La Rondinella

Capri


Graham Greene's favourite hang-out when he lived in these parts, La Rondinella sits in the heart of whitewashed Anacapri. Who knows what literary nuggets the author dreamt up as he sat at his preferred corner table, or whether, like contemporary visitors, he found inspiration in the linguine alla ciammura, a pasta dish with a creamy anchovy, garlic and parsley sauce.

The torta di mandorle (chocolate and almond tart) sits like an epilogue at the end of the menu crying out to be tasted.


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