Gustavia · Italian
L'Isola
The island's serious Italian — handmade pasta, deep wine list, and the dining room where deals and birthdays happen.
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L'Isola is Gustavia's Italian institution: handmade pasta, a wine list with real Barolo depth, and a dining room that hosts more celebrations and quiet deals per square metre than anywhere on island. The truffle programme in winter season is genuine. It is an indoor, tablecloth restaurant — no view, no beach — which is exactly the point: this is dinner as main event. Among the hardest tables to get in February; the bar seats save spontaneous evenings.
Must try
Tagliolini al tartufo (in season), veal milanese
Questions
Does L'Isola have a view?
No — it is an elegant indoor dining room in Gustavia. Guests choose it for the food and atmosphere rather than a beach setting.
How hard is it to get a table at L'Isola?
In high season, among the hardest on the island. Book several days ahead, or try the bar seating for spontaneous dinners.