The panoramic table has to be asked for by name
At Corricella the places on the railing and on the quay are few. When you book, specify that you want one: otherwise they give you the dining room.
Ranking
The best restaurants in Procida
Ordered by what they give you back, not by how much of it can be seen from the quay. The two cheapest addresses are at the top.
Written by
Marta AmbrosinoFollows the island's cooking, starting from the lemon pane. Eats where residents eat, and writes up what did not work too.
Updated
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Insider tips
Look at the menu on display
Almost no place publishes its prices online. The menu in the case by the door is the only reliable price list you will find.
Order what exists only here
Lemon pesto at Da Girone, cicarelle at Da Mariano, pescatora povera at La Medusa. The rest of the fish you will eat identically all round the gulf.
Out of season, always telephone
From November to March half the kitchens close or open only at weekends. One call saves you crossing the island for nothing.
On the island you eat well and you pay for the view. They are two different things and this ranking tries to keep them apart: the two addresses in the lowest price bracket, Assafà and Fuego, have higher ratings than much more famous places looking over the water. That said, the numbers here have to be handled with care: the ratings are the ones published on TripAdvisor and recorded on 9 September 2026, the review counts are rounded because they fluctuate from page to page, and prices appear only where somebody has actually verified them.
One clarification is needed before we begin: no restaurant on Procida has a Michelin star or a Bib Gourmand. If you read the opposite, it is not the case. And if you want the complete picture of the island’s cooking, produce included, it is in the guide to what to eat in Procida: here we talk only about where to sit down.
Ranked list
- 1
Assafà
Budget bracketThirty covers between the dining room and the tables in the square, on the belvedere that looks over the Corricella and the climb to Terra Murata. Fresh fish starters, catch of the day, home-made fried dishes and Campanian seasonal vegetables, with stated vegetarian options, takeaway and delivery on the island. 4.6/5 on about 150 TripAdvisor reviews, Travellers’ Choice 2025, cited by Lonely Planet 2025 and by the Guide du Routard 2025.
Why it made the list: The highest rating on the island sits in the lowest price bracket, with one of the best views. The limit is the size: thirty covers go quickly.
- 2
La Conchiglia
About 40 EUR a headIt is down on the Chiaia beach, and you get there by going down 170 steps from Via Pizzaco or by sea from Corricella, on transport the restaurant arranges and which is worth confirming when you book. On the menu, fresh pasta made properly — stracci with mussels and broccoli, caramelle of ricotta and prawns in a white mussel sauce, squid stuffed with ricotta in tomato — and the frittura di paranza, the mixed small fry. About 40 EUR a head, price verified. Open from Easter to November, 12:00–16:00 and 19:00–23:00.
Why it made the list: It is the place residents name when you ask where you eat best. It has no verifiable public rating, so what weighs in the ranking is local reputation and not a number. Not advised for anyone who does not feel up to climbing the steps again.
- 3
Caracalé
About 40 EUR a headA dining room made out of a restored former boat store, with vaults and exposed stone, on the Corricella quay. Spaghetti ai ricci, cannellini bean and mussel soup, seared cuttlefish with a julienne of raw courgette, pesce bandiera, the scabbardfish, fried in batter “alla parmigiana”, seared tuna. 4.3/5 on about 1,000 reviews. About 40 EUR a head, price verified. Open all year, but from January to March on Saturdays and Sundays only; closed on Tuesdays.
Why it made the list: Solid cooking at a price you know before you sit down, and one of the few addresses that stays open in winter. The sea urchins, though, are not guaranteed: the harvest is subject to limits.
- 4
Re Ferdinando
Mid bracketWorking since 1960, with a panoramic terrace over the gulf a few metres from the quay. It is a steakhouse as well as a fish restaurant, and that makes it the only real alternative to the island’s fish monoculture: grilled meat on one side, spaghetti ai ricci on the other. 4.5/5 on about 470 TripAdvisor reviews.
Why it made the list: The second highest rating on the island and the only menu that does not oblige you to eat fish. Extremely convenient for anyone arriving or leaving the same day.
- 5
Fuego
Budget bracketIn practice the only pizzeria looking over the Corricella quay, with simple fish dishes alongside the pizzas. 4.4/5 on about 1,070 reviews: a high figure on a wide base, which is the best way to read a rating. Monday to Friday it opens only in the evening, Saturday and Sunday at lunchtime as well.
Why it made the list: With children or on a tight budget it is the obvious choice in the village: you pay the low bracket and you look at the same view as the 40 EUR tables.
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Da Mariano
Mid bracketOn the Chiaiolella marina, with a view over the bay and the headland of Santa Margherita. Tradition with a little more technique: pasta with cicarelle, the local wedge clams, and ravioli stuffed with aubergine. 4.4/5 on about 480 reviews, with gluten-free options indicated.
Why it made the list: The best compromise on the south coast and one of the few addresses that states anything about special diets. The cicarelle are a dish you will not find at Corricella.
- 7
La Lampara
Mid bracketAt the highest and most panoramic point of the bay, attached to the Hotel La Corricella. Tortelli and linguine with sea urchin, tuna with pistachio, seafood caponata, grilled octopus. 4.3/5 on about 1,400 reviews: it is the most reviewed restaurant on the island on TripAdvisor.
Why it made the list: It is the postcard you can eat, and the cooking stands up to the comparison. The table on the railing above the bay has to be booked well ahead: without it, the view is a different matter.
- 8
Da Girone
20–40 EURA terrace over the sea on the Chiaiolella seafront. It is the address where the cooking of the limone pane really reaches the table: linguine with lemon pesto and clams or mussels, insalata di limoni, lemon and aubergine polpette, as well as squid polpette and fried squid with potatoes. Limoncello on the house with the bill. 4.1/5 on about 1,100 reviews; verified bracket 20–40 EUR.
Why it made the list: No other restaurant on the island builds so much on its one exclusive product. The opening hours, though, do not agree between the sources: telephone before crossing the island.
- 9
Il Pescatore
Mid bracketA panoramic terrace on the Corricella quay, with online booking through Tablein instead of by telephone. Octopus, paccheri with swordfish, salmon in a pistachio crust. 4.1/5 on about 630 reviews. Closed on Mondays; two sittings, 12:30–14:30 and 19:30–22:30.
Why it made the list: A good position and easy booking, useful in high season when the village telephones ring unanswered. The rating is in the upper middle, not at the top.
- 10
La Medusa
Mid bracketOpen since 1954, one of the first restaurants on the harbour, with a menu that follows the day’s market: spaghetti ai ricci, mantis shrimp and above all the pasta alla pescatora povera — anchovies, fried friggitelli peppers and pecorino, without shellfish and without tomato. 4.1/5 on about 530 reviews and a Travellers’ Choice 2025.
Why it made the list: You go for a dish of the island’s own that you will not find elsewhere. The reason it closes the ranking is written in the reviews: customers report high prices for the size of the portions.
At a glance
| Rank | Name | Price | Walk from centre | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assafà | Budget bracket | Piazza dei Martiri, above Corricella | 4.6/5, the highest rating on the island |
| 2 | La Conchiglia | About 40 EUR a head | On the sand at the Chiaia | Fresh pasta and frittura di paranza |
| 3 | Caracalé | About 40 EUR a head | Corricella quay | Spaghetti ai ricci, winter cooking |
| 4 | Re Ferdinando | Mid bracket | Marina Grande, a few metres from the harbour | Grilled meat |
| 5 | Fuego | Budget bracket | Corricella quay | Pizza with a view of the village |
| 6 | Da Mariano | Mid bracket | Marina Chiaiolella | Pasta with cicarelle |
| 7 | La Lampara | Mid bracket | Corricella, the highest point of the bay | Sea urchin and the table on the railing |
| 8 | Da Girone | 20–40 EUR | Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, Chiaiolella | Limone pane pesto |
| 9 | Il Pescatore | Mid bracket | Corricella quay | Octopus and paccheri with swordfish |
| 10 | La Medusa | Mid bracket | Via Roma, Marina Grande | Pasta alla pescatora povera |
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How this ranking is put together
Three criteria, in order. The first is the public rating read together with the number of reviews: a 4.4 on a thousand judgements says more than a 4.9 on twenty. The second is the relation to the price, where the price exists: the only verified figures on the island are about 40 EUR a head at Caracalé and at La Conchiglia and 20–40 EUR at Da Girone. For all the others there is only a bracket, and we do not convert it into invented euros. The third is specificity: if a dish exists only here — the lemon pesto, the cicarelle, the pescatora povera — it counts for more than a correct but interchangeable fish menu.
What does not weigh: fame on Instagram and a position on the water. If those counted, this list would be upside down.
The view is paid for, and it is not always worth it
The Corricella quay is the most photographed place on Procida and the tables on the water are few. The result is predictable: they are booked days ahead, and in high season anyone who turns up without a booking eats just the same but looking at a wall. The useful question is whether the view is worth the difference. In one case it is resolved well: Assafà sits above the bay, in Piazza dei Martiri, has the view from above over Corricella and Terra Murata, is in the budget bracket and has the highest rating on the island. In another, better still: Fuego looks over the same quay as the others and costs less than all of them.
The opposite alternative is to go below the level of the view: La Conchiglia is on the sand at the Chiaia, where no road reaches, and you get there by 170 steps or by boat. It is not convenient, and precisely for that reason nobody is ever just passing.
Booking, and the season that closes everything
Procida empties in winter, and the kitchens follow. Out-of-season opening information is largely unverifiable place by place, so the rule is a single one: telephone before you set off. What we know for certain: Caracalé is open all year but from January to March only at weekends, and it is closed on Tuesdays; La Conchiglia works from Easter to November; Il Pescatore closes on Mondays; Fuego does dinner only on weekdays. Da Girone’s hours do not agree between the sources and we are not publishing them.
For booking, two routes. The telephone works almost everywhere; Il Pescatore uses an online system. If you need a panoramic table at Corricella in July or August, move days ahead, not hours.
One last thing, about the first courses: spaghetti ai ricci stay printed on the menus even when the product is not there, because the sea urchin harvest is subject to limits for sustainable fishing. Ask on the morning itself, not at the table.
Eating well without spending much
You can, and it is not a fallback. Assafà and Fuego are in the low bracket with averages of 4.6 and 4.4: they are the two addresses we recommend to anyone coming for the day who does not want to burn half the budget at lunch. And if hunger arrives outside mealtimes, at Marina Grande there are the counters: the lingua di Procida at Bar Dal Cavaliere, the bread and the savoury pastries at the Paname’ bakery, which is also one of the few places open all year.
A light lunch at the harbour and a proper dinner at Corricella is the combination that works best over two days: you will find it already slotted into the two-day itinerary.
Lunch on a boat, if you prefer the sea
Procida: a day on the water until sunset, with swimming and lunch
Eight hours on a skippered boat, with lunch on board, snorkelling gear and a SUP. The route takes in the Chiaia beach, Vivara and the Il Postino beach.
8 hoursFrom €250
Reserve your spot✓ Verified GetYourGuide reviews
Procida: sunset aperitivo by boat
The circuit of the island at sunset, with music on board and an aperitivo of home-made snacks. The swim stop is optional.
2 hoursFrom €50
Reserve your spot✓ Verified GetYourGuide reviews
Frequently asked questions about the restaurants of Procida
Which is the best restaurant on Procida?
By public rating it is Assafà, with 4.6/5 on about 150 TripAdvisor reviews, and it is in the budget bracket as well. Residents, on the other hand, point to La Conchiglia, on the Chiaia beach, as the place where you eat best: it has no verifiable rating, though.
Is there a Michelin-starred restaurant on Procida?
No. No place on the island has a Michelin star or a Bib Gourmand. The only rankings available are the users’ ones, and they have to be read together with the number of reviews.
How much does it cost to eat on Procida?
The verified figures are about 40 EUR a head at Caracalé and at La Conchiglia and 20–40 EUR at Da Girone. Assafà and Fuego are in the budget bracket. For the others the prices are not published: you look at the menu on display.
Where do you eat at Corricella?
On the quay there are La Lampara, Caracalé, Il Pescatore and Fuego; above the bay, in Piazza dei Martiri, there is Assafà. La Conchiglia is on the Chiaia beach instead, reachable on foot by 170 steps or by boat from the village.
Do you need to book?
In high season yes, above all for the tables looking over the water at Corricella, which go days in advance. Il Pescatore takes online bookings; for the others you telephone.
Are any restaurants open in winter on Procida?
Few, and with reduced hours. Caracalé stays open all year but from January to March only on Saturdays and Sundays. La Conchiglia works from Easter to November. Out of season it is always worth telephoning first.
Are there vegetarian or gluten-free options?
Assafà states vegetarian options and works a great deal with seasonal vegetables; Da Mariano indicates gluten-free options. The insalata di limoni and the artichokes preserved in oil are vegetarian by definition.
Do you eat only fish on Procida?
Almost. The exception is Re Ferdinando, a steakhouse as well as a fish restaurant, in business since 1960 a few metres from the harbour. Fuego adds pizza, and coniglio alla procidana turns up where they keep it on the menu.
Further reading
Official sources
- TripAdvisor — Ratings and review counts of the ten restaurants, recorded on 09/09/2026
- Luciano Pignataro Wine Blog — Verified average bill at Caracalé and La Conchiglia
- Sluurpy — 20–40 EUR price bracket at Da Girone