Lefteris Tavern
Along its main cobbled street Apiranthou, at Naxos, we find proud mansions, elegant shops and popular taverns. Just before we get to cafe Apeiranthos of the large square, in our left hand we will meet the Lefteris tavern.
At a glance nothing - except a floor sign pointing you downstairs - warns you that you have reached a peculiar gastronomic experience, as the first finding is a tasteful shop with antique furniture showcases that contain jams, sweets, old dishes, a room that looks more like an elegant mansion living room. Two or three tables towards the glass pull you to sit down to drink some coffee. The glass magnetizes you because from there you have a beautiful view and you can see a wooden staircase that takes you down to paradise of Lefteris.
A sheltered sheltered puppet terrace, covered by a large walnut, with square idiosyncratic tables and chairs Thonet, a sense of spaciousness, protection, but also freedom. The list is small, two or three salads and five or six appetizers, but here you will enjoy the best local meats cooked on the island with unique mastery by Giannis Kapapatis, the son of Lefteris.
Dish-specialty the «Lefteris burger»Stuffed with Naxos gruyere, tomato and pepper accompanied by golden red inexhaustible french fries. For the meat-eating fanatics there is the T-Bone (which can weigh up to one kilo), the beef steak, but also the whole lamb shoulder. The sorting and processing of the meats is done exclusively by Giannis, an excellent philosophical young man, with a characteristic unmistakable locality, which he tries to offer a new meat gastronomic experience on the island.
"Lefteris" became famous by word of mouth and there are many - locals and foreigners - who arrive from the town of Naxos to the tavern Lefteris, more than half an hour drive, to enjoy the perfect meat and the perfect roast.
Location
PLACE & HISTORY - TRADITIONAL KITCHEN
PRODUCTS - DISHES