Restaurants & Tavernas
Authentic Greek cuisine and fresh seafood with stunning views
Mesogeios
Zakynthos Town's only real fine dining restaurant — seasonal tasting menus, an exceptional Greek wine list, and a kitchen that takes the local larder seriously. Reservations essential.
Porto Limnionas Taverna
A tiny terrace built into the rocks at Porto Limnionas cove, serving the freshest seafood on Zakynthos — caught that morning, cooked that afternoon.
Malanos
A Zakynthos Town institution since 1949 — unpretentious, generous, and consistent in a way that only multi-generational family tavernas can manage. The octopus in wine sauce is non-negotiable.
Taverna Lofos
A family-run hilltop taverna in Zakynthos Town with century-old recipes, panoramic harbour views, and the best slow-cooked rabbit on the island.
Nobelos Seaside Lodge
Zakynthos' most refined dining experience — a clifftop restaurant at Agios Nikolaos with Ionian Sea views, inventive Greek cuisine, and a wine list worth planning your evening around.
Prosilio
A hillside restaurant in Argassi with the best sunset view in southern Zakynthos — modern Greek cooking, an excellent wine list, and the kind of evening that justifies the splurge.
Taverna To Kanoni
A no-frills mountain taverna in Volimes serving the kind of slow-cooked stifado and village bread that remind you why Greek food exists — no tourists, no menus, no pretension.
Arekia
Kalamaki's best-kept secret — a family-run taverna where the locals eat, the portions are enormous, and the grilled lamb chops arrive with enough bread to make it a meal on their own.
Il Porto
Right on the Zakynthos Town harbour with boats moored ten metres from your table — the freshest fish on the island, simply prepared, with a view that earns its slightly higher price.
Marathia
A hidden mountain taverna in Agalas that most tourists never find — wood-fired cooking, wild herbs from the hillside, and a terrace that looks out over the Ionian in absolute silence.
To Trivio
A hidden village taverna at the crossroads of Volimes — no English menu, no tourist prices, just grandmother's cooking served under a fig tree since 1967.
Base Cafe
The best all-day breakfast spot in Tsilivi — proper coffee, thick Greek yogurt with local honey, and a shaded terrace that makes morning the best part of any day on Zakynthos.
Il Borgo
An Italian-Greek fusion restaurant in Tsilivi where Venetian history meets Ionian produce — handmade pasta with local clams, risotto with Zakynthos saffron, and a terrace that makes summer evenings last forever.
Dennis Taverna
Yes, it's on the Laganas tourist strip — and yes, it's actually good. Dennis has been doing reliable Greek food for twenty-five years and earned its reputation the hard way: by not cutting corners.
Kosta's Grill House
Tsilivi's most reliable family restaurant — generous souvlaki platters, bottomless bread, high chairs, and prices that don't ruin a family holiday budget.