CRETE TRAVEL GUIDE

Crete Travel Guide
Made from Vilana and Rozaki grapes, this is one of the
better pine-flavoured retsinas.
10 Malvasia
One of Europe’s oldest wines, Malvasia was
exported as far as England by the Venetians. Made from
a blend of sugar-rich, aromatic grapes, it is best drunk
with dessert.
Bars and Cafés
1
Ciao, Irakleio
The big, breezy self-service café beside the Morosini
Fountain offers cold drinks, snacks, pizza, pasta and
cooked breakfasts.
➤ Plateia Venizelou • Map K3
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The Four Lions, Irakleio
A rooftop café open from early morning until late at
night. It offers a panoramic view of the older part of
Irakleio as well as cold drinks, snacks, wines, spirits and
cocktails.
➤ Plateia Venizelou
3
Ta Leontaria, Irakleio
Beneath the city walls, this old-fashioned patisserie
serves Greek coffee, frappé, espresso and cappuccino,
ices and creamfilled pastries.
➤ Plateia Venizelou
4
MoCafe, Irakleio
Handily located opposite the Irakleio Archeological
Museum, MoCafe has a cool, arched interior with marble
floor and an eclectic collection of modern art on the walls.
It serves filled baguettes, juices, shakes, beers and
coffee.
➤ Odos Sapoutiel
Paradiso, Agia Galini
➤ Taverna Street • Map G5
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Paradiso, Agia Galini
Large music bar close
to the harbour, which only
gets going after dinner, then
rocks into the small hours,
with loud music and a young
clientele.
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Kafeneio, Matala
Bright and cheerful café-bar, offering fresh fruit juice
and yoghurt for breakfast and cold drinks throughout the
day. An internet café is upstairs.
➤ Village square • Map G6
7
Ouzeri Elisabeth, Malia
A quieter, more traditional island in Malia’s sea of
neon-lit cocktail bars. Choose from ouzos and meze and
Cretan wine from the barrel.
➤ Church square, Old Malia • Map M4
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Kipouli, Malia
Virtually 24-hour drinking is the main selling point
of this bar, attracting those who like to party all night and
sleep on the beach all day.
➤ Centre of Old Malia • 5:50am–2am the next day
New York,
Chersonisos
On the beach close to the
entrance of the harbour,
New York starts the day as
a beach bar serving
breakfasts, snacks and cold
drinks, and after sunset
metamorphoses into a noisy, lively music bar.
➤ Map L3
10
Hard Rock Cafe, Chersonisos
The international Hard Rock brand offers a familiar
blend of cold beer, burgers and cocktails, attracting locals
and visitors.
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➤ East end of Eleftheros Venizelou
Top 10 Fish Served in Cretan
Restaurants
1 Fagri
Red sea bream, prized for its delicate white flesh,
is grilled and served whole and is one of the most
expensive fish dishes on the menu.
2 Melanourgia
A large, silver-scaled fish with tasty white flesh; it’s
usually grilled.
3 Barbounia
Small red mullet appear on almost every tourist
menu, pan-fried or grilled. Each fish provides only a few
delicious mouthfuls – beware of bones!
4 Marides
Tiny whitebait are dipped in flour and shallow-fried,
then served with shredded lettuce and a slice of lemon.
5 Lavraki
Sea bass is baked in olive oil, red wine vinegar and
rosemary, served whole.
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Places to Eat and Drink