Bougatsa / patisserie · Venetian Harbour & Walls (Heraklion)

Phyllosophies Menu (2026)

Century-old Smyrna-rooted bougatsa house on Lions Square

Menu & Prices

Selected menu items and recorded prices. Check the source date where available and confirm current prices with the venue.

Authentic Loukumades with cretan honey & sesame
Authentic Loukumades with cretan honey and ground walnuts
Authentic Loukumades with powdered sugar
Authentic Loukumades with Nutella
Authentic Loukumades with white chocolate
Authentic Loukumades with bueno
Authentic Loukumades with ice cream

Vanilla or cream
Authentic Kantaifi
Authentic Kantaifi with ice cream
Baklava
Baklava with ice cream
Traditional apple pie
Traditional apple pie with ice cream
Chocolate souffle
Chocolate souffle with ice cream
Sweet of the day

Ask us
Ypovrihio

Ypovrihio (=lit. submarine). Traditional Greek sugar sweet that is served immersed in water.
Traditional sweet preserves
Fruit Salad

with fresh fruits

Lion's Square

Traditional scrambled eggs with syglino and tomato, vegetable pie, pancakes with petimezi, butter caramels, jam, galeni cream cheese and bread. Coffee or orange juice.
Of Smyrna

Omelet with sausage and feta cheese, Smyrna "gevrek" bun with cream cheese, bougatsa cream, sheep's yogurt with oats and spoon sweet, butter, honey and bread. Coffee or tea or orange juice.

Butter Toast

Smoked cheese, yellow cheese, fresh black pepper, lola salad.
Classic Toast

Ham or turkey, edam cheese, potato chips.
Club sandwich

Bacon, chicken fillet, tomato jam, lettuce, edam cheese, mayonnaise, french fries.
Multi-seeded baguette

Smoked chicken, Galeni cream cheese, cabbage, tomato.
Rye baguette

Tuna, avocado cream with vegetables, ringed olives, fried onion, curly lettuce (iceberg).
Cretan sandwich (like dakos)

Sourdough bread, flower milk, apaki, aromatic grated tomato, flower cheese flakes, arugula.
Extra ingredients

Corn, carrot, mushrooms, pepper

Cretan

Tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, olives, capers, sour mytzithra and extra virgin olive oil
Chicken

Chicken fillet, red and green lola, smoked cheese, corn, crispy croutons, yogurt dressing with turmeric and paprika
Hamidie

Lettuce, arugula, white beans, cherry tomatoes, pepper, crispy Polish sausage, feta cheese, simit croutons, olive oil dressing with garlic and paprika
Phyllisophies

Spinach, red and green lettuce, sun-dried tomato, pomegranate, bagatsa cheese, pastel walnut with raisins and honey dressing