From the owner: Il Ristorante Koala è situato a due passi dall'incantevole borgo di Capoliveri all'Isola d'Elba…read more Appena fuori dal rumore del paese, la fresca e tranquilla terrazza panoramica sarà l'ideale per gustare i nostri piatti. Una cucina semplice, ma mai banale, sempre attenta alla qualità e basata su prodotti genuini. La nostra cucina in estate si basa prevalentemente sul pescato giornaliero, il nostro menù è affiancato sempre da specialità diverse, a seconda di quello che ogni giorno il mare offre. Non dimentichiamo certo la carne, bistecche e fiorentine, e i salumi che andiamo a prendere direttamente da una delle migliori macellerie del Chianti. La pasta, i dolci, così come alcuni liquori tipici e tante altre specialità sono fatti in casa. La nostra cantina è basata prevalentemente su vini Elbani e Toscani. Prenotazione gradita. Siamo aperti tutto l'Anno.

We sat outside in the grassy area which is filled with all sorts of eclectic furniture and gazed in…read moreseveral directions admiring the view. Music was playing from outdoor speakers and the selections were great, mostly rock n roll from all decades. They are really trying to evoke a relaxed atmosphere. Our server was friendly and spoke English. We ordered a negroni cocktail and a "Negroski" an amusing variant which uses vodka instead of gin. She brought us plates of charcuterie, cheese, stuffed hot peppers, bruschetta and pita. All was very tasty. So we decided to order another beverage, and surprise surprise we received ANOTHER batch of food. Is it impossible to get drunk in Italy? Lol. The only reason we didn't get a third drink is because we were concerned we would get more food, ha ha. Did we finish the food? Yes. Did we go to dinner later? Yes. This place was wonderful and a very pleasant surprise to be located inside a tourist site.

Local cuisine at its best!!! This was one of our favorite restaurants while touring Italy, kudos…read moreto the owners/chef! We were welcomed by the owner and started off enjoying a sparkling white wine while enjoying bruschetta (local vibrant tomatoes). We spoke English and they spoke Italian and they accommodated every request with a smile. Tip: The menu is in Italian/German and English. We moved on to our next course of fresh mussels in an amazing broth. We finished our lunch with fresh pasta - mussels, clams and baby snails. Delicious! We decided that it was so tasty we would come back for dinner and so happy we did! The local wines were superb as well as the house made limoncello. For dinner we once again enjoyed the beautiful homemade pasta and this time with olive oil and peppers. The owner came our with a tray of the fresh pasta prior to it being cooked. Yumm! For our entree we shared the Swordfish with olives and cherry tomatoes. My husband thought it was one of the best fishes he has ever had, mind you he is a "foodie as I". Don't miss out eating here!!! Delicious!!!

2nd Best in town…read more We've been in San Vincenzo before and know this place from last time. So we came back this year and hoped it would still be as good. And it's still pretty much the same (mostly in a good way). After it was fully booked on the weekend we came back on a weekday....plenty of tables left. We had some warm Crostini for a starter with two glasses of Spritz (Prosecco with Aperol). A really good choice. Crostini topped with fatty Pancetta, meat, paprika-spread, tomato, artichokes and radicchio. Good to share for two. For the mains we had the Seafood Spaghetti and Pasta with crema di Porcini. The Seafood Pasta is still great. The Pasta with Crema was new to us....interesting combination and very filling. We had some house wine with that (half liter for 4 Euros!). The service was - and this hasn't changed - a bit basic. But the reason could also be that the service doesn't speak much english - and our skills in italian are not really good too. But that's fine....we got what we wanted. And dogs are welcome too! It's a really good restaurant. Our #2 in town (behind "Xke Qua"). Be sure not to miss it, since it's a bit on the northern end of town, but beside a huge parking lot. Surely would go back. Prices are fair too.

Very nice staff and perfect food for the money! We will be back ;-) place is situated at a parking…read morespace close to the city center, very calm and nice spot to enjoy a good meal before going to the sea or city center... Thumbs up!

Simple, but perfect cuisine. This new, hidden-away trattoria on the road from Portoferraio to…read moreProcchio, at the Carpani turn-off, is a gem. Extremely nice ladies running it, very clean, food excellent and not expensive. We had two vegetable side dishes (one was stuffed zucchini flowers deep-fried--wow!), spaghetti with mixed seafood (whole crab, little conches, squid, mussels, clams in a light tomato sauce), and salmon in a potato crust (really good). It has been open only a month, we hope it becomes extremely popular. Free Wifi, too.

This was very very good pizza. Having lived in Italy this is probably the second best pizza I have…read morehad in this entire country. My wife made us order one to go for our villa. I have a sneaking suspicion that it will not make it to the morning completely intact! Also had the bruschetta, scalopinni which were very good. However, our tiramisu and Pana cotta were excellent.

This is the best restaurant I have encountered in more than 15 years of annual visits to Italy. And…read moreit's on the island of Elba, Tuscany. The owner is from Naples and the pizza reflects just that. The salads are wonderful too. We had the penne all'arrabbiata and the spaghetti polpo di riccio(pulp from sea urchin) both were incredible! The Zuppa di Mare was so huge and so delicious!! Full of mussels, swordfish, clams, octopus, squid , baby crabs and the best red broth ever. We also had the scallopine con porcini mushrooms and tagliata con Parmesan. Both were good but nothing compared to the Zuppa di Mare. It was so huge I thought they were charging us double as we were two. But no when I'll conto arrived we were only charged for 1. Awesome. The staff is amazing!!! So friendly, professional and totally on the ball. I highly recommend this place and when you can come ask for Enzo and tell him Peggy and Francesco sent you. Buon Appetito

When you want to have the place where the locals eat, away from the tourist traps, a simple but…read moregood kitchen, a hilariously engaging host, hand scribbled menu cards, this is the place to wander to. For us the discovery in Portoferraio.