Mare Coffee Bar & Food is a cafe in Venetian Harbour, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: Sofokli Venizelou, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
626 All Day is the city-garden cafe off Idomeneos in Heraklion, open from nine for coffee, brunch plates and a glass of wine after work ends.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Order: Brunch in the garden, with a filter coffee
Tip: The garden is the reason to come. Ask for a table outside rather than in the indoor lounge.
Pagopoieion serves coffee under old ice-factory beams on Agios Titos square in Heraklion, with art shows and poetry readings through the week.
Signature drink: Greek coffee
Signature: Mushroom risotto, Beef tartare, Cretan wines
Order: Mushroom risotto, with a glass off the Cretan list
Tip: The old ice factory on Agios Titos square works as breakfast room, lunch stop and wine bar, so time your visit to the mood you want.
Queen Boulangerie bakes through the day on Agiou Titou in Heraklion, a patisserie counter that runs late into the evening for pastries and cake.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Order: A pastry from the counter with a filter coffee
Tip: On the corner of Agiou Titou and Evropis, open late enough to work as an after-dinner stop.
Kirkor has long sold bougatsa on Lions Square in Heraklion, sweet myzithra or plain custard inside hot phyllo, dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar.
Signature drink: Greek coffee
Order: Bougatsa with sweet myzithra, honey and cinnamon
Tip: Order at the counter, take a table on the square, and expect the bougatsa to arrive scalding hot.
Phyllosophies has worked Smyrna phyllo on Lions Square in Heraklion since 1922, filling its bougatsa with fresh cream or sweet myzithra to order.
Signature drink: Greek coffee
Order: Bougatsa with myzithra, honey and walnuts
Tip: The recipe traces to a bougatsa master from Smyrna, and the phyllo is still opened by hand every morning.
Think Tank is the espresso and wine bar of central Heraklion, a neoclassical room on Idaiou Androu with specialty coffee and Cretan bottles.
Signature drink: Specialty espresso
Order: The house espresso, then a glass of Cretan white
Tip: Book the terrace in advance. The room hosts wine tastings, and the same team runs both counters.
