
Day trip · 5 hours
Private Knossos Skip The Line Tour inc. lunch & wine tasting
Discover the vineyards and ancient architecture of Knossos, on a private full-day Crete journey, with a light lunch and wine.
Hacienda is a cafe in Old Town, Heraklion.
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Day trip · 5 hours
Discover the vineyards and ancient architecture of Knossos, on a private full-day Crete journey, with a light lunch and wine.

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Central Park is the all-day cafe on Arkoleontos in central Heraklion, running from an eight in the morning espresso through to a half eleven last order.
OrderCentral Breakfast for two, with bread and village sausage
DrinkEspresso Guatemala
TipThe two-person breakfast comes with homemade bread, croissants, village sausage and eggs, and stretches to three at a push.
Frankly My Dear is the specialty coffee and brunch room on Karterou in Heraklion, doing freddo espresso, salmon toast with avocado and fresh juices.
OrderSalmon toast with avocado, and a freddo espresso alongside
DrinkFreddo espresso
TipIt 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.
OrderA filter coffee, whichever origin is on that week
DrinkEthiopian filter
TipA 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.
OrderA gluten-free bake with a flat white
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipThe 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.
OrderAn espresso and a plate of nibbles
DrinkEspresso
TipSmall pavement terrace on Agiou Titou, busiest in the hour before dinner when it switches to drinks.
Central Park is the all-day cafe on Arkoleontos in central Heraklion, running from an eight in the morning espresso through to a half eleven last order.
OrderCentral Breakfast for two, with bread and village sausage
DrinkEspresso Guatemala
TipThe two-person breakfast comes with homemade bread, croissants, village sausage and eggs, and stretches to three at a push.
Frankly My Dear is the specialty coffee and brunch room on Karterou in Heraklion, doing freddo espresso, salmon toast with avocado and fresh juices.
OrderSalmon toast with avocado, and a freddo espresso alongside
DrinkFreddo espresso
TipIt 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.
OrderWaffles or crepes, eaten out on Lions Square
DrinkFreddo espresso
TipRight 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.
OrderA filter coffee, whichever origin is on that week
DrinkEthiopian filter
TipA 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.
OrderA gluten-free bake with a flat white
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipThe 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.
OrderAn espresso and a plate of nibbles
DrinkEspresso
TipSmall pavement terrace on Agiou Titou, busiest in the hour before dinner when it switches to drinks.