Location: Archanes
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Crete, Greece Food Guide: 10 Greek food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Archanes
Discover Restaurants offering the best Greek food in Archanes, Crete, Greece. Archanes is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit.
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10. Tzivaeri
Overall Ratings
4 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Berry K
Excellent food in quantity and quality, friendly people. Interesting area to visit.The village had taken the second European prize: Best village in Europe.
9. Likastos
Overall Ratings
4 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By alejcisneros
Katerina is an amazing cook! She and her husband Mikal an their family made us feel so welcome and loved through their food and their generous sweet selves we had to go back!!! On that first day we ate lamb with artichokes and some simple boiled zucchini. We thought we had gone to heaven. We weren't going to have dessert, but in the end had the warm orange cake and couldn't believe the flavor!!! Of course raki came with the dessert... The next day we had the most tender goat in tomato sauce ever... and we sat and chatted with Mikal the owner while his brilliant 14 year old grandson also Mikal interpreted. We miss Katerina and her family already!!!!
8. To Spitiko
Overall Ratings
4 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By acnut
Centrally located, fast and clean restaurant, delicious dishes, reasonable prices and wonderful staff.
7. AGORA restaurant in Archanes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By tadekkk
Great place to visit, if a bit far off the path. Good selection of meze, our favourite was the Apaki and the zucchini balls. Place looks like itâs straight from the past and doesnât scream fake-tourism. The dog stole the show (and our hearts).
6. Trioroukouno Restaurant Cafe
Overall Ratings
5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By 7aretaki
I have visited this restaurant 4 times.delicious food,especially the pizza and spaghetti.nice atmosphere, clean toilets,kind staff.you should go!!!
5. Kritamon Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 163 reviews
Reviewed By greecemoments
We were several times in the Kritamon for dinner. The traditional dishes are excellent and absolutely delicious! We particularly liked the homemade sushi and the chicken souvlaki! The owners are very friendly and have decorated their restaurant with love. The courtyard is so beautiful and you can sit here in such a cozy place. Great prices for gourmet quality! On our next visit to Archanes we will be back for sure!
4. Bakaliko Crete
Overall Ratings
4 based on 248 reviews
Bakaliko is a DELI selling fine quality food and wines of Crete plus a restaurant where we serve light, innovative meals (sandwiches, salads, meze) using the ingredients of the store.
Reviewed By Praveenk2008
We had lunch here during our short trip to archanes and we found the leafy outdoor setting quite wonderful. The salad was fresh and delicious and the food portions were good. The service was a little slow but I don't think we were in any real hurry.
3. Zen of Crete
Overall Ratings
5 based on 94 reviews
ZEN of Crete is about the simplicity and deliciousness of traditional Cretan cuisine infused by modern flavours and relaxed warmhearted atmosphere. We use only fresh, seasonal local ingredients in our dishes. We share only family recipes we love ourselves
Reviewed By peterfromkauai
Lots of restaurants are found here but we decided to have dinner at the Zen.One of our friends ordered moussaka which was not very good and the other one ordered the chicken fillet which was very nice. I ordered âbiftekiâ which is the greek equivalent of a burger. The dish came almost burnt it was really black on both sides and I ended up removing burnt meat, like removing large bits of charcoal from the food. Although the food and the salads were excellent the fact that the moussaka was not good and that the beefsteak was burnt force me to give this restaurant 2 stars.I want to ask the manager whether the chef was smoking or doing something and had forgotten my meat on the grill but I was told no, thatâs how this is made! Excuse me? We also noticed people in the table next to us had very nice looking bifteki, not even burnt. I asked and they said that it was âal dente!!!â Meat is âal dente? So my recommendation is that this place has some good stuff and some bad stuff and thatâs why Iâm giving it 2 stars. Next day we tried the restaurant just next to it and it was really good we enjoyed the briam which is a vegetable dish and it was very good.The first photo is from the burnt food with its burnt bits removed, and the second photo of a real, not burnt âbifteki.âThank you for choosing ... the result was finally the enjoyment ... you couldn't resist ... and you finally enjoyed it.
2. Maxim Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 162 reviews
Reviewed By Ami Iuliana M
After having some not so nice experience in Heraklion we tried Maxim, based on the reviews here. We were not disappointed. As appetizer we had mussels saganaki, a huge plate with mussels and vegetables covered with melted cheese. Main course was a traditional dish made of lamb, delicious as well. 2 persons shared 1 portion of each since we wanted to try more than one plate, and it was actually too much! Portions are big. Even if we were full, the server brought us fruits and raki on the house, very good option for desert.
Archanes Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Archanes
1. Mare coffee bar & food
Overall Ratings
4 based on 134 reviews
Mediterranean Greek cuisine & seafood by the sea in Heraklion. Beautiful views during the day & spectacular sunsets in the evening with outdoor seating.
Reviewed By christA8466EH
Discovered this place 3 years ago so we had to go back again. Definitely not disappointed, the food is amazing, great service. Its a good place for a midday meal with a great view.We are really thankful for your review. It is a real pleasure for us to know that you enjoyed your visit in Mare coffee bar & food. We hope to see you again the next time you will come in our city!!
Where to eat Mediterranean food in Archanes: The Best Restaurants and Bars
