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(Proödou, Vourliotes; mains €5-8; 9am-11pm)
Just past the
plateia
in Vourliotes this atmo-
spheric place has a variety of mezedhes including
revythokeftedhes
(chickpea rissoles)
and
bourekakia
(crunchy cheese-in-filo pastries). Worthy local wine on hand.
Pera Vrysi
TAVERNA $
(Vourliotes; mains €6-9; 10am-12am, closed Mon)
This old-style Samian taverna by the
spring at Vourliotes' entrance offers exceptional village cuisine in ample portions and
homemade barrel wine.
Loukas Taverna
TAVERNA $
(mains €5-8; lunch & dinner)
Upon entering Manolates, you'll see signs, one after the
other, pointing the way to this traditional eatery above the village. Follow them. Proud
owner Manolis serves up excellent and hearty taverna standards along with his own top-
notch wines.
Kallisti Taverna
TAVERNA $
(Manolates; mains €5-7)
This intriguing taverna located on the square has numerous excel-
lent dishes including
kleftiko
(lamb with vegetables), and unusual desserts, such as a
tasty orange pie.
Despina Taverna
TAVERNA $
(Manolates; mains €5-9)
Under the shade of a wooden pergola and next to a running spring,
this little taverna, halfway up the village in Manolates, serves grills and fine
mayirefta
.
Hippys Restaurant Café
TAVERNA $
(
www.hippys.gr
; Potami Beach; 9am-late)
This cool open cafe-bar on Potami Beach com-
bines Greek and South Seas decor with Brazilian jazz, reggae, good omelettes and pasta.
Information
EOT
(Greek National Tourist Organisation;
22730 92217; Kokkari;
9am-1pm, Mon-Sat;
)
Helpful English-speaking office, 10m east of the church by the bus stop.
CHIOS ΧΙΟΣ
POP 53,820 / AREA 859 SQ KM
Likeable Chios (
hee
-os) is one of Greece's bigger islands, and is significant in national
history, along with the tiny neighbouring island of Inousses, as the ancestral home of
