Crete Island Restaurants

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Food and Drink

Food and Drink, Crete Island

 12 Reviews  Skewered pork meat, a traditional Greek dish. It is served with french fries and there is also chicken, lamb and swordfish souvlaki.Apart from the classic pork souvlaki, you can also try chicken or... 

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Zorbas Taverna (Gouves)

Zorbas Taverna (Gouves), Crete Island

 2 Reviews  This is one of the large Tavernas on the sea road at Gouves, It is a spacious restaurant with a large area at the rear set aside as a bar and swimming pool area. On the other side of the road there is... 

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Zisis (Rethymno)

Zisis (Rethymno), Crete Island

 1 Review  Zisis is the most famous Taverna of Rethymno. They offer a big variety of Cretan cousine. Fast and good service. Cheap and clean. Also food to take away. Full of locals all over the year (Guarantee of... 

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Kehagias Tavern (Stavromenos)

Kehagias Tavern (Stavromenos), Crete Island

 1 Review  Kehagias is a very nice taverna located in the village of stavromenos, just 11 km east far away from the city of Rethymno. Very good choice for tasting the traditional local dishes of the island as... 

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The Cafenio Aksios (Chania)

The Cafenio Aksios (Chania), Crete Island

 1 Review  This my favorite place in the old town of Chania Crete has a wide international Kichen inclugind; French, Italien, Russian, Scandinavian and ofcourse local Greek gourmet kichen. # Suosikkipaikkani... 

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Prima Plora (Rethymno)

Prima Plora (Rethymno), Crete Island

 1 Review  Prima Plora is a great restaurant located just over the sea rocks in the West side of the city of Rethymno. Although it is a really busy top place for Greek people, you will enjoy of a great quiet... 

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Acropolis Taverna (Hersonissos)

Acropolis Taverna (Hersonissos), Crete Island

 1 Review  Walking along the small cliff tops over the beach, many waiters attempted to usher us into their tavernas. When it came to the second to last one, we realized just how hungry we were and gave in. The... 

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Pella Restaurant

Pella Restaurant, Crete Island

 1 Review  The Pella has two sections, the main building, which you can see in the first photo, and the second section, which is actually across the street and overhangs the ocean. We sat there and could enjoy... 

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Portofino (Paleochora)

Portofino (Paleochora), Crete Island

 1 Review  As much as I enjoy Greek food, there's only so much of it I can take in a short period of time before it starts to seem repetitive, so one night we opted for Italian while we were in Paleochora.... 

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Greek taverna AKROPOLIS

Greek taverna AKROPOLIS, Crete Island

 1 Review  There is a small greek taverna "Akropolis" in Rethymno. Absolutely wonderful place with its very special atmosphere. The owner Andreas Gasparakis is very hospitable and nice. They serve excellent home... 

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Kosta's Place (Hersonissos)

Kosta's Place (Hersonissos), Crete Island

 1 Review  After walking around some of the shops we headed back to the Car Calling in Kosta's Place ( EL VENIZELOU 165) as it smelled delicious and sweet as we walked past, it is a Fast food place selling... 

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Nefeli Taverna (Gouves)

Nefeli Taverna (Gouves), Crete Island

 1 Review  Situated on the sea front, outdoor seating with bar area. Live Greek music. Food was good but went cold quick (because of the wind). I had a mixed Greek plate and Evan had a Gyros plate. Not the best... 

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Haris Creperie (Rethymno)

Haris Creperie (Rethymno), Crete Island

 1 Review  Breakfast, lunch, dinner... No matter when you want to have a crepe, go to Haris Creperie. Without any doubt, the best crepes I have ever had. About 50 different kind of crepes!! They are really big.... 

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Restaurant Katerina (Mirtos)

Restaurant Katerina (Mirtos), Crete Island

 1 Review  The food is good, but the people are excellent - especially Katerina. She's a lovely lady who "adopted" us from day 1 and re-opened her restaurant on day 2 to feed us at 1 AM after we had our car... 

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Poseidon (Georgioupolis)

Poseidon (Georgioupolis), Crete Island

 1 Review  Poseidon is a family fish taverna in the village of Georgiopolis. Poseidon is a very original fresh fish taverma; you will not be given a Menu to order for your meal, you will be invited to choose the... 

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PASIPHAE Taverna (Knossos)

PASIPHAE Taverna (Knossos), Crete Island

 1 Review  The large car park is free and you can park there with no obligation to go into the restaurant, as you walk out of the car park they give you a small flyer for the Taverna which has a map on it and... 

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Sunset Taverna (Falasarna)

Sunset Taverna (Falasarna), Crete Island

 1 Review  Sunset Rooms has its own taverna where the owner's wife makes very good homemade traditional Greek food. In addition to a tasty dinner, we also had an excellent and filling breakfast here the next... 

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KIPKOP (Heraklion)

KIPKOP (Heraklion), Crete Island

 1 Review  Around the Morozini fountain in Iraklion here are some very nice looking cafe's some of which specialize in Bhougatsa which is a flaky pastry filled with cheese or cream and then drizzled with honey.... 

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AVLI (Rethymno)

AVLI (Rethymno), Crete Island

 1 Review  Creative cousine restaurant. Avli is one of the best restaurant in the city of Rethymno. Gorgeous decoration. Amazing romantic atmosphere. Delicious creative dishes. Excelent service. It is open the... 

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Kastanofolia Taverna (Elos)

Kastanofolia Taverna (Elos), Crete Island

 1 Review  After a long day baking in the Sun at Elafonisi, nothing beats a relaxing stop in Elos. Several tavernas are bunched together near a small stream that runs through the village, and we chose... 

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Cafe Vafe (Plateia Vafe)

Cafe Vafe (Plateia Vafe), Crete Island

 1 Review   This local restaurant is ran by a Polish couple. They left Warsaw to enjoy their life in Greece and it seems that they succeeded - the restaurant is very popular not only among Poles visiting... 

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Minos Palace (Matala)

Minos Palace (Matala), Crete Island

 1 Review  This restaurant was special to us because the waiter was so nice it was no problem for him and he also went out of his way to reccomend food for us. He persuaded us to have the cretan salad instead of... 

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‘Odysseas Traditional Restaurant’ (Malia)

‘Odysseas Traditional Restaurant’ (Malia), Crete Island

 1 Review  After arriving in Malia, Evan was hungry so we stopped off at this Taverna on the way from where we parked the car to the central crossroads. I simply had a beer, while Evan ordered a chocolate... 

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Blue Sky (Gouves)

Blue Sky (Gouves), Crete Island

 1 Review  A nice looking Restaurant on the Main St of Gouves, There is always somebody outside trying to get people in, the table’s are set out in a covered garden. The menu has a reasonable selection of Greek... 

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Samaria (Rethymnon)

Samaria (Rethymnon), Crete Island

 1 Review  One of the best places to eat in Rethymno is Samaria, located across from the beach in the old city, near the inner harbor. We had a very good meal for a reasonable price there. My Crete guide says... 

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 1 Review and 219 Opinions  Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and... 

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 2 Reviews and 199 Opinions  Porto Elounda Hotel is situated in the Elounda Town near Aghios Nicholas city in Crete Island. This... 

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Sensatori Resort

 1 Review and 781 Opinions  I spotted this hotel in a holiday brochure and researched it further online. In spite of some... 

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 Hello,Went there for a couple of days last year..Scenery breataking..make sure you also visit Agio Nicholas..Great restaurants in both towns..have lunch around... 

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