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ing. Pick your favourite from the trays of straightforward but excellent
mayirefta
(ready-
cooked meals), such as goat with artichokes or lamb fricassee.
Pelagos
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
( 28410 25737; cnr Koraka & Katehaki; mains €7-23; lunch & dinner; )
Pelagos is not for
the indecisive. First you must choose whether to sit in the elegantly rustic historic house
or in the enchanting, lantern-festooned garden. Tough one, but perhaps not as tough as
finding your top menu pick from the big selection of fresh fish, grilled meats, inventive
salads and homemade pastas.
Amalthea
CRETAN $$$
( 28410 21801; Akti Pagalou 17; mains €6.50-15; noon-midnight; )
Market-fresh ingredi-
ents find their destiny in beautiful and crisp takes on classic recipes that keep regulars
coming back for more. White tables and old kitchen equipment form a fresh backdrop.
Migomis
MEDITERRANEAN $$$
$$$
( 28410 24353;
www.migomis.com
;
Nikolaou Plastira 20; mains €12-38; lunch & dinner Apr-
Oct; )
Dining in Agios Nikolaos doesn't get any fancier than in this hushed dining
room with live piano music and superb views from high above Voulismeni Lake. The
menu is ostensibly Italian yet laced with plenty of other influences that should please
even the most discerning palates. For the same sublime views without the price tag, grab
a coffee at the
Ano Kato Cafe
next door.
Drinking & Nightlife
The chic harbour-facing lounge-bars along Akti Koundourou are busy from mid- morn-
ing until the wee hours. About half-a-dozen dance clubs cluster on the lower end of 25
Martiou, just up from the harbour.
Alexandros Roof Garden
BAR
(Kondylaki; noon-late; )
This local institution gets you into party mood with its killer
views, colourful cocktails, dance hits from the '70s to the '00s and funky, almost tropical
decor.
