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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Restaurant
Peri Tinos
Ermoupoli
A restaurant in the lanes behind the waterfront of Ermoupoli, in Thymaton Spercheiou Street, a street back from Miaoulis Square and the Apollo Theatre. A good choice for dinner before or after a night at the opera.
Taverna
Ta Giannena
Ermoupoli
A Greek taverna on Kanari Square in the middle of Ermoupoli, a few minutes' walk from the harbour, for an easy, unfussy meal of Greek cooking.
Taverna
To Archontariki
Ermoupoli
A Greek taverna in the centre of Ermoupoli, near the old market street. Ask for something made with the island's own produce: San Michali cheese, louza, the cured pork of Syros, or capers from the rocks.
Taverna
Syriani Kouzina
Ermoupoli
'Syros Kitchen', on the waterfront of Ermoupoli in Akti Ethnikis Antistaseos, cooking Greek and island dishes with the harbour in front.
Fish taverna
Sergiani
Ermoupoli
A fish taverna in Sofokleous Street in the centre of Ermoupoli, open since 2019 from noon to midnight, with tables outside and fish and seafood by the plate.
Tsipouradiko
Tsipouradiko tis Myrsinis
Ermoupoli
'Myrsini's', a tsipouradiko near the port: order a carafe of tsipouro and the small plates of fish and seafood arrive with it, round after round.
Cafe & restaurant
Laoutari
Ermoupoli
A cafe-restaurant in an 18th-century building in Thermopylon Street, open from late morning to midnight, for a coffee, a light lunch or Greek dishes in the evening.
Taverna
Lilis
Ano Syros
A taverna high up in the medieval town of Ano Syros, with a terrace looking down over the roofs of Ermoupoli to the harbour and Tinos. The place to sit after a walk up the steps, with the town of Markos Vamvakaris all around.
Country taverna
Plakostroto
Ano Meria · Ano Meria & the north
A Greek taverna out in the farmland of Ano Meria, the green and empty north of the island, on the way to the wild beaches and the cheese village of San Michalis.
Country taverna
T'Aloni
Ano Meria · Ano Meria & the north
'The Threshing Floor', a taverna in the hills of Ano Meria north of Ano Syros, a stop on the drive through the island's farming north.
Seaside restaurant
Allou Gialou
Kini · The west coast
A restaurant by the water in Kini whose name means 'on another shore', with tables facing west over the bay for the famous Kini sunset.
Taverna
2 Tzitzikia st' Almirikia
Kini · The west coast
'Two Cicadas in the Tamarisks', a Greek taverna in Kini, a few steps from the beach, for a long lunch in the shade after a swim.
Traditional taverna
Gorgona
Kini · The west coast
'The Mermaid', a traditional taverna in the fishing village of Kini, with fish, Greek dishes and the evening light over the bay.
Taverna
Kapari
Galissas · The west coast
'Caper', a Greek taverna in Galissas, named for the caper bushes that grow wild on the island's rocks and end up in half of its salads.
Regional cooking
Melydron
Posidonia · The south coast
A restaurant in Posidonia cooking Greek and Syros dishes, close to the old villas of Dellagrazia and the beach of Fetouri.
Fish taverna
Achladi
Achladi · The south coast
A fish taverna in the small, quiet bay of Achladi on the south-east coast, with the sea a few steps from the tables.
Beach bar & restaurant
Kahuna
Azolimnos · The south coast
A bar and restaurant on the beach at Azolimnos, the closest bay to Ermoupoli on the east coast, open from breakfast to late at night, with Cycladic cooking, street food and cocktails by the sea.
