904 and has been run by the D'Alessio family for four generations. The dining room — front terrace on a stone-paved street, larger room behind — is the island's longest-standing restaurant and the one most-loved by visiting Italian celebrities since the 1950s. The cooking is traditional: a "pizza all'acqua" thin crust with mozzarella di bufala, Caprese salad with the freshest tomatoes on the island in season, fresh pasta with vongole. The wine list is local and honestly priced. The crucial detail: Aurora stays open year-round, which makes it the only client-grade booking on the island in January and February.
The numbers. A la carte €70–105 per head before wine. Address: Via Fuorlovado 18, 80073 Capri. Open year-round. Reservation through auroracapri.com one to two weeks out.
Book it for: a winter client visit or a long Sunday lunch when the rest of the list closes.
Notes on the season
Three planning points dominate Capri client dinners. First, the closing months. Most of the list above runs Easter through October — L'Olivo, Il Riccio, Le Monzù, Mammà, Da Paolino and Quisi all close mid-October and reopen at Easter. For November through March, the only fine-dining options are Aurora and a handful of year-round hotel kitchens.
Second, the boat schedule. Public hydrofoils from Naples and Sorrento run hourly through high season and end around 20:00 in shoulder season. A client dinner that finishes at 22:30 in Anacapri requires either an island overnight or a private boat back to Naples. Build the return into the booking from the start.
Third, the geography. Capri town and Anacapri sit on opposite ends of the island, twenty minutes apart by taxi or twelve minutes by public bus over the saddle. L'Olivo and Il Riccio are both Anacapri-side; the other five picks are in Capri town. For a client staying at the Quisisana, the funicular-to-Piazzetta-walk-down is the way to everything in Capri town; reaching L'Olivo or Il Riccio requires a taxi each way.
FAQ
Which Capri restaurant has two Michelin stars?
L'Olivo at the Capri Palace Jumeirah hotel in Anacapri. The kitchen has been led by chef Andrea Migliaccio for over a decade and has held two Michelin stars consistently. The tasting menu runs €240 per head before wine; the dining room is a white-stone court with olive trees and a small open kitchen at the back. Closed in winter; runs from April through October.
How short is the Capri season?
Roughly Easter to mid-October. Most fine dining on the island — including L'Olivo, Il Riccio, Le Monzù and Da Paolino — closes between mid-October and Easter. The handful of year-round rooms (Aurora, La Capannina, a few of the hotel kitchens at the Quisisana) handle the winter local trade. For a client dinner, June and September are the calmest months; July and August are the most expensive and the most crowded.
How do clients get to Capri?
Two routes. Public hydrofoil from Naples or Sorrento — forty to fifty minutes — runs hourly through high season. Private boat from Naples, Positano or Sorrento — anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours depending on origin and weather. For a client visit, the private boat is the line item that makes the rest of the day work; arrange a return slot for the late evening so the dinner does not run against a ferry schedule.
Is the funicular reliable for clients staying in Capri town?
Yes, but with caveats. The funicular runs from the Marina Grande harbour to the Piazzetta in three minutes every fifteen, from roughly 06:30 to past midnight in season. It does close briefly on Sundays and during high winds. From the Piazzetta to L'Olivo in Anacapri requires a separate ten-minute taxi or the public bus; clients staying at the Quisisana or the Tiberio can walk to most picks on this list except L'Olivo and Il Riccio.
How far ahead do I need to book L'Olivo or Le Monzù?
Six to eight weeks for July and August, three to four weeks for shoulder season (May, June, September). Both rooms hold a limited number of two-tops and the sunset slots fill first. Tell the GM at booking it's a client dinner; both rooms will route the table accordingly. Il Riccio's lunch on the rocks is the harder booking — six weeks for August weekends.
What's the dress code situation on Capri?
Italian smart casual at dinner — closed shoes, ironed shirt, jacket optional. The exceptions are Da Paolino under the lemon trees (resort-casual; sandals are fine) and Il Riccio at lunch (beach-club register; an unbuttoned linen shirt over swim shorts is standard). Avoid logo athleisure at any of the dinner picks; the room reads it within ten seconds of arrival.