Our Story

Capilungo is the first of its kind in London; an homage to all things Puglia, by way of Lecce, our home town. We’re a family business, started back in 1991, and with our first international outpost here in London’s Covent Garden, opening last year.

We were inspired by the cafés of southern Italy, found along the winding streets of Puglia’s picturesque city, Lecce and wanted to bring our signature Italian hospitality to London.

We’ve created a café by day and wine & cocktail bar by night, and we’re all about creating authentic food and drink, with a firm focus on wonderful ingredients, provenance and seasonality. One thing that is always on the menu is our signature ‘Pasticciotto’ shortcrust pastries, filled with delicious flavoured creams (they’re too good to miss!), and they’re what we are most famous for back in Italy.

So, whether it’s popping in for a pasticciotto, or an aperitivo, our doors are wide open to welcome you; we look forward to transporting you to the warm streets of southern Italy, and to give you a slice of Lecce life, here in London.