13 seafood restaurants worth the trip across Greece, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Greece.
Mourga ★ 4.7 · Thessaloniki
ladadika · Christopoulou 12, Thessaloniki
Chef Giannis Loukakis writes the menu each morning based on what the organic market and fishers deliver. Located in Ladadika. Kitchen leans creative seafood.
Trizoni Exclusive ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki
ladadika · Doxis 1 and Salaminos 12, Thessaloniki
Chef Asterios Sousouras brings the family seafood heritage from a Halkidiki fish taverna into a refined Ladadika room. Kitchen leans creative seafood.
Trizoni Exclusive ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki
Doxis 1 and Salaminos 12, Thessaloniki
Chef Asterios Sousouras's daily-supply seafood restaurant in Ladadika earned an FNL Best Restaurant Award star in 2025 and is one of the most admired fish.
Mavri Thalassa ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki
kalamaria · Nikolaou Plastira 3, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki 551 32
Founded in 1926 as a harbour kafeneio, Mavri Thalassa now operates one of Thessaloniki's most serious seafood tables in Kalamaria. Priced at €€€.
Mezen Salonica ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki
Rogoti 3, Thessaloniki
Mezen's never-ending philosophy of small seafood plates arriving continuously until the diner stops them has made it one of Thessaloniki's most imitated.
Glykanisos ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki
pylaia · Megalou Alexandrou 46, Pylaia, Thessaloniki 555 35
A Pylaia landmark since 2008, Glykanisos distils its own tsipouro label called Euforikon from Muscat grapes and serves it alongside creative seafood plates.
Glykanisos ★ 4.4 · Thessaloniki
Megalou Alexandrou 46, Pylaia, Thessaloniki 555 35
The Sotiroudis brothers' seafood table in Pylaia has been one of Thessaloniki's most important fish restaurants since 2008. Kitchen leans creative seafood.
7 Thalasses ★ 4.3 · Heraklion
Nea Alikarnassos · Iraklitou 1, Nea Alikarnassos, Iraklio 716 01
7 Thalasses is the garden fish restaurant in Nea Alikarnassos, east of Heraklion, known for lobster spaghetti, paella and a bright courtyard room.
Tip: It sits by the municipal park in Nea Alikarnassos near the airport, so it works as a last dinner before an early flight.
Ligo Krasi Ligo Thalassa ★ 4.3 · Heraklion
Venetian Harbour · Lochagou Marineli & Mitsotaki, Plateia 18 Agglon, Iraklio 712 02
Ligo Krasi Ligo Thalassa serves seafood mezedes and daily fish on the harbour side of Heraklion, with a terrace pointed at the Venetian fortress.
Tip: The terrace looks over the harbour to the fortress, which is worth waiting for an outside table in summer.
Ligo Krasi Ligo Thalassa ★ 4.3 · Heraklion
Venetian Harbour · Lochagou Marineli & Mitsotaki, Plateia 18 Agglon, Iraklio 712 02
Ligo Krasi Ligo Thalassa is the Heraklion harbour table for a long seafood lunch, with mezedes, lobster spaghetti and the Venetian fortress in view.
Tip: The terrace looks over the harbour to the fortress, which is worth waiting for an outside table in summer.
Kastella ★ 4.2 · Heraklion
Venetian Harbour · Sofokli Venizelou 9, Iraklio 712 02
Kastella is the seafront fish taverna in Heraklion where the day's catch is cooked simply, sold by the kilo and eaten facing Sofokli Venizelou.
Tip: Ask for a table on the sea side; the road side gets the traffic off Sofokli Venizelou.
Kastella ★ 4.2 · Heraklion
Venetian Harbour · Sofokli Venizelou 9, Iraklio 712 02
Kastella puts the day's fish on the Heraklion seafront at taverna prices, sold by the kilo and cooked simply with a Cretan salad alongside it.
Tip: Ask for a table on the sea side; the road side gets the traffic off Sofokli Venizelou.
Akti Ntovil ★ 3.9 · Thessaloniki
centre · Pavlou Mela 13, Thessaloniki 546 22
A bright, relaxed seafood spot in the city centre, Akti Ntovil draws a loyal local crowd for fresh fish plates and unpretentious meze at prices noticeably.