To Maridaki Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Locals' favourite Fresh catch Lively To Maridaki Splantzia $$ The Splantzia seafood mezedopoleio locals queue for Même catégorie
Thalassino Ageri Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Seaside Industrial heritage Sunset Thalassino Ageri Tabakaria $$$ Sunset seafood among the Tabakaria tanneries Même catégorie
Bakaliko Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Village square Meze Local wine Bakaliko Archanes $$ Grocer-meze-room on the restored square of Archanes Même catégorie
Thalassografia Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Clifftop Sea View Sunset Thalassografia Rethymno Old Town $$ Cliffside Cretan plates beneath the Fortezza Même catégorie
Apiri Greek Eatery Restaurant Restaurant Comparer All Day Levantine Accents Bistro Apiri Greek Eatery City Centre $$ All-day Greek bistro blending Hellenic and Levantine flavours Même catégorie
Alana Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Courtyard Modern Garden Alana Rethymno Old Town $$$ Modern Mediterranean in a flower-filled courtyard Même catégorie
Tamam Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Historic hammam Candlelit Vaulted stone Tamam Splantzia $$ Cretan-Ottoman cooking in a 600-year-old hammam off Splantzia Même catégorie
Kouzina E.P.E. Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Modern Cretan Intimate Wine Led Kouzina E.P.E. Splantzia $$ Forgotten Cretan recipes reworked for the modern table Même catégorie
The Well of the Turk Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Hidden alley Courtyard Spice Led The Well of the Turk Splantzia $$ Greek-Levantine cooking down a Splantzia alley with a steam-bath well Même catégorie
Athali Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Family Run Open Flame Year Round Athali Old Town $$ Mansion-style Cretan cuisine a block from Peskesi Même catégorie
Merastri Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Locals' favourite Homely Award Winning Merastri Old Town $$ Gourmet-awarded Cretan home cooking in a century-old house Même catégorie
Parasties Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Historic building Hot Brick cooking Old School Parasties Old Town $$ Cretan cooking on hot bricks in a 1900 old-town house Même catégorie
Erganos Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Fireplace Locals' clientele Rustic Erganos Old Town $$ Fireplace-warm Cretan taverna for a local clientele Même catégorie
Dounias (Ntounias) Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Open Fire Only Own Farm Clay Pot Dounias (Ntounias) Drakona (Keramia) $$ Wood-fire farm taverna cooking only over fire from its own land Même catégorie
Sterna of Bloumosifis Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Stone Oven Village Institution Olive Oil Cooking Sterna of Bloumosifis Vamos (Apokoronas) $$ Stone-oven Cretan institution in the centre of Vamos Même catégorie
Arismari Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Clay Pot Coals Plane Tree Square Own Butcher Arismari Gavalochori (Apokoronas) $$ Clay-pot-over-coals taverna under the plane tree in Gavalochori Même catégorie
Parasia Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Antikristo Open Fire Stone Farmhouse Parasia Tsikoliana / Vamos (Apokoronas) $$ Antikristo over open fire in a 200-year-old stone building near Vamos Même catégorie
The Counter Cafe Cafe Comparer All Day Bagels Seafront The Counter Koum Kapi (Chania) $$ All-day bagel and coffee counter from the team behind Five Même fourchette de prix
1600 Raki Ba Raki Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Rakadiko Meze Locals 1600 Raki Ba Raki Rethymno Old Town $$ A modern rakadiko where locals actually eat Même catégorie
Glossitses Restaurant Restaurant Comparer Market Driven Intimate Chef Owned Glossitses Kastelli / Old Harbour edge $$ Tiny market-driven kitchen, the chef's daily haul is the menu Même catégorie