We're the Turilli family. Third-generation Roman South Africans who are all about keeping our traditions alive and sharing our love for food with Cape Town. Welcome to Lello's, our second home. We named it after our late nonno, Rafaello (affectionately known as Lello), and everything we do honors him and our late dad, Ricky Turilli, ‘The Big Boss’ from Scarpetta.
Three generations of Italian culinary tradition
We're a family-run business where food isn't just a job, it's our entire life. Everything here is made from scratch, by us. We're talking hand-stretched Roman-style focaccia, traditional sauces, 72-hour pizza al taglio, and bronze-extruded pasta made our way, with Caputo flour and Acqua Panna water.
Traditional Italian food, from our childhood
We focus on 72 hour fermentation on our focaccia and pizza al taglio for depth of flavour and better digestion. Traditional panini with the right amount of fillings. Pizza al taglio is Roman style pizza baked in a tray sold by the slice.
Made daily in-house using Caputo flour and Acqua Panna water. Traditional bronze dies create the perfect rough texture for our family recipes.
Dark-roasted Italian-style coffee, curated wines, Italian craft beers, and handcrafted Negroni and Spritz cocktails with house-made liqueurs.
La Bottega
Every season we press a new design onto the same honest tee — and stitch it onto our caps. One run, hung from the ceiling, sold at the counter until it's gone. No restocks. No reprints. When the famiglia has claimed them all, we start sketching the next one.
The Ciao Tee
The Cap
Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town
7 Penarth Road, Three Anchor Bay
Cape Town
Open: 08:30 – 21:00
Closed: Monday
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“Truly authentic focaccia, Roman-style pizzas baked in a tray and sold by the slice, and moreish pasta dishes made with their own bronze-extruded pasta — this is unfussy and traditional, seasonal Italian food at its best.”
— Eat Out Neighbourhood Gems, 2026
Read the feature →Sea Point’s hottest new dining destination.
— Wanted, 2026
Russel sits down with brother and sister team Danillo and Chiara Turilli, the operators behind Lello’s Deli, to talk about inheritance, identity and building something deeply personal.
— A Table in the Corner, 2026
This family-run Italian deli is a hidden gem in Cape Town.
— House & Garden, 2023
Famiglia, vibrant produce and the authentic flavours of Italy are at the top of this recipe’s ingredient list.
— Cape Town ETC, 2022
Lello's is our whole life. We're a family-run trattoria right here in Cape Town, built on roots that trace back to Rieti — a small town just outside Rome where our nonno Lello was born. We're completely obsessed with quality, sourcing the best local and imported Italian ingredients we can find. Drop by for 72-hour fermented Roman focaccia panini, fresh bronze-extruded pasta, our signature dark roast Italian espresso, or a couple of artisanal Italian cocktails.
