Taverna tables under a great tree in Ikaria

Ikaria · Restaurants

Where to eat in Ikaria

Olive oil, wild greens, local cheese and the catch of the day, served in tavernas that have fed islanders for generations.

Tavernas & restaurants

Price guide: € budget · €€ mid-range · €€€ upscale · €€€€ luxury.

Showing 11 of 11

€€€€

Traditional Ikarian

Thea's Restaurant

Nas · Raches

Home-style Ikarian dishes made with garden vegetables and local wine.

Official website

€€€€

Seafood

Anna's Fish Taverna

Nas · Raches

A fish taverna above Nas bay, made for sunset.

€€€€

Traditional taverna

Paschalia

Armenistis · Raches

Classic island cooking in the centre of Armenistis.

€€€€

Modern Greek

Mary Mary

Armenistis beach · Raches

Creative cooking with Ikarian produce, right by the beach.

Official website

€€€€

Seafood

Kialaris

Gialiskari · Raches

Fish taverna beside the little harbour chapel of Gialiskari.

€€€€

Traditional

Sto Kampi

Agios Dimitrios, Christos Raches · Raches

Tables under the trees of a village square; known for goat with rosemary.

€€€€

Modern meze

Kozi Blu

Evdilos

Shared plates on the Evdilos waterfront.

Official website

€€€€

Kafeneio-taverna

Stou Paschalia

Kampos · Evdilos

A village kafeneio-taverna serving locals for more than a century.

€€€€

Traditional

Taverna Klimataria

Agios Kirykos

A taverna in the capital, under a vine-covered pergola.

€€€€

Beach taverna

O Grigoris

Faros · Agios Kirykos

Seaside taverna on the long beach at Faros, near the airport.

€€€€

Traditional

Arodou

Xylosyrtis · Agios Kirykos

A village taverna by the sea on the quiet south coast.

Some links on this page may be affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more

On the menu

Ikaria dishes to try

Order these and the taverna owner will know you came prepared.

Soufiko

Ikaria's signature summer stew of courgettes, aubergines, peppers and potatoes slow-cooked in olive oil.

Horta

Wild greens picked on the hillsides, boiled and dressed with Ikarian olive oil and lemon.

Goat in the pot

The centre of every panigyri: island goat simmered for hours with wine and herbs.

Mountain tea

Sideritis, sage and other herbs picked on the hillsides, drunk daily as part of the Blue Zone routine.

Find a place to stay

Browse hotels and guesthouses across Ikaria.

Browse hotels