Sterna of Bloumosifis Restaurant Restaurant Compare Stone Oven Village Institution Olive Oil Cooking Sterna of Bloumosifis Vamos (Apokoronas) $$ Stone-oven Cretan institution in the centre of Vamos Same category
Dounias (Ntounias) Restaurant Restaurant Compare Open Fire Only Own Farm Clay Pot Dounias (Ntounias) Drakona (Keramia) $$ Wood-fire farm taverna cooking only over fire from its own land Same category
Parasia Restaurant Restaurant Compare Antikristo Open Fire Stone Farmhouse Parasia Tsikoliana / Vamos (Apokoronas) $$ Antikristo over open fire in a 200-year-old stone building near Vamos Same category
Tamam Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic hammam Candlelit Vaulted stone Tamam Splantzia $$ Cretan-Ottoman cooking in a 600-year-old hammam off Splantzia Same category
Kouzina E.P.E. Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Cretan Intimate Wine Led Kouzina E.P.E. Splantzia $$ Forgotten Cretan recipes reworked for the modern table Same category
The Well of the Turk Restaurant Restaurant Compare Hidden alley Courtyard Spice Led The Well of the Turk Splantzia $$ Greek-Levantine cooking down a Splantzia alley with a steam-bath well Same category
To Maridaki Restaurant Restaurant Compare Locals' favourite Fresh catch Lively To Maridaki Splantzia $$ The Splantzia seafood mezedopoleio locals queue for Same category
Athali Restaurant Restaurant Compare Family Run Open Flame Year Round Athali Old Town $$ Mansion-style Cretan cuisine a block from Peskesi Same category
Merastri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Locals' favourite Homely Award Winning Merastri Old Town $$ Gourmet-awarded Cretan home cooking in a century-old house Same category
Parasties Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic building Hot Brick cooking Old School Parasties Old Town $$ Cretan cooking on hot bricks in a 1900 old-town house Same category
Erganos Restaurant Restaurant Compare Fireplace Locals' clientele Rustic Erganos Old Town $$ Fireplace-warm Cretan taverna for a local clientele Same category
Bakaliko Restaurant Restaurant Compare Village square Meze Local wine Bakaliko Archanes $$ Grocer-meze-room on the restored square of Archanes Same category
Ippokampos Restaurant Restaurant Compare Seafood Ouzeri Local institution Ippokampos Venetian Harbour & Walls (Heraklion) $$ The locals' seafood ouzeri by the Venetian port Same category
1600 Raki Ba Raki Restaurant Restaurant Compare Rakadiko Meze Locals 1600 Raki Ba Raki Rethymno Old Town $$ A modern rakadiko where locals actually eat Same category
Thalassografia Restaurant Restaurant Compare Clifftop Sea View Sunset Thalassografia Rethymno Old Town $$ Cliffside Cretan plates beneath the Fortezza Same category
Glossitses Restaurant Restaurant Compare Market Driven Intimate Chef Owned Glossitses Kastelli / Old Harbour edge $$ Tiny market-driven kitchen, the chef's daily haul is the menu Same category
Tholos Restaurant Restaurant Compare Ruins Open Air Atmospheric Tholos Topanas / Kastelli $$ Cretan cooking inside Venetian-Ottoman ruins, open to the sky Same category
Apiri Greek Eatery Restaurant Restaurant Compare All Day Levantine Accents Bistro Apiri Greek Eatery City Centre $$ All-day Greek bistro blending Hellenic and Levantine flavours Same category
Thalassino Ageri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Seaside Industrial heritage Sunset Thalassino Ageri Tabakaria $$$ Sunset seafood among the Tabakaria tanneries Same category
Peskesi Restaurant Restaurant Compare Farm To Table Restored mansion Chef Driven Peskesi Old Town $$$ Heraklion's farm-to-table temple of authentic Cretan cuisine Same category