Rhodes and the Dodecanese Restaurants

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  • 1. Ali Restaurant

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    Popular among locals, this venerable Turkish-Greek joint has a catch-all menu that hits every comfort-food high note. Zucchini flowers filled with lip-smacking Greek cheese, aubergines bursting with meat, and filling pastitsio complement a vast choice of souvlakis and kebabs.

    Artemisias 23, Kos, 85300, Greece
    22420-21860

    Known For

    • Turkish and Greek comfort food
    • Fast service
    • A quieter setting, away from the harbor
  • 2. Broadway Restaurant

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    A cozy, family-run restaurant with an ambitious menu that does some very creative things with classic Greek cooking. A "krassotiri" crème brélee makes the most of the island's famous soft cheese, while mains offer an even tenderer touch, with pork cheeks nestled atop a chickpea ragout stealing the show. Excellent value for such skilled, imaginative food.

    Alexandrou 36, Kos Town, Kos, 85300, Greece
    22420-27052

    Known For

    • Creative takes on classic Greek dishes and produce
    • Well-located away from the busy port
    • Good value

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 3. To Marouli

    $ | Old Town

    Vegans and vegetarians aren't well catered for in Greece, where the "fish option" is typically your only alternative to a tombstone-sized slab of fried cheese. But this ingenious restaurant from chef Mara Martinotti is the antidote, and she has a recipe book to boot. Vegan soy-and-lentil moussaka as light and cheesy as anything you'll ever taste accompanies the likes of bang-bang cauliflower on an ever-changing menu of bites and larger dishes. The €16 tasting menu is as filling and satisfying as anything you'll find on the island. Look out too for its new bar, Ono by Marouli, in New Town, which is also good for a veggie snack.

    Platonos 26, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, 85100, Greece
    22413-04394

    Known For

    • Amazing vegan fare
    • A cute setting away from the hustle
    • Best tasting menu in town
  • 4. Gelateria Marechiaro

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    This café is best known for its homemade gelato, made by its Neapolitan owner—try the dark chocolate and orange—though it also offers fine takes on Greece's three Cs: coffee, cakes, and cocktails.

    Skala, Patmos, 85500, Greece
    69456-76391

    Known For

    • Best ice cream on the island
    • A peaceful stop for a lunchtime sugar fix
    • Homemade limoncello
  • 5. Gelo Blu

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    The most popular hangout in town serves homemade ice cream by day and drinks day and night in the cool, blue-cushioned interior and pebbled courtyard as well as on the rooftop terrace of a sea captain's house.

    Near Theotokou Church, Lindos, Rhodes, 85107, Greece
    22440-31560

    Known For

    • Fantastic ice cream
    • Terrace views
    • A cool spot for a sunset drink
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  • 6. Georgio and Maria's Taverna

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    Meals at this simple taverna, as popular with locals as it is with tourists, are served in a high-ceilinged, whitewashed dining room or on a terrace that is partially shaded by a grape arbor and affords wonderful views over the sea and surrounding hills. Fish is a specialty, and simply prepared mezedes (small dishes), such as roasted peppers topped with feta cheese and fried zucchini, are a great start to a meal here.

    Chorio, Symi, 85600, Greece
    22460-71984

    Known For

    • Local favorite
    • Sea views
    • Best place to eat in Chorio

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
  • 7. Haritomeni

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    A ten-minute walk east of the evening bustle on the main waterfront leads to this waterside gem. The accomplished Haritomeni has a lofted terrace with spectacular views over the bay. Like most places on the island, either eat early or book ahead as it fills up fast later on. The menu is decent value, with typical Greek mezedes dishes—calamari, fried saganaki cheese, papoutsakia (stuffed eggplant)—all crafted with no little skill and propping up meatier grilled fare.

    Yialos, Symi, 85600, Greece
    22460-072771

    Known For

    • Fantastic views away from the crowds
    • Good-value local Greek fare
    • Friendly staff
  • 8. Mevlana

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    This traditional Turkish coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe, and has belonged to the same family for over 200 years. If the 14th-century setting and authentic decor doesn't hook you, the coffee will. This is also a shisha bar.

    Sokratous 76, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, Greece
    69422-10846

    Known For

    • Turkish coffee served the way it should be
    • Its historic setting
    • A good people-watching spot
  • 9. Phournariko

    $ | Old Town

    This is a nice little Greek bakery filled with myriad honey-soaked and cheese-covered treats, ranging from baklava to bagel-style kalouri and pizza-like peinirli. It's perfect for a mid-morning snack or lunchtime treat.

    Dinokratous 1-9, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, 85100, Greece
    22410-43057

    Known For

    • Greek snack food of the highest quality
    • Late-night opening
    • Good coffee
  • 10. To Steno

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    When Rhodians want a traditional meal, they head to this simple little taverna on a residential street south of the walled city. Dining is in a plain room and on a sparkling-white terrace in warmer months, where you can compose a meal of such delicious mezedes as bakaliaros (salted cod) in garlic sauce, pumpkin fritters, and zucchini flowers filled with feta cheese. It's a bit of a walk, but worth it for the quality of food and to escape the hordes of the Old Town.

    Agion Anargiron 29, Rhodes Town, Rhodes, 85100, Greece
    22410-35914

    Known For

    • Good and simple Greek taverna food
    • Great for vegetarians
    • Pretty, plant-filled terrace
  • 11. Tzivaeri

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    The excellent island cooking here is spiced up by the sea views, which you can savor from a seaside balcony table or right on the beach below. The mezedes menu includes such traditional favorites as leek pie, fried eggplant, and smoked pork. Grilled lamb chops and other main courses are served as well. Live music (Tzivaeri, which roughly translates as "my beloved," is also the name of a popular Greek folk song) is performed many nights, usually not earlier than around midnight.

    Harborside road, Skala, Patmos, 85500, Greece
    22470-31170

    Known For

    • Beautiful sea views
    • Beachside dining
    • Live music

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch, No credit cards
  • 12. Zoe's Taverna

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    The steep climb up to Zoe's all but guarantees a spectacular view, though it's worth booking ahead to secure a table with front-row seats. The food is equally breathtaking, with a strong adherence to traditional Symiot cuisine: think jugged hare, dolomades (stuffed vine leaves) the way granny used to make them, and five-hour slow-cooked lamb and potatoes. Many of the ingredients used come from the owner's own farm.

    Kali Strata, Chorio, Symi, 85600, Greece
    22460-72520

    Known For

    • Fantastic views out over the coast
    • Traditional Symiot cooking
    • Friendly owner and service

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