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
Malamatenia
Tinos Town · Tinos Town & the coast either side
A restaurant in the lanes just behind the harbour of Tinos Town, among the tavernas and ouzeris that fill these streets in the evening. Easy to combine with a walk up to the church and back.
Taverna
To Koutouki tis Elenis
Tinos Town · Tinos Town & the coast either side
Eleni's little koutouki, a small taverna in the same lanes behind the waterfront. Ask what is cooked that day and whether there are artichokes, louza or Tinian cheese on the table.
Fish taverna
Agkyra
Tinos Town · Tinos Town & the coast either side
The Anchor, a fish and Greek taverna on the harbour of Tinos Town, with tables near the boats. Step-free access, which helps on an island of stairs.
Modern Greek restaurant
San to Alati
Tinos Town · Tinos Town & the coast either side
Like Salt, a restaurant of Greek cooking with a twist on Iroon Polytechneiou Street, at the eastern end of town on the way to Agios Fokas. Open from noon to midnight, with room for about a hundred.
Taverna
Drosia
Ktikados · Tinos Town & the coast either side
A taverna in Ktikados, the village on the hillside above Tinos Town that is known for its view down to the sea and across to Syros. Come up for the sunset and stay for a long Greek dinner.
Taverna of local cooking
Chorevtra
Kampos · Exomvourgo & the inner villages
A taverna of regional Greek cooking in Kampos, the village in the middle of the island between Tarambados and the road to Pyrgos. A good lunch stop on a day of dovecotes and villages.
Kafeneio
Kyra Leni's Traditional Kafeneio
Krokos · Exomvourgo & the inner villages
A traditional village kafeneio in Krokos, an inland village between Exomvourgo and Volax, serving Greek food as well as coffee. The kind of place where you stop for a coffee and end up with lunch.
Taverna
Taverna Volax
Volax · Exomvourgo & the inner villages
The village taverna of Volax, among the granite boulders, open from morning to late evening. Breakfast or lunch here after a walk through the rocks and a visit to the basket weavers.
Taverna
Aeraki Tiniako
Volax · Exomvourgo & the inner villages
Tinian Breeze, a second taverna in Volax with tables outside, open for lunch and early dinner. Closed on Wednesdays, so plan around it.
Taverna and grill
Apodrasi
Steni · Porto & the east
A restaurant and grill in the village of Steni since 1996, with a café-bar and rooms to rent above. Greek cooking and meat from the grill, in one of the larger villages of the farming east.
A family taverna in the hill village of Aetofolia, open since 2013, cooking Tinian recipes with island produce: veal stifado, goat with lemon, louza and caper salad. Worth the drive up the winding roads.
The Garden, a taverna with tables outside in Kardiani, the green village of springs above the west coast, looking out towards Syros.
Taverna by the sea
Thalassaki
Ormos Isternion · The west-coast villages
A Greek taverna on the little bay of Ormos Isternion, at the bottom of the road down from Isternia, with tables by the water. Swim, then eat.
Taverna
Eirini's Taverna
Pyrgos · Exomeria & the marble villages
A Greek taverna in the lanes of Pyrgos, near the square with the plane tree, for dinner among the marble houses after a day of carvers and museums.
Pizza, pasta and cocktails
Dough & Shaker
Pyrgos · Exomeria & the marble villages
Opened in 2016 by a couple in Pyrgos: pizza from doughs left to rise for 24 or 72 hours, fresh pasta and ice cream made on the spot, with vegetables mostly from Tinos. A change from taverna food, and a good bar.
