We barely managed to eke out a week of almost pure bliss on Koh Lipe just before this vicious pandemic third wave threw everything sideways and backward in Thailand. I’ve been saying the past several weeks that the wonderful memories we spent absorbing Lipe is...about the only thing keeping me going through this dark summer of our discontent. One great memory my husband and I and our two friends have from Lipe is our dinner at this restaurant. We dropped by figuring we could easily snag a table after watching the sunset at Zodiac (and listening to Eve spin great tunes), but after wending our way back a small soi, it was obviously the kind of place where you needed a reservation. There weren’t a ton of tables, but the best ones were in the center in the open air, which is where we wanted to sit and because everyone there looked so happy with what they were eating, we made a reservation for the next evening. After a day of lazily sunning ourselves on the beach, we freshened up and headed to what ended up being some of the best Italian food I’ve had in a long time. There are several very good Italian restaurants in Bangkok, where we live, but the food we had here at Capriccio easily ranks as good, if not better. Other reviews can walk you through the options, but know that of four of us, we tried eight different things and no one was unhappy with anything (I especially enjoyed the vegetarian pizza, with huge pieces of broccoli topping a perfectly cooked crust. Other reviewers might complain about the slowness, and yes, things did take longer than maybe you think appropriate, but have easily acclimated to island time, we were fine nursing our drinks and sitting under the starry sky. When the food arrived, whatever length of time had passed was immediately forgotten as we stuffed our faces. The restaurant is reasonably priced for the quality of food, and will be on our list to return when we’re back on Lipe. This place is not to be missed and will add to the quality of your Lipe vacation. Highly recommended on all counts.More