The reasons to visit Hermione, winter and summer are many, some known to many and others to a few. Within walking distance of Athens - around 2,5 hours by car - you will find a very attractive mix of cosmopolitan atmosphere but also authentic folk life, good food, sense of escape, beautiful beaches - other known and other secrets -, traditional settlements and of course the Franghthi cave of unique historical importance. And from here you can plan day trips to the surrounding areas that are not more than two hours away: Ancient theater of Epidaurus, nightlife in Nafplio, visit to Mycenae, exploring the 35 most visited wineries of the most beautiful vineyard in Nemea, but also visit islands that invite you from the opposite, Spetses and Hydra. For the gastronomy of your area we refer you to 10 hangouts - taverns in Ermionida, which each has its own grace and history.
Ganosis Restaurant in Ermioni
The Ganosis restaurant, the oldest restaurant of Ermionida, and one of the most historic in the Peloponnese is located in the port of Ermioni and has been operating since 1918. A century of Greek traditional cuisine and at the same time serving tens of thousands of visitors is celebrated by Joseph Ganosis at the helm 3rd generation owners. So nowadays, the two-story mansion that houses the restaurant is decorated with impressive anniversary posters that remind of the event: "one family, one century, one tradition", "one family, one century, one tradition". Of course, the old years are over and the traditional tavern has evolved into a local restaurant - housed mainly in the open air on a wooden deck, with sunroofs and windbreaks - which steals the impressions in winter and summer. Beautiful curtains, seat covers, decoration all in the pen. The family meals are enriched with Mediterranean flavors and various gourmet dishes, lobster spaghetti, but also with pizzas - baked in the special wood oven - and where the selected holidaymakers of the area and ordinary visitors of the city can find the food of their choice and of course the patrapora sweet of the walnut pie.
Spirandrea Fish Tavern in Ermioni
The history of the fish tavern begins in 1968 when the two twin brothers, Spyros and Andreas, created fish tavern Spyrandreas and with their love for good food, but also their hospitable mood, they turned it into a sought-after fish-eating hangout.
Recently the business passed into the hands of the children of Spyros and Andreas (Dimitris, George and Dimitris). The children studied the art of cooking and came up with new ideas.
Without leaving the old recipes and the art of cooking any kind of fish that arrives daily, they enriched the menu with new creations, more sought after, such as, for example, tagliatelle with shrimp, fresh mushrooms and truffle oil, lobster spaghetti, homemade specialty combined with spaghetti and sauce of fresh tomatoes and basil, salmon with squid ink and tagliatelle. Today in the fish tavern Spyrandreas, two meters from the sea overlooking the bay and the historic pine forest of the Bisti peninsula, one can try such a variety of delicious risottos and seafood pasta that you will hardly find anywhere else.
Taverna Maria Staikou in Ermioni
Η Tavern of Maria Staikou It happily closes 50 years that are the focus of life in the port of Ermioni in Ermionida. Known for its delicious flavors, appetizers, traditional Greek food, sweets, coffees but mainly the intimate and friendly atmosphere. Maria's world is special! The conventional rules of a tavern or restaurant are not observed. Having a tradition as a cafe that was old, the tavern of Maria is full in the morning, for the first conversations and the first coffee of the day. Retirees, fishermen, professionals start their day here. After 11 o'clock, it is the turn of the ouzos with the respective appetizers and towards noon comes the time of the meal. Here the shop is now honored by Ermioni vacationers and of course the visitors of the place. This food-coffee-food-coffee system runs until midnight. Beloved by foreigners but especially by locals, Maria is here all year round - once she left in the winter for ten days and heard a thousand complaints about her absence - and is the most authentic ambassador of Hermione!
Papadia Fish Tavern in Porto Heli
Ο Papadias is undoubtedly the most famous fish tavern in Porto Heli in Ermionida. Its space is tasteful, but it does not have anything special and the fancy that sets it apart from other restaurants. What makes the difference, however, is the menu and especially its clientele, since here the foam of the jet set of the Greek Riviera frequents, that is, all the famous people, royalty, shipowners, businessmen and artists who live in their villas around Porto- Heli areas (Costa, Agios Emilianos). An emblematic fish tavern of the area, it has been operating since 1958, a fact that is documented with the black and white photos of the time that adorn the walls and where the tavern can be seen with a canopy of reeds, on the shore. Today in "Papadia", blue-blooded and mortals, locals and vacationers can taste simple snacks such as zucchini meatballs or grilled halloumi, fresh fish, delicious fish appetizers and seafood (lobster soups, sardines with capers, kaparosa , while having a large selection from an updated wine list. Although traditional, Mr. Nikos dares new trends such as the shocking carpaccio grouper.
Hippocampus Restaurant in Porto Heli
The Hippocampus restaurant is a creation of the new chef George Korolis who returned to his hometown after 18 years of wandering in kitchens of Greece and Europe, where he worked in important hotels and restaurants. In Porto Heli he set up a freshly aesthetically pleasing restaurant, a bright room with traditional Greek decorative elements in colors, gray cement floor, white and turquoise creating a cool, relaxed feeling while the sidewalk terrace is a few meters from the sea.
The cuisine at Ippokampos Restaurant is a skillful mix of Greek traditional and Mediterranean - creative cuisine, based on local fresh fish and seafood. At the same time, due to his love for Japanese cuisine and the excellent quality fresh fish of the area, the restaurant menu includes sushi and dishes with fresh bluefin tuna, fresh mussels with Ponzu sauce and suggestions such as barley with red shrimp Valley.
Restaurant of AKS Hotel Hinitsa Bay in Hinitsa
The AKS Hotel Hinitsa Bay, Surrounded by the sea, it dominates a magnificent green bay - five minutes from Porto Heli - and borrowed its name from the small island of Hinitsa just opposite and acts as a natural breakwater on the dream beach right in front of the hotel.
AKS Hinitsa Bay has 206 rooms and 10 suites, is 4 star and is open from April to October. Chef George Lianos guarantees with his presence the special gastronomic proposals in each of the three restaurants of the hotel: The main restaurant Zephyrus for a rich breakfast buffet and evenings for the whole family, the Sirocco Restaurant right by the pool and overlooking the sea, for lunch with Greek cuisine, delicious appetizers and fresh fish and finally the The Sunset Terrace, a la carte restaurant for authentic Mediterranean cuisine.
Douglas Tavern in the Valley
THE "Douglas"Or"the tavern of Douglas”Is an amazing tavern in the port of the Valley in Ermioni, the port of Kranidi, the town that together with the two nearby islands, Hydra and Spetses thanks to their fleets, played a decisive role in the Revolution of 1821. Next to the port and in front of the boats of the Valley, Takis Basimakopoulos the so-called Douglas created the most authentic fish tavern of Ermionida! Takis has his way of serving. As soon as you sit down comes a tray with the first appetizers. Beans, eggplant salad, reddish giants, anchovy vinegar, fake meatballs, etc. After the appetizers the order is given to Takis who most of the time indicates to the customers what to eat! As long as they answer the question: meat or fish.
Of course, its strong point is the fish and seafood, because the gulf of the Valley is rich in fish and seafood, ie red mullet, small squid, squid, red shrimp of the Valley and of course first fish.
Drouza Tavern in Costa
The repeatedly awarded Blue Flag beach Costa, southeast of Porto Heli, is distinguished by its beautiful sandy beach and shallow clear waters. A well-known vacation spot, a resort of famous names like the whole surrounding area, is the only passage from the Peloponnese to Spetses, where every day dozens of taxis pick up people from and to the island. In the center of the Costa beach is one of the most popular taverns of the Greek Riviera, the Costa tavern of the Drouza family. Ideal for those who want to combine bathing, magnificent views - morning, noon, evening - to taste large fresh grilled fish, but also the classic Greek dishes, such as moussaka, soutzoukaki, stuffed and especially oily. And all this in a very friendly and family atmosphere. The Costa tavern operates between the two national holidays, ie from March 25 to October 28.
Lepitsa Fish Tavern
Η fish tavern Lepitsa is located 800 meters behind the village of Koilada, about 6 km from Porto-Heli, on the homonymous beach which is considered one of the best of Ermionida. A small picturesque bay with white sand and shallow green-blue waters, several pine trees that offer their hospitable shade, some palm trees that give an exotic note to the landscape. A gently organized beach, with sunbeds, umbrellas, showers, and an idyllic view of the setting sun in the Argolic Gulf. Theodoros Basimakopoulos opened the tavern in 1977 while his successor, his son Giannis, studied chef at the Le Monde school, with the late Alexandros Giotis as his teacher. Giannis continues the tradition of fish in Lepitsa, he has a weakness for pasta and risotto. He likes to try new elements in traditional recipes, e.g. Ermioni pomegranate, recipes that he also presents at the pomegranate festival: Shrimp with pomegranate liqueur, barley with fresh pomegranate puree, fava with cuttlefish ink and caramelized onions.
Maryvonne Restaurant in Caracassi (Iliokastro)
At the foot of Mount Aderes, at an altitude of about 200 meters and at a distance of 7 km from Ermioni in Iliokastro (Karakasi) an insignificant rural and livestock village of 500 inhabitants is the most famous restaurant of Ermionida, the famous French Marivon or French Maryvonne. Here, all jet-set who lives on the famous beaches of Ermionida makes a half hour trip to enjoy a special meal, in a special environment. The cuisine is selective and the dishes are few but dialectal. You will find the dishes of the day - or sideways even if your company places an order in advance - one better than the other. Garlic bread with goat cheese as seals for starters, carrot soup with truffle oil, salad with arugula, tomato and onion with balsamic sauce, fennel with parmesan sauce, pouch with manouri, jam with onion and parsnip with onion and parsley and of course the milk steaks, the beef and the fillets, all from the magical hands of George.
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