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just a drink while waiting for a hydrofoil. Daily 10am-1am.
Lazaros Bótasi T 22980 72600. A stiff climb 500m uphill
leads to this most traditional of tavernas, its cavernous
interior decked out with an old jukebox, dangling gourds
and wine barrels; it serves a limited but savoury menu of
grills, goat in lemon sauce, superior taramás and decent
barrelled wine. Evening only, late March-early Oct.
Patralis Kounoupítsa T 22980 75380. Old-fashioned,
bourgeois psarotavérna , very popular with Greek visitors,
which can mean slow service and a wait for a table. The fish
is excellent, though, and there are plenty of less expensive
meaty alternatives (lamb chops €7) plus good barrelled
wine if you don't like the prices on the extensive wine list.
Better value for fish and sea views than the Old Harbour.
Daily lunch & dinner.
To Liotrivi Old Harbour T 22980 72269. The “old olive
oil press” offers an upmarket, Greek-Mediterranean menu
- pirate risotto, grilled prawns, Spetsiot fish - to a Latin and
jazz soundtrack, with occasional live music. Some tables
enjoy a stunning position on a jetty that extends right out
into the harbour. Daily lunch & dinner.
To Nero tis Agapis Kounoupítsa T 22980 74009.
Virtually adjacent to Patralis (see above) and with a similar
seafood-based menu (excellent seafood spaghetti), “The
Water of Love” could hardly be a greater contrast in style
and decor - self-consciously modern, island-style, with
decent music and enthusiastic young staff. Crayfish €17,
black tagliatelle with squid €15, zarzuela fish stew €18.
Daily lunch & dinner.
NIGHTLIFE
Late-night nightlife is mostly centred on Baltíza, the furthest of the inlets at the old harbour - here there are several
seasonal clubs, though even in August they only really come to life at the weekend. Closer to town, Áyios Mámas beach also
has a couple of lively music bars. Two cinemas operate in summer, close to the main square - Titania (with a roof for shelter,
but open sides) and open-air, rooftop Marina.
Balkoni The elegant alternative to nearby Socrates ; sip
your wine or cocktails on a candlelit balcony overlooking
the waterfront east of the Dápia; also open for coffee
during the day. Daily 10am-2am.
Bar Spetsa Áyios Mámas. Chilled-out bar playing decent
retro rock, mainly 60s and 70s. Strong drinks and a great
craic most nights. Nightly 8pm-3am.
La Luz Old harbour. Classy music bar spreading over
two upstairs floors in a beautifully restored mansion
with plenty of exposed brickwork. Open from 4pm for
coffee and drinks, but the main action is late at night
- live music or DJs most weekends from 11.45pm. Daily
4pm-late.
Mama's Beach Café Áyios Mámas beach . Lively café
and lunch spot by day, with sandwiches, milkshakes and
waffles, while at night the upstairs music bar (playing
summer party stuff) ) takes over. Daily 10.30am-2am.
Socrates English-pub-style bar on the waterfront east of
the Dápia (main entry from the shopping street behind)
serving draught beer, including Guinness, and showing
big-screen sports. A popular hangout for local expats,
especially on football nights. Daily 7pm-2am.
The beaches
A single paved road circles Spétses, mostly high above a rocky coast but with access to
beaches at various points. You can also get to many of the beaches by excursion boat.
Kaïki or College Beach is just twenty minutes' walk west of town, with a frequent bus
service and extensive facilities including loungers, bars and a waterski outfit that also
rents jet-skis. Vréllos , a small, pebbly cove in a pretty, wooded bay, is the end of the line
for buses heading west out of Spétses. Thanks to paved access and a beach cocktail bar
pumping out loud Greek rock it's almost always packed at weekends.
At the western extremity of the island, Zoyeriá is reached down a track that soon
degenerates into a path (which doesn't stop locals riding their scooters) past a series of
rocky coves - following this you eventually climb over a small headland to arrive at a
sandy beach with a large and popular summer-only taverna, Loula . Many of the
patrons here arrive the easy way, by boat.
The bay of Ayía Paraskeví , on the southwest coast, shelters a part-sand beach that is
almost always quieter than its near neighbour, Áyii Anáryiri. The end of the eastern bus
route, it has a seasonal café/bar, but no other development at all.
Áyii Anáryiri is the largest and most popular beach on Spétses: a long, sheltered, partly
sandy bay, with an offshore swimming pontoon and a watersports centre offering
kayaks, pedaloes, windsurfers and catamarans to rent, as well as a waterski boat. At the
 
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