Recommendation

Food & Drink Recommendations in Chania

In the Town of Chania – By Foot

Taverns – Small Dishes

  • Kantounis: Steakhouse with Cretan salad, steaks, and staka.
  • Palazzo: Seafood and meat plates with Old Harbor view.
  • Taman: Eastern and Cretan fusion cuisine in charming alleys.
  • Kouzina EPE: Lunch-only Cretan food, closed in the evening.
  • Xrysostomos: Awarded wood-fired Cretan cuisine.
  • Throumpi sti Ladokola: Small plates and grilled meat on lively street.
  • Chalkina: Old Harbor meze with live music.
  • Fourogatos: Cozy meze bar, popular with locals.
  • To Stachi: Organic and vegetarian-friendly Cretan cuisine.
  • To Pigadi tou Tourkou: Traditional and gourmet in a restored building.

Fish Food

  • Glossitses: Seafood and risottos near the harbor.
  • To Maridaki: Friendly seafood taverna.
  • Stelios: Classic fish tavern near the market.
  • Kaiki: Seafood by the Nea Chora beach.

Italian

Wine

  • Oinoa: Greek wine tasting, high-end dining.
  • La Bottega: Casual wine bar by the sea.

Special Restaurants

  • Palace: Rooftop gourmet dining with views.
  • Salis: Fine dining with local ingredients.
  • The Five: Creative cuisine, romantic atmosphere.

Souvlaki

Must-Try

  • Iordanis: Famous early-morning bougatsa.

Drinks

  • Kibar: Cool courtyard bar with cocktails.
  • Sinagogi: Cocktails inside historic ruins.
  • Palace (Bar): Harbor cocktails with class.
  • Fagotto: Intimate jazz bar vibe.
  • Boheme: Cocktails in museum courtyard.