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This was an ordinary café/diner in Nicosia. We decided to eat our first dinner here, after trying to find Hamur. We had some chicken dishes and salads and shared those. Customers are generally youngsters and the menu is eclectic.
In Kyrenia, behind the old Dome Hotel, there is this famous restaurant. We dined here one night. The idea was having some salad, appetizers, grilled meat and wine. Since the famous kebab of Cyprus is “seftali kebabi”, we tried it, especially. Actually seftali means peach in Turkish, but I didn’t know that this kebab had nothing to do with peach at all. It is only a big meatball covered by the thin layer around liver, I assume. It is juicier than any other meatball or kebab I ate before. My friends are usually tend to eat light, so –thanks to all of them- at the end I had to eat all the seftali kebabs. It was such a delicacy! I think Niazi’s must be the best when it comes to seftali kebab. Niazi’s deserves its fame. Also, do not miss yogurt in Cyprus. Seftali kebab!!!!!
We landed in Ercan Airport, find our rental car and headed to Nicosia. Our first target was Hamur, a local restaurant mainly serves pastry. Hamur means dough. That night we were late, the place was closed. So we tried there again a few days later.We ate some fried “borek” and “manti”, dumplings with yogurt sauce. Not my favorite type of meal, but it is a special place for our Cypriot friend. I’m not a carbohydrate type, I think. But if you like this kind of meal give Hamur a try. It’s in an old Nicosian house, with high ceilings, fireplaces in the rooms, inside a garden, on a tranquil street. Every room has a table or two. Since it was winter, rooms are heated by fireplaces. Decorations were modest, local handcrafts or old, primitive hand tools used for agriculture. The owner was very kind, atmosphere is warm and homely and the service was good. In my opinion fried pastries with meat...
We couldn’t return home without tasting some fish in Cyprus. After all, we were on an island. So, we decided to visit Altinkaya near the “Cikartma Plaji”. This is the place where our friend's family used to eat fish when the live in Cyprus.I love the fishes of Marmara, Aegean and Black Sea but am not very familiar to Mediterranean fishes and many of the fishes were not so fresh that night. Luckily there was a good looking “Sinarit” (help from dictionary: common dentex or porgy) to share with a friend. We also had several mezes and salad. There was a group of people and live music that night. Cypriots like to drink and dance. They were crowded and noisy. We found it disturbing at first. But after some raki, we enjoyed the music better and joined the group in their dance. There was an amazing full moon that night. (We took many photos of it, also the photos of the monument of Cikartma...
"Yiannakos" Restaurant at Fikardou village has excellent tradtional cuisine not to be missed!It is decorated in the Old Cypriot style with some very old pieces which are hanged on the walls or on shelves. Ask for anything traditional here, and enjoy your lunch or dinner.Usually during the weekends even if it is winter the restaurant is full, so before getting around and walk through the old village, stop by and reserve a table or call and All dishes are great here.Dolmadakia, ofton kleftiko.Ask for a karafe of either red or white wine.
A nice restaurant and the meals here are cooked by Elli and Matthew who are the owners since 1988.Ask for chips from the couple's organically homegrown garden, as well as vegetables.All the food is cooked with love and served with pride here. Mousaka is said to be their best dish! And red and white village wine in carafes from homegrown grapes. Meat is supplied from the local market and is always fresh.Eat meze the Cypriot speciality only if you are hungry here. If it is a season and the vineyard around has grapes you are allowed to cut and eat some.When you finish your lunch or dinner ask for the village yoghurt with honey, or try the spoon sweets homemade bitter orange and walnut! End your meal with filter coffee ideal with your dessert.
Cuisines: English, Greek, International, MediterraneanIt is in a quiet location, and a popular restaurant.It is a spot for romantic couples. All the dishes we had were mere ok, but dessert was just a small portion. Meat was tender and full of taste. I think it is a bit over priced though!
Cinters a great place for family dining. It is open for English breakfast, lunch and dinner. All live sports are shown, premiership and champians league Fish and chips are very popular here.Ask for a Carlsberg and pay 2 euros per pint between 12 and 5 pm.On Wednesdays night it is steak night sirloin and together with your drink it will cost you around 11 euros.
As i was on a budget i only ate out once while away and that was in Aiya Napa:Marko's is a fish restaurant at the port, it has a great setting with many tables and is popular with localsI had Kleftiko, a lamb stuffed with onions and tomatoes and with veg and potatoes, very very nice indeed, even if the lamb had been frozen so was a little tough. it was 11 euros.
Next to the beach, just departed by the road from Polis to Pomos you find this relaxed pub, where you can enjoy the sunset on wooden chairs and tables while the friendly staff serves wonderful steaks and guinness! All steaks are great !!!
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