Iliopetra ★ 4.4
Born during the pandemic, Iliopetra sits at the foot of Ano Poli with a handful of tables and a daily-changing menu. Kitchen leans experimental greek.
Signature: Daily market-driven menu
The walled Upper Town with Byzantine churches and Ottoman-era wooden houses. Neighbourhood tavernas open on local schedules, often lunch only, no English menus.
Born during the pandemic, Iliopetra sits at the foot of Ano Poli with a handful of tables and a daily-changing menu. Kitchen leans experimental greek.
Signature: Daily market-driven menu
Operating since 1967 on the edge of Ano Poli, Nea Folia serves dishes that have largely vanished from city-centre menus: liver with cabbage.
Signature: Soutzoukakia with buffalo mince, Kavourmas of Xanthi beef
Tsinari has stood on this Ano Poli corner since 1865, originally a cafe during the Ottoman period. Priced at €. At Alexandras Papadopoulou 72.
Signature: Tzigerosarmas, Grilled seafood mezedes
Set on a cobbled Ano Poli street, Rouga is known for its fairy-light courtyard, circus-figure decor, and the Greek custom of complimentary ouzo and homemade.
Signature: Traditional Greek meze, Complimentary ouzo and dessert