Deli-restaurant Dispensa Patesca is the place shop the island’s best capers, preserves and wines, and its tiny bakery turns into a pizzeria out-back during the weekend. Don’t leave without trying one of their tuna and caper sandwiches - the perfect companion for a day out on the rocks.

A must-stop for dessert, Il Gelato di Ulisse serves artisanal gelato made with local ingredients - think creamy pistachio, zesty lemons, and fresh basil.

On the lane down to Scauri's port, Kayà Kayà is a rustic bar spilling out onto the harbour with the lively swagger of chic aperitivo seekers and beach dwellers who’ve spent the afternoon limpet-like on the rocks after lunch. Alongside well-mixed spritzes and cold local wine, the kitchen turns out generous sharing plates - think fresh seafood, simple caper-studded salads, bruschette and just-caught fish.

For a fine dining experience blending North African and Sicilian influences, five minutes up the hill from Scauri is Themà, the restaurant at Hotel Sikelia - a former monastery reimagined by architect Gabriella Giuntoli, the local Pantesca also behind the design of Giorgio Armani’s former island home.