Where to eat in Heraklion after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Heraklion after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Mavrokostas keeps cooking homemade Greek food on 62 Martiron in Heraklion until six in the morning, and until eight in the morning at weekends.
Try: Homemade Greek food
Order: Whichever tray of homemade food is still hot
Tip: The last kitchen standing in Heraklion. Weekend service runs until eight in the morning, which is not a typo.
Krasas grills gyros and skewers on Leoforos Ikarou in Heraklion until three in the morning, which makes it the default stop on the way home.
Try: Gyros and grills
Order: A pita gyros on the way home from Ikarou
Tip: Open until three in the morning, and there is a second branch out towards the airport.
Xalavro keeps its open kitchen going with the bar on Milatou in Heraklion, Crete, so a late drink in the courtyard can still come with real food.
Try: Open kitchen plates
Order: A late plate from the open kitchen with a spritzer
Tip: In season the kitchen runs alongside the bar, which is rare in the old town once the tavernas have stopped serving.
La Brasserie runs a terrace, a bar and a club on Korai Street in Heraklion, with a kitchen still sending food out while the dance floor fills up.
Try: Restaurant menu until late
Order: A late plate on La Terrasse before the club starts
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. The club floor opens at 22:00 and the kitchen keeps going alongside it.
Dish Bar keeps its Agios Titos square room going until four in the morning in Heraklion, with Mediterranean plates running alongside the cocktail list.
Try: Mediterranean plates and cocktails
Order: Beef carpaccio with truffle mayonnaise, late
Tip: The kitchen and the bar share one room on Agios Titos square, so a late plate is still possible after the tavernas close.