Taverna tables under a vine pergola in a white lane with blue shutters

Hydra · Restaurants

Where to eat in Hydra

Olive oil, wild greens, local cheese and the catch of the day, served in tavernas that have fed islanders for generations.

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Tavernas & restaurants

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Modern Greek
Téchnē Restaurant & Social

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

Opened in 2016 in a renovated historic building with a courtyard on the sea, on the coast path west of the harbour. Chef and co-owner Yannis Michalopoulos cooks new Greek dishes from seasonal produce gathered across the country, with careful cocktails and a view of the open sea.
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Restaurant & bar
Omilos

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

A restaurant on the rocks at the western mouth of the harbour, by the swimming platforms of Spilia, where the old town meets the open water.
Seaside bar
Hydronetta

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

A bar on the rocks just west of the harbour mouth, at the start of the coast path to Kamini, beside the swimming spots below the town: a swim by day, a drink as the sun goes down.
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Geitonikon

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

A Greek taverna in the lanes a few minutes up from the harbour, where the 'neighbourhood' of its name still eats.
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Xeri Elia

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

A Greek taverna named for its 'dry olive tree', with tables out in a small square in the old lanes behind the port.
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Taverna Lulus

Hydra Town · Hydra Town & the harbour

A Greek taverna on Andrea Miaouli street, the lane that climbs inland from the middle of the harbour.
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Kodylenia's

Kamini · Kamini & the west coast

A Greek taverna above the little fishing harbour of Kamini, on the coast path twenty minutes west of town, looking out over the boats towards the evening sky.
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Taverna Christina

Kamini · Kamini & the west coast

A Greek taverna in Kamini, a few steps back from the boats, for a long lunch in the quieter village west of town.
Seaside taverna
Enalion

Vlychos · Kamini & the west coast

A bar-restaurant right on the water at Vlychos, run by Giannis and his team, cooking home-style Greek dishes with fresh fish and seafood, and also hosting weddings and christenings.
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Beach restaurant
Mandraki Beach Restaurant

Mandraki · Mandraki & the east

The restaurant of the Mandraki Beach Resort, open to outside guests, cooking Greek and cosmopolitan dishes and seafood on the sand of Mandraki bay.
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On the menu

Hydra dishes to try

Order these and the taverna owner will know you came prepared.

01

Amygdalota

Hydra's famous almond sweets, soft little pears of ground almond scented with rose or orange-blossom water and rolled in icing sugar, sold by the box in the bakeries of the harbour.

02

Fish of the day

Bream, red mullet or scorpionfish from the island's boats, simply grilled with oil and lemon, best eaten at a table above the water at Kamini.

03

Lobster spaghetti

Astakomakaronada, the summer feast of the Saronic islands: a whole lobster cooked down in tomato with pasta, ordered for the table.

04

Meze on the quay

Little plates of octopus, fried squid, fava and taramosalata with an ouzo, eaten at a harbour café while the water taxis come and go.

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