Location: Ierapetra
Top Restaurants in Ierapetra
Ierapetra Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Ierapetra
Ierapetra (Greek: Ιεράπετρα, meaning "sacred stone"; ancient name: Ἱεράπυτνα Hierapytna) is a town and municipality in the southeast of the Greek island of Crete.
Things to do in Ierapetra
1. Restaurant Zorbas
Overall Ratings
4 based on 376 reviews
Very nice location, next to the sea
Reviewed By molly215 - Auckland, New Zealand
We have had dinner here several times and it has been excellent....delicious food,plentiful amounts served and friendly staff.....great wine and cocktails!!!!
2. Gorgona
Overall Ratings
4 based on 194 reviews
Good place to eat fresh fish
Reviewed By travellingkids1315 - Dublin, Ireland
Excellent authentic Greek food, very reasonable prices and great service. Staff were also very friendly and gave complimentary fruits and raki at the end of the meal.
3. Napoleon
Overall Ratings
4 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By JWBayton - Brighton, United Kingdom
Popped here for dinner one day, host is very welcoming and entertaining.
Good good quality, tasty and fast. Restaurant was very busy by 9 so book if there is a group of you.
Moussaka was tasty as was the meat dishes we samples. Also saganki prawns were tasty and generous portions.
4. Levante Restaurant Fish tavern
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 299 reviews
The tavern we own was established by the Frangiadaki family in 1936. Since then our aim is to preserve the Cretan cousine. We continue in a friendly family environment, next to the seafrornt of Ierapetra to serve original local Cretan products and traditional tastes adapted to the modern way of nutrtion.<br>Our aim is to make the sense of taste we offer unforgettable. If you intend to travel to Ierapetra we are waiting to offer you hospitality and original Cretan tastes in a way that only the Cretan people know.<br>Follow Us!<br>Facebook Tripadvisor
Reviewed By s_bighead - Brasilia, DF
Me and my wife came to this restaurant by following the reviews at Trip Advisor, and for our pleasure, it was all worth! We loved the food, actually it's been quite a while since our last visit, but I took a photo of a dish that impressed me a lot: it tasted like a kind of cheese, so I asked the waiter, what this sauce is about and he told me it was fish's egg! On the picture, is a pink sauce, if you have a chance, try it! It's delicious!
I can't remember what else I had ordered, but I am sure it was all pretty delicious and the dishes were more than enough for two persons.
And finally last but not least, I can not left aside: we were very fond of the staff who attended and served us!
Sure it was really nice time and I definitely recommend it!
5. The River Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 203 reviews
Authentic Cretan Cuisine - Authentic Cretan Diet & Daily Fresh Fishes & Seafood Discover the other side of Cretan gastronomy at the southernmost town in Europe...Ierapetra ! Social Media Hashtag: #The_River_Restaurant
Reviewed By littlemag1 - London, United Kingdom
Went to dine here today with husband and 2 kids - a lovely restaurant and excellent value for money. Ate mountain of zucchini balls (delicious) amazing octopus in wine sauce, large plate of calamari and both pork and chicken kebab skewers (both come with chips) and had wine and beer and it came to €32!! Food was delicious and service good. No baby highchair but he stacked 2 chairs together and that sorted our 3-year old out and we held the baby. Really recommend this place if you're anywhere near Agia Fotia (it's also only 2 mins walk from the beach) it was a lovely meal.
6. Taverna Katerina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 111 reviews
Reviewed By freechildLondon - London
We were staying in a hotel nearby and on the last night we decided to try one of the restaurants on the way back from Ierapetra. They all looked a bit gloomy and empty, so I picked this one as it had a nicer entrance. Once inside we gladly discovered that there were 4-5 tables full. We ordered a few starters to share and a main and they were excellent, certainly the dolmatas and the zucchini balls, but especially the chicken soufflaki. All washed down with a Raki, it was a very nice experience. Pity it was the last night, I would have gone back.
7. Pelagos Sea Side Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 267 reviews
Situated directly on the beach, our taverna "Pelagos" awaits you and welcomes you. Our guests can enjoy Cretan home-made specialties that we prepare with great care while enjoying the view of the Libyan Sea. Our cooking is based on Cretan traditional flavors…a few of the dishes we serve are local meat dishes either grilled or cooked in our special wood-lit oven. Also rice-stuffed onions, chicken in wine sauce, squid with fennel, cheese pies, pies filled with wild greens, snail dishes, goat’s meat with artichokes, octopus with green peppers…and many other amazing dishes. You will also find fresh fish cooked in a variety of ways. All dishes are cooked with virgin olive oil of our own produce, accompanied by our home-made bread baked in our fire-lit oven. Also enjoy bottled wines or wines we produce ourselves, or our own raki. For dessert we recommend orange cake, walnut cake or fruit preserves that we prepare ourselves. Taste this big array of delicious and authentic traditional dishes in a warm and friendly environment. Let ‘s not forget : "Cretan cuisine means longevity"! (We are open from MAY to OCTOBER)
Reviewed By HarisThes - Thessaloniki
Amazing ambiance , food to dye for and service very discreet polite and efficient yet . We wanted to try everything and we were amazed of the ingredients combination that made food that we would skip to taste so good.The chef that night was in a competition that she won in Israel and still food was divine .Greek (cretan ) food on its best .Cudos
8. Kapilio
Overall Ratings
5 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By auteur - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Located in a very nice village, Kapilio offers homemade food in a relaxed atmosphere. Owners are very nice and prices cheap.
9. Taverna Psaropoula
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 409 reviews
Reviewed By Dan P - omer Israel
the restaurant has good veriety of local food. located on the sea shore and has a very good service. one can find nice selection of fresh fish. it is right place for good greek dinner.
10. Taverna koyros
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 89 reviews
Reviewed By JooohnS - Suldal, Norway
Very quiet when we arrived, but we were heartily welcomed, and the food was very quickly at the table. Tasty, and for once we avoided ordering everything that looked nice, so we didn't have to leave too much of the food. We decided to eat there another evening, but when on holidays the plans tend to be continually changing, so unfortunately this was our only visit. Since I was our driver of the rental car, I appreciated that the menu included some non-alcoholic beer.
