Elia
Since 1974

Three generations, one kitchen

What began as a fisherman's kafeneio is now run by the founder's grandchildren — same tables, same recipes.

The beginning

It started with a grill and four tables

Grandfather Stavros grilled the day's unsold catch for the other fishermen. Word spread beyond the harbor; the tables multiplied. The grill is still the same one.

What we believe

The morning catch

Our fish comes off two boats we've worked with for twenty years.

Our own vineyard

The house white is pressed from vines behind the taverna.

Slow afternoons

No second seating. Your table is yours until the moon is up.

1974
Serving since
12
Tables by the water
4.9★
Guest rating
3
Generations in the kitchen

Fifty years in pictures

From our guests

★★★★★
The octopus was the best I have had anywhere on the Aegean.
Maria K. · Thessaloniki
★★★★★
A taverna that feels like Sunday at your grandmother's house.
Jonas B. · Berlin
★★★★★
We booked for one night and came back three times in a week.
Sophie L. · Lyon
Our story — Elia Taverna