ZAKYNTHOS
FIORE
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
Akrotiri, Lesante Cape Resort & Villas
+30 2695044495
www.lesantecape.gr/
€100-140 per person
Open from May to October
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, with its own parking or valet service.
A change of direction in the kitchen of the gourmet restaurant Fiore at Lesante Cape Resort & Villas, where until recently, the chef was Angelos Bakopoulos, while now chef Stavros Yfantidis has taken the reins, a transfer from the restaurant of Ktima Grampsas. The culinary tradition of the Ionian Islands is reflected in the restaurant`s menu with modern ideas, while the farm-to-table philosophy remains at the core of its culinary identity.
FLOW WINE AND DINE
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
Tsilivi, Olea All Suite Hotel
+30 26950 22265
www.oleaallsuitehotel.com/flow
€100-140 per person
Open from May to October
Restaurant serving outside, restaurant with their own parking or valet parking.
Award-winning chef Michalis Nourloglou curates the elegant Flow restaurant at the beautiful Olea All Suite Hotel, taking it on a more gastronomic trajectory. His cuisine remains profoundly Greek, his ideas fresh, his brigantine technique elegant and sharp, resulting in an increasingly exciting experience at Flow.
MELIA
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
Tragaki, Lesante Blu Hotel, Zakynthos
+30 26950 61600
www.lesanteblu.gr
€50-75 per person
Open from April to October
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, particularly charming location or decor, with its own parking or valet service.
The Melia restaurant at the atmospheric Lesante Blu Hotel in Zakynthos owes its gastronomic excellence to the emphasis placed by executive chef Nikos Ispyroudis and chef Vasilis Kranias on high-quality ingredients and their successful combinations of delicate dishes. The cuisine exhibits growing confidence and substance, bringing the restaurant close to a two-star rating. The setting is particularly romantic.
NOBELOS
TRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE
Agios Nikolaos Volmon, Zakynthos
+30 26950 31400
www.nobelos.gr/restaurant/
€50-75 per person
Open from April to October
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, particularly charming location or decor, by the sea, with its own parking or valet service.
Exceptionally thoughtful food that speaks the traditional culinary language fluently and now places particular emphasis on fish food. The setting is untidy, in a dreamy spot on the island`s north side. Every detail is carefully considered, and every detail that seems out of place has its purpose, creating a neo-traditional, boho environment of high aesthetics to relax and unwind. Taste, excellent raw materials, attentive service, and a remarkable wine and beverage list characterise this delightful restaurant.
PROSILIO
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
15 Agion Panton & A. Latta
+30 26950 22040
www.prosiliozakynthos.gr
€50-75 per person
Open from March to October
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, particularly charming location or decor.
Prosilio is the creation of two young individuals with impressive backgrounds and a passion for their work. They are Christy Karageorgou and George Kampitsis, who share the leading roles in the kitchen and service, respectively. This is highly significant in itself, as it ensures stability and progress. The young and highly talented chef explores the realm of contemporary Greek cuisine, effortlessly combining ingredients and employing high-level techniques. This is an inventive chef with a knack for bold combinations. An additional asset of the restaurant is its lovely courtyard and a particularly intriguing wine list.
KERKYRA (CORFU)
ETRUSCO
GREEK FINE DINING
Kato Korakiana
+30 26610 93342
www.etrusco.gr
Over €100 per person
Open from April to October
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, exceptional wine list, with its own parking or valet service.
The restaurant - a milestone in the evolution of Greek gastronomy in Kato Korakiana, Corfu, is raising its creative bar even higher. As a result, after six years of consecutive three-star awards, this year, it stands out as the best restaurant in Greece, receiving for the first time four FNL stars, the institution`s top distinction. Ettore Botrini, accompanied by Nikos Bilis, presents refined creations at Etrusco that recall memories mainly from the Ionian Islands and Tuscany, combining flavours and top-notch ingredients with an imagination that gallops and excellent technique. It is a unique experience worth the journey from every corner of Greece.
KLIMATARIA TOU BELLOU
TRADITIONAL GREEK CUISINE
Benitses
+30 26610 71201
www.klimataria-restaurant.gr
Up to €25 per person
Open all year round
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.
Hats off to the island`s top tavern, with its excellent, almost faultless traditional Corfiot cuisine exuding nobility and a charming aura, thanks to Nikos and Lili Bellou. Just try their bianco to take off your hat as well.
MAKRIS RESTAURANT
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
Moraitika, South Corfu, Domes Miramare Corfu Hotel
+30 2661 440500
www.domesresorts.com/domesmiramare/
€100-140 per person
Open from April to October
The Domes Miramare Luxury Collection Resort hotel`s gastronomic restaurant with the best chef ever, Petros Dimas, who proposes a clever amalgam of Greek, Corfu and Mediterranean cuisine with dishes that exude freshness and are characterised by delicacy.
POMO D’ ORO
CONTEMPORARY GREEK CUISINE
Plateia Skaramanga 13
+30 26610 28680, +30 697 4263560
€25-50 per person
Open all year round
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.
The cuisine of Aristotelis Megoulas at Pomo d`Oro is modern, charmingly unique, and original. It relies on truly rare, locally sourced ingredients harmoniously combined in the dishes. It offers an exceptional and substantial experience that now operates on a gastronomic frequency, as Greek flavours and Corfiot culinary style are mixed, with an original and distinctly personal touch that has earned the restaurant its second star.
TOULA’S SEASIDE
FISH RESTAURANT
Nissaki, Agni Bay
+30 26630 91350
www.toulasagni.com
€75-100 per person
Open from May to October
A restaurant serving outside, by the sea, in a special location, with its own parking or valet parking.
Level up this year for Corfu`s top fish restaurant, Toula`s by Nikos and Agathis Vergeti, featuring the seafood specialities of the timid cook Toula Katsarou-Vergeti. Be sure to try the masterpiece Bianco and the particularly expressive burrito with garpina. The menu is also interspersed with more modern dishes that coexist harmoniously with Mrs Toula`s sumptuous delicacies. On the plus side are the particularly thoughtful and extensive wine list and the beautiful setting.
VENETSIANIKO PIGADI (Venetian Well)
CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
Plateia Kremastis
+30 26615 50955
www.venetianwell.gr
€50-75 per person
Open all year round
Restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, particularly charming location or decor.
Yannis Vlachos` beautiful restaurant in Kremasti Square welcomed Spiros Agios to its kitchen last year, who turned the helm to modern flavours, greatly enriched by the element of local Corfiot tradition and introducing the logic of set menus. Excellent wine list and service of a high standard.
The arrow pointing up next to the awarded stars marks those restaurants that are moving towards the upper end of their rating and we think are more likely to move up to the next rating level in a subsequent review
