Think Tank is a wine bar in Old Town, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Brunch plates and snacks
Day trip · 8 hours
Explore the landscapes, villages & eateries of the Lassithi Plateau on a day trip from Heraklion or Hersonissos. Source your own ingredients on a Cretan black truffle hunt.
2 hours
Uncork the secrets of Crete's most extraordinary wine heritage: A sensory voyage through generations of Mediterranean viticulture
4 hours
Meet with local people. Walk around,smell &feel the calmness of the colorful flora in the countryside. Make & bake bread in wood oven. Cheese making. Prepare & cook yo...
Address: Idaiou Androu 7, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
Pagopoieion keeps one of the widest Greek wine lists in Heraklion, poured under the beams of a converted ice factory beside Agios Titos church.
OrderA Cretan red, with the mushroom risotto to match
PourA Cretan red with the mushroom risotto
WineWide Greek list, strong on Crete
FoodAll-day kitchen
TipThe ice-factory room is large enough to find a quiet corner even when Agios Titos square is full.
Manjar Wise Food, Coffee & Wine Bar pours a long list on Dimokratias in Heraklion, with staff who explain every glass and send out bites with it.
OrderA glass off the Cretan list with the small bites
PourA Cretan white with small bites
WineHealth-minded Greek and Cretan labels
FoodWise food plates and small bites
TipStaff talk you through each pour and send out nibbles, which makes it a good first stop for Cretan grapes.
Granary turns from espresso bar into wine room as the evening arrives, pouring Greek bottles with Mediterranean plates in central Heraklion.
OrderA glass of Cretan white with a mezze plate
PourA Cretan white with a mezze plate
WineGreek wines by the glass and bottle
FoodMediterranean all-day menu
TipWine service runs from late afternoon, once the coffee crowd thins out and the kitchen switches to the evening menu.
Merastri keeps a serious Cretan wine list behind its wood oven in Heraklion, and the reds it pours are built to stand up to three-hour roast lamb.
OrderA Liatiko red alongside the wood-oven lamb
PourA Liatiko red with the wood-oven lamb
WineCretan list built around the wood oven
FoodFull Cretan menu
TipThe Cretan list is the reason to linger. Ask what is open by the glass before committing to a bottle.
Parasties runs a Cretan-leaning wine list beside its open fire in Heraklion, with floor staff who match bottles to whatever the oven is cooking.
OrderA Cretan red poured to match the smoked steak
PourA Cretan red with the smoked steak
WineMostly Cretan producers
FoodLive-fire Cretan menu
TipThe floor staff will steer the list if you tell them what is coming off the fire.
Kouzeineri backs its charcoal steaks with a Greek wine list, which makes it the Heraklion address for red wine and grilled meat in one sitting.
OrderA Greek red chosen against the charcoal steak
PourA Greek red with a charcoal steak
WineGreek reds for charcoal cooking
FoodSteakhouse menu
TipThe cellar leans on international labels as much as Greek ones, so ask the floor to match a bottle to the cut you order.
Pagopoieion keeps one of the widest Greek wine lists in Heraklion, poured under the beams of a converted ice factory beside Agios Titos church.
OrderA Cretan red, with the mushroom risotto to match
PourA Cretan red with the mushroom risotto
WineWide Greek list, strong on Crete
FoodAll-day kitchen
TipThe ice-factory room is large enough to find a quiet corner even when Agios Titos square is full.
Manjar Wise Food, Coffee & Wine Bar pours a long list on Dimokratias in Heraklion, with staff who explain every glass and send out bites with it.
OrderA glass off the Cretan list with the small bites
PourA Cretan white with small bites
WineHealth-minded Greek and Cretan labels
FoodWise food plates and small bites
TipStaff talk you through each pour and send out nibbles, which makes it a good first stop for Cretan grapes.
Granary turns from espresso bar into wine room as the evening arrives, pouring Greek bottles with Mediterranean plates in central Heraklion.
OrderA glass of Cretan white with a mezze plate
PourA Cretan white with a mezze plate
WineGreek wines by the glass and bottle
FoodMediterranean all-day menu
TipWine service runs from late afternoon, once the coffee crowd thins out and the kitchen switches to the evening menu.
Merastri keeps a serious Cretan wine list behind its wood oven in Heraklion, and the reds it pours are built to stand up to three-hour roast lamb.
OrderA Liatiko red alongside the wood-oven lamb
PourA Liatiko red with the wood-oven lamb
WineCretan list built around the wood oven
FoodFull Cretan menu
TipThe Cretan list is the reason to linger. Ask what is open by the glass before committing to a bottle.
Parasties runs a Cretan-leaning wine list beside its open fire in Heraklion, with floor staff who match bottles to whatever the oven is cooking.
OrderA Cretan red poured to match the smoked steak
PourA Cretan red with the smoked steak
WineMostly Cretan producers
FoodLive-fire Cretan menu
TipThe floor staff will steer the list if you tell them what is coming off the fire.
Kouzeineri backs its charcoal steaks with a Greek wine list, which makes it the Heraklion address for red wine and grilled meat in one sitting.
OrderA Greek red chosen against the charcoal steak
PourA Greek red with a charcoal steak
WineGreek reds for charcoal cooking
FoodSteakhouse menu
TipThe cellar leans on international labels as much as Greek ones, so ask the floor to match a bottle to the cut you order.
