This post is part 1 : please visit our 2024 updated page HERE. Our culinary exceptions were high when we arrived on Tinos. Our research revealed that there's a fantastic food culture on Tinos. The locals have great pride in their local produce and in the preparation of this produce... Read more →

I asked several locals where the best bakery was on Naxos, as usual I need to have my Greek pastry fix! Λαγογιαννη was one bakery that kept getting mentioned. It can be found on the busy corner of the main road through Vivlos. We were staying in the next village... Read more →

One of the squares in Chora on Folegandros that fills with diners in the evenings We ate very well during our stay on Folegandros. For a small island, it certainly offers good food in it's tavernas and good ouzo in it's bars. This is a list of the places where... Read more →

With 24 hours left on the island we realised we still had not tried the local pie, Καλασούνα, or kalasouna. There are only 2 traditional bakeries on Folegandros, one in the Chora and the other in Ano Merio. We received our directions from a local and jumped in the car... Read more →

We discovered this deliciously packed little delicatessen, Mētato, on our second last day on Serifos. It’s a block behind the waters edge in the port town of Lavadi. There were shelves full of jars of local thyme honey, wine, fresh eggs and olives, the fridge cabinet displayed local cheeses and... Read more →

On our last day on Sifnos we returned to Artemonas to visit a traditional pastry shop. We’d been told about this sweet shop by Maria (who gave us a tour of her vegetable allotment). Maria proved to be a fantastic source of information regarding all things sweet on Sifnos and... Read more →

If you ever have the opportunity to visit a local vegetable garden... do it. While we were on Sifnos, we were lucky to meet Maria. Maria wore many hats... she was an AirBnB host, a language teacher and a fiercely proud Greek. She also knew a lot of people around... Read more →

Milos certainly has a very good selection of tavernas and bars, spread over the island. We have stayed out in Pollonia both times we've visited Milos and although it's a small port settlement, it offers a great array of food and drink options. Gialos, Pollonia The best taverna in Pollonia,... Read more →

Mouratos Bakery on Milos During our 2014 holiday on Milos, we discovered Mouratos Bakery on a rainy day. We took refuge from the rain and wind in the bakery, finding a table in the corner by the window and eating pitas and spanakopita, drinking coffee and then eating fruit pies.... Read more →