Cuisine of Kos for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Restaurants of national cuisine predominate on the island, but fans of the exotic can easily find a suitable gastronomic place. The attractive Brasosca Fish Taverna restaurant offers a huge selection of seafood dishes. For visitors with children the restaurant offers a special menu; in Brasosca Fish Taverna both young visitors and discerning gourmets will be able to choose an appropriate dish. In addition to fish dishes, there are interesting vegetable treats and side dishes in the menu. Vegetarians will like the Broadway restaurant, as there choice of vegetable dishes is quite impressive. Fans of meat treats also won’t find its menu boring. You should definitely taste the chicken with honey sauce and a Greek salad, cooked following a special receipt. Broadway also serves a great pizza.

The Efkalipty restaurant specializes in Greek cuisine. Part of its tables is on the terrace, which offers a nice view overlooking surroundings. Visitors will appreciate the attentive staff and prompt service. One of the most beautiful and romantic establishments is the Far East Chinese restaurant. There is always a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere in its beautiful spacious room; every day the restaurant is visited by connoisseurs of traditional oriental dishes and rare delicacies. Among special treats customer point out rice with seafood and beef, cooked in a special sweet and sour sauce.

Nik the fisherman is an unusual restaurant serving Greek cuisine. It surprises with everything from the original menu to a decoration of the room. On its walls visitors can see miniature models of ships, beautiful photographs and old paintings. It features a spacious terrace. Nik the fisherman restaurant is a great place for a family holiday; a decent selection of dishes will impress every visitor. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The Arap restaurant invites visitors to enjoy Turkish cuisine. It also has a unique interior and an excellent menu. Guests can enjoy a lot of exotic dishes and taste real eastern kebab at a reasonable prices. There are also attractive Mexican food restaurants in the island, among which El Paso points out. Welcoming atmosphere, reasonable prices, large portions of delicious food make El Paso restaurant a real boon for those who want to taste a delicious meal and a have break from a busy day of sightseeing.

On the island of Kos, small family taverns are especially popular among travelers. This is where they can taste the most interesting and popular regional dishes. In such taverns, they serve delightful Greek salad. It is believed that it is here that you can try its true classic version. The main secret of this salad is delicious cheese, which is produced on local farms. On the island, they also make widely known feta and halloumi cheese, as well as original red cheese, which is traditionally aged in red wine. As an appetizer in numerous taverns, guests are offered a great mixed plate, which includes the most unusual local cheeses.

A special kind of pasta known as “Pitaridiu” is prepared on the island. This is how they call homemade pasta that is necessarily cooked in meat broth. Many traditional dishes that have been prepared in Kos for many decades may seem quite simple, which does not detract from their unique gastronomic qualities. An everyday dish for locals is bulgur wheat pilaf called "Pligouri". In local restaurants, fans of unusual desserts should order "Burbara", porridge that is typically served as a sweet dish. This wheat porridge may contain nuts, cinnamon, and rose water so the taste turns out to be quite exotic.

Besides fine Greek wines, on the island of Kos, one can try a lot of unusual alcoholic beverages. Here they produce special anise-flavored brandy called "ouzo". It is made with the addition of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The drink tastes very spicy and rich, many travelers buy small bottles of ouzo as souvenirs at about 5 euros. Traditional grape liquor “Raki” is also common here, as well as a special kind of pomace brandy Tsipouro, which is not produced in other regions of Greece.

Those who'd rather prefer low-alcohol beverages should take a tour of the local wineries. Such widely known wines as "Moscato" and "Retsina", as well as Assyrtiko, another popular variety of local wine, are produced here. Fresh seafood, fragrant wines, fresh vegetable salads, and traditional pastries are the main components of the traditional cuisine of Kos.