7 cafes in Heraklion, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Heraklion.
Phyllosophies ★ 4.6
Lions Square · Plateia Eleftheriou Venizelou 33, Iraklio 712 02
Hours: Daily 06:00-00:00
Phyllosophies has worked Smyrna phyllo on Lions Square in Heraklion since 1922, filling its bougatsa with fresh cream or sweet myzithra to order.
Tip: The recipe traces to a bougatsa master from Smyrna, and the phyllo is still opened by hand every morning.
ML Espresso Bar ★ 4.2
Old Town · Plateia Eleftherias 29, Iraklio 712 01
Hours: Daily 07:00-23:00
ML Espresso Bar is a third-wave coffee counter on Eleftherias Square in Heraklion, rotating single-origin beans through espresso and filter.
Tip: A takeaway-first counter on Eleftherias Square, open from seven in the morning until eleven at night.
626 All Day ★ 4.2
Old Town · Idomeneos 22, Iraklio 712 02
Hours: Daily 09:00-00:00
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.
Tip: The garden is the reason to come. Ask for a table outside rather than in the indoor lounge.
Pagopoieion ★ 4.2
Old Town · Papagiamali 1, Iraklio 712 02
Hours: Daily from 09:00
Pagopoieion serves coffee under old ice-factory beams on Agios Titos square in Heraklion, with art shows and poetry readings through the week.
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.
Hacienda ★ 4.1
Old Town · Plateia Agias Ekaterinis, Iraklio 712 01
Hours: Daily 06:30-23:30
Hacienda works a third-wave coffee programme in Heraklion, with homemade sweets and avocado toasts served beside Agia Ekaterini square in the centre.
Tip: There are several Hacienda branches across the city. The Agias Ekaterinis room is the one in the old town.
Crumb Healthy Living Lab ★ 4.1
Old Town · Alexandrou Papanastasiou 28, Iraklio 712 01
Hours: Daily 09:00-17:00
Crumb Healthy Living Lab bakes gluten-free and sugar-free for a health-minded Heraklion crowd, with specialty coffee and a plant-heavy brunch.
Tip: The kitchen labels sugar-free and gluten-free bakes clearly, which is still rare in Heraklion.
Central Park ★ 4.0
Old Town · Arkoleontos 19, Iraklio 712 02
Hours: Daily 08:00-23:30
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.
Tip: The two-person breakfast comes with homemade bread, croissants, village sausage and eggs, and stretches to three at a push.