Local food

Created by Patricia Noijen, Modified on Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Julie Nielsen

Your destination offers many restaurants that provide international cuisine. However, it is possible to locate reputable restaurants that offer tasty local food.

 

Please find below the selection we made for you:


  • Dakos – English: Barley rusk with tomato & feta

  • Kalitsounia – Cheese or herb pies

  • Chaniotiko Boureki – Zucchini, potato & cheese pie

  • Sfakia pie – Thin pastry with cheese

  • Gamopilafo – Wedding rice dish with chicken

  • Staka – Creamy dairy dish

  • Cretan lamb – Roasted or grilled lamb

  • Apaki – Smoked pork

  • Tsigariasto – Slow-cooked meat stew

  • Xerotigana – Honey-coated fried dough

  • Raki / Tsikoudia – Traditional Cretan spirit



What are tips for restaurants?

Below you will find a selection we have made for you:


  • Salis — modern‑Cretian cuisine, nice dinner by the sea 
  • Vineria 36 — small menu, fresh dishes, great wine bar in old town 
  • Chrysostomos — traditional Cretan taverna, good value, local vibe 
  • Apostolis Restaurant — seafood, mezes & traditional Cretan dishes, by the harbour 
  • Dounias — rustic, wood‑fire cooking, organic & farm‑to‑table style



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