Thassos restaurants

Thassos restaurants and taverns: Enjoy a cuisine of huge variety

Before visiting any of the numerous Thassos restaurants and taverns, you should have in mind that Thassos is one of the few areas that produces most of the products that are the basis of Greek and in general the Mediterranean cuisine. And we mean products that are directly produced by nature, such as olives and olive oil, fresh fish, wine, “tsipouro”, the local spirit, and pure honey that offers healthiness and longevity.

Greek flavours, such as the ones you will be able to taste in good Thassos restaurants, are famous around the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Greek cuisine is equally famous with the marvellous Greek beaches. The visitors of the island have the opportunity to taste at the restaurants of Thassos and at its traditional taverns a great variety of local dishes, appetizers and desserts. In this page we will try to help the visitor of Thassos to find the best gastronomic proposals of traditional Greek cuisine – and not only – on this island.

Thassos restaurants and taverns - local tastes

When you choose to spend your holidays on this island, it is really a pity not to taste the local recipes and desserts in one of the numerous qualitative Thassos restaurants. Local meat from free-range animals roaming at the lands of Thassos, as well as fresh fish of all kinds from the clear sea of the area shall offer you unique gastronomic delights.

At Limenas - the capital of Thassos - there are many restaurants and fish taverns with fresh meat in the area of the port. There, you also find many sweet preserves, based on the honey of Thassos, as well as “bougatsa”, the traditional pie with the delicious thin flaky pastry (if you can, taste the bougatsa of Serres, made with the special art of the city of Serres in Northern Greece).

At the central square of Kazaviti, this magnificent mountainous village, there are some of the best taverns and restaurants in Thassos, where you can taste traditional tastes from local meats and legumes, under the platans and the sound of running water and the birds.

In the port of Prinos and in Skala of Rahoni there are small restaurants and taverns next to the sea, where you can enjoy well-done delicious fresh fish. You will be able to find everywhere on Thassos such restaurants and taverns with fish at seaside places and local meat at the mountainous villages.

It is worthy to note a village where food became an art; this village is Theologos. At this mountainous village of Thassos, the fame of which has extended beyond Greek frontiers, there are numerous restaurants serving fresh roasted lamb and baby goat of unique taste. Finally, at the traditionally built stone taverns and restaurants of Potamia and Platania of Thassos, you may enjoy tasty meat, fresh cheese and sweets from the island.

Thassos restaurants and taverns - international cuisine

Since Thassos nowadays constitutes a highly regarded travel destination, apart from taverns and restaurants serving local cuisine, there are also restaurants where you can enjoy dishes from all over the world.

At every village and seaside resort in Thassos, there are restaurants offering pizza and spaghetti, cold and hot sandwiches and hamburgers. Restaurants offering international plates noticeably increase during summer months, as travellers from all over the world come to Thassos.

Reaching the end of this taste tour at Thassos restaurants and taverns, we should especially mention the restaurants, the fish taverns and particularly the small “ouzeri” taverns in Golden Beach, which seem like emerging from the sea, since most of them are built just next to the sandy beach. Thassos restaurants and taverns, with their unforgettable tastes and delicious smells will surprise the visitor at any time of the day.