Sterna of Bloumosifis

A traditional taverna in the centre of Vamos, Sterna of Bloumosifis cooks only with virgin olive oil and turns out a deep Cretan repertoire — snails, broad-bean and yellow-pea purees, cuttlefish with fennel, rooster in wine, and lamb, goat and rabbit from the old stone oven. The 1993 renovation of the Bloumosifis tavern is credited with putting Vamos on the gastronomic map; people still drive from all three cities for it.