Central Park is a cafe in Old Town, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Central Breakfast for two, with bread and village sausage
Tip: The two-person breakfast comes with homemade bread, croissants, village sausage and eggs, and stretches to three at a push.
Address: Arkoleontos 19, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
Frankly My Dear is the specialty coffee and brunch room on Karterou in Heraklion, doing freddo espresso, salmon toast with avocado and fresh juices.
Signature drink: Freddo espresso
Order: Salmon toast with avocado, and a freddo espresso alongside
Tip: It sits on Karterou beside Agia Aikaterini square, five minutes uphill from the Agora.
ML Espresso Bar is a third-wave coffee counter on Eleftherias Square in Heraklion, rotating single-origin beans through espresso and filter.
Signature drink: Ethiopian filter
Order: A filter coffee, whichever origin is on that week
Tip: A takeaway-first counter on Eleftherias Square, open from seven in the morning until eleven at night.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab bakes gluten-free and sugar-free for a health-minded Heraklion crowd, with specialty coffee and a plant-heavy brunch.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee
Order: A gluten-free bake with a flat white
Tip: The kitchen labels sugar-free and gluten-free bakes clearly, which is still rare in Heraklion.
The Whistler Espresso Bar is the Agiou Titou coffee stop in Heraklion that turns cocktail bar after dark, where free snacks arrive with every drink.
Signature drink: Espresso
Order: An espresso and a plate of nibbles
Tip: Small pavement terrace on Agiou Titou, busiest in the hour before dinner when it switches to drinks.
Frankly My Dear is the specialty coffee and brunch room on Karterou in Heraklion, doing freddo espresso, salmon toast with avocado and fresh juices.
Signature drink: Freddo espresso
Order: Salmon toast with avocado, and a freddo espresso alongside
Tip: It sits on Karterou beside Agia Aikaterini square, five minutes uphill from the Agora.
Melba holds a corner of Lions Square in Heraklion, running waffles, crepes, freddo coffee and ice cream for families until well past midnight each night.
Signature drink: Freddo espresso
Order: Waffles or crepes, eaten out on Lions Square
Tip: Right on Plateia Venizelou, so it fills with families in the early evening and stays open past midnight.
ML Espresso Bar is a third-wave coffee counter on Eleftherias Square in Heraklion, rotating single-origin beans through espresso and filter.
Signature drink: Ethiopian filter
Order: A filter coffee, whichever origin is on that week
Tip: A takeaway-first counter on Eleftherias Square, open from seven in the morning until eleven at night.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab bakes gluten-free and sugar-free for a health-minded Heraklion crowd, with specialty coffee and a plant-heavy brunch.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee
Order: A gluten-free bake with a flat white
Tip: The kitchen labels sugar-free and gluten-free bakes clearly, which is still rare in Heraklion.
The Whistler Espresso Bar is the Agiou Titou coffee stop in Heraklion that turns cocktail bar after dark, where free snacks arrive with every drink.
Signature drink: Espresso
Order: An espresso and a plate of nibbles
Tip: Small pavement terrace on Agiou Titou, busiest in the hour before dinner when it switches to drinks.
Mare Coffee Bar & Food is the seafront coffee stop in Heraklion, doing freddos, juices and sandwiches with the Cretan sea a few metres away.
Signature drink: Freddo cappuccino
Order: A freddo cappuccino with the sea in front of you
Tip: Seafront position on Sofokli Venizelou. Come for coffee rather than a full dinner and it never disappoints.
