Hotzas

Hotzas is its most popular tavern Chios. The most historic tavern of the country, started 1882 as a distillery and distillery of the Linos family. Along the way, a few appetizers were added, later it became a tavern and at the end of the 20th century, in the 1990s, the baton was taken over by Giannis Linos and the tavern was formed in its current form in the family space where the Linu distillery.

The space of the tavern, high ceiling with wooden beams that support a four-pitched roof, beautiful walk from the famous incense stone, is flooded with signs of history. Advertising signs "Linu distillery 1902, Mastic-Ouzo", barrels of the time, family photos, old radios and picturesque corners with collectibles - such as the abyss where the spirits were produced until the 1960s - make the presence of the past felt .

John since he was a child in the tavern, he lived in the cooking of his grandmother and mother, “the small saucers shared by the shop's poor customers”And did not want to change the style.

Of course the same inspired empirical cook except local dishes such as hand-made spaghetti with fresh tomato and chicken sauce or rooster, grilled mastelo, chickpea meatballs, fennel meatballs, Chian sausages and classic dishes of political cuisine such as lahmajun, fried kelimp soutzoukaki, oriental risotto with turmeric livers and raisins, hunkiar begenti, has created own specialties.

From these we singled out the exquisite yahni beans with their own mandarin puree, the egg squid, the pork with the marjoram, the juvette in the hull with beef, the beef with mavrodafni sauce and mushrooms and much more.

Finish with the homemade bougatsa and the yogurt with spoon sweets that Giannis also prepares.

The space is large, can accommodate up to a hundred people and is usually full. The service is good where the commands are done by Giannis' wife, Olga.

The Hotza tavern is open only in the evening and is closed on Sundays.