There are plenty of restaurants in Naxos town and on all the beaches near Naxos town and it just a matter of finding what you like. I usually ask where the locals eat but restaurants like Elli and Oniro, are recommended by one guidebook or another and if you ask the concierge or owner of your hotel where they eat you ususally can't go wrong. Lonely Planet recommends Taverna Koutaki, Manolis Garden, the Taverna Galini is a local favorite, and the Sirocco Cafe for breakfast. Because Naxos is an agricultural island most of the restaurants feature locally grown vegetables, fruits and meats, and of course fish, though chances are better that your meat is local than your fish. Octopus and squid are imported as they are almost everywhere. The specialties of the island are their delicious cheeses and sausages which should be tasted everywhere because everywhere they are a little bit different. Local wines are good and the local ouzo is distilled and pure and one of the best in Greece. They also drink Citron, an alcoholic drink made from the tree which is in the orange family. It is more for desert than dinner. The photo above is grilled lamb and kountosouvli (pork) from Popi's grill in the port of Naxos town.
My eating experience in Naxos was a relatively good one. There were places I will definitely go back to and one that I will avoid forever. My favorite restaurant was the
Picasso Mexican Bistro and not just because I had been traveling for two months and was weary of Greek food. This was a really terrific Mexican restaurant, as good as any I have been to in the USA, (and I go to a lot-it's my favorite food). Picasso is owned by Debbie Richards and Stratos Perakis and after the first margaritta and chips and salsa I was ready to commit myself to eating all my meals here. By the third pitcher I knew that if I did my life would be in danger. We came with our Slovenian friends, Darko and Zonka and their kids who are not as into spicy foods as my family is, but there was something for everyone and we all left happy and they left with an appreciation of Mexican cuisine which they had never tasted. If you have a yearning for jalapeno poppers, chicken wings, burittos, tacos, sizziling fajitas, great nachos and a few frozen margarittas then go here. It is easy to find. Just go to the main square of Agios Prototikiou and it is on the next block, on the way to Agios Georgios. You can e-mail them at
info@picassoismexican.com or see their menu at
www.picassoismexican.com
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