La Fontelina opened in 1949 as a humble beach shack eatery directly opposite Capri's Faraglioni rock stacks, according to Vogue's own Capri guide, and has been run by the same families for more than fifty years since. It's one of the clubs in this guide where getting there is genuinely part of the experience — there's no sand, only limestone slabs and the club's well-known blue-and-white striped beach chairs.
What it's known for
Vogue's Capri guide describes lunch at La Fontelina as effectively compulsory for a visit — a trip here "always includes lunch," and books up quickly, like every beach club on this stretch of coast. The setting itself, a rock platform rather than a beach, is as much the draw as the food; the club's own site is built almost entirely around explaining how to physically reach it, which says something about how central access is to the whole experience.
Booking
Booking ahead is effectively required — La Fontelina opens its reservations each spring and fills quickly through the season. No minimum spend or deposit figure is published on the pages checked for this guide.
What isn't confirmed
Exact hours, dress code, a children's policy and accessibility information for reduced mobility aren't stated on the pages checked for this guide — worth noting given the venue is reached by a steep path or a boat, which rules out easy step-free access regardless of what the club itself might publish.
Getting there
La Fontelina (see it on the map) is reached on foot in around 30 minutes from Capri's town centre, via Via Camerelle, Via Tragara and the path to the Faraglioni — or by the club's own shuttle boat from Marina Piccola, which the site says runs every 30 minutes through the afternoon, sea conditions permitting. There's no road access to the club itself.
"Opened in 1949, La Fontelina began as a humble beach shack eatery but it didn't take long for the jet set to discover it in the '60s."
— Vogue
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