+30 2841 300525

The Square Fourni, Crete 72400, Greece

Gastronomy | Restaurant

Accommodation:  Crete. With a food culture to match its status as Greece's biggest island, Cretan cuisine is distinguished and traditional. In Platanos Taverna local cheese, famous olive oil and punchy liqueurs are just three of the main ingredient’s foundation of our offered dishes. Based on simple techniques, it’s the variety of local produce that distinguishes Platanos Taverna dishes: mountain herbs and greens, bulbs, unique cheeses, fresh fish, the famous Cretan oil, and raki a bracing grape brandy. Visit us at The Square Fourni, Crete 72400, Greece and discover one of the most favorite starters - dakos – chopped tomato (and Cretan tomatoes will remind you what the fruit should taste like) and xinomyzithra sprinkled with oregano and liberally doused with extra virgin olive oil. Eating in Platanos Taverna is really a journey in flavors, special ingredients and combinations that you would never expect to taste. The main feature of Platanos Taverna cuisine is imagination, high quality meat, greens, legumes and vegetables, sea food, and of course the “blessed” Cretan olive oil! Our cuisine: Greek | Our Location: Lasithi Prefecture, Crete

+30 2298 025409

Saint Georges Square, 180 20, Spetces, Greece

Gastronomy | Restaurant

Accommodation:  Saronic Gulf Islands. The cuisine in Saronic Gulf Islands has inherited dishes from the Venetians and has also been influenced by the Cretan and Peloponnesian traditions. Some of the famous dishes in Platanos Taverna are the pumpkin pie with xinohondro, which is made of wheat and milk, as well as stews with veal or goat’s meat. In Platanos Taverna you can also try sweet delights - the bezedes, which is made with meringue and fine sugar or the achladakia, which is little pear-shaped sweets made with almond pulp, honey and cinnamon. Carefully kneaded meatballs (keftedes), cumin-scented soutzoukakia (meatballs with tomato sauce), atzem pilaf (lamb with rice and a multitude of other rice dishes), dolmadakia (stuffed vineleaves and the whole range of stuffed leaves and vegetables) are just a few that you can order in Platanos Taverna. Visit us at Saint Georges Square, 180 20, Spetces, Greece and you’ll succumb to irresistible riches of the sea, just-caught fish and shellfish prepared to perfection. Our cuisine: Mediterranean, Greek | Our Location: Poros, Saronic Gulf Islands