
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.
Melba is a cafe in Lions Square, 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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Watch the sun come up over the Lasithi Plateau from a hot air balloon, then celebrate back on the ground with sparkling wine and a real Greek breakfast. One of the bes...

Day trip · 9 hours
Experience the cultural fusion of Rethimno's historic charm and Margarites' artisanal mastery. Delight in a sensory journey of oil and honey tasting, a blend of tradition,
Address: Plateia Eleftheriou Venizelou, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
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.
Mare Coffee Bar & Food is the seafront coffee stop in Heraklion, doing freddos, juices and sandwiches with the Cretan sea a few metres away.
OrderA freddo cappuccino with the sea in front of you
DrinkFreddo cappuccino
TipSeafront position on Sofokli Venizelou. Come for coffee rather than a full dinner and it never disappoints.
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.
OrderBrunch in the garden, with a filter coffee
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe 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.
OrderMushroom risotto, with a glass off the Cretan list
DrinkGreek coffee
TipThe 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.