Venues similar to Lyrarakis Winery

Century-old Dafnes family estate of Vidiano and Liatiko

Organic family estate of indigenous reds at Siva

Hilltop boutique organic cellar above Kounavoi

Vineyard estate and tasting hall near Knossos at Skalani

Rhône varieties on Cretan soil, with a serious tasting room

Contemporary Greek folk-art ceramics workshop

Owner-made jewellery and ceramics in a tiny Topanas atelier

Grocer-meze-room on the restored square of Archanes

Forgotten Cretan recipes reworked for the modern table

The Splantzia seafood mezedopoleio locals queue for

All-day cafe and wine bar on the edge of Splantzia square

Mansion-style Cretan cuisine a block from Peskesi

Cretan cooking on hot bricks in a 1900 old-town house

Fireplace-warm Cretan taverna for a local clientele

Art-and-music bar-restaurant in a 1950s ice factory

Crete's pioneering third-wave espresso and wine bar with a roof terrace

In-house coffee roaster and microbrewery in the Korai grid