7 Best Restaurants in Nafplion, The Peloponnese

3Sixty Grill

$$ Fodor's choice
If you tire of homespun tavernas serving up rustic menus in cobbled streets under blooming bougainvillea, 3Sixty is the rather brash grillhouse antidote. Sure, it's decoration is desperate to reassure you just how on trend it is, but after one or two excellent cocktails, you won't even mind the annoying horse photography on the walls. It also has the menu to back it up. Pata negra spareribs melt off the bone, the 150-day-aged rib-eye has flavor to beat the band, and the anthotyros-stuffed ravioli are a delight. Add to that comfortably the best wine list in the town.

Antica Gelateria di Roma

$ Fodor's choice

Traditional Italian gelato (ice cream), in many flavors and dished up in colorful old surroundings, supplies a tempting excuse for a break. Try the zuppa Inglese (trifle) flavor, with hunks of sweet frozen sponge inside.

Taverna Noulis

$ Fodor's choice
Noulis sits on the very edge of the Old Town, stashed away like some treasured secret. It's a little pricier than the average taverna, but its small-plate menu is full of thrills. If chef Andrianos Andrianopoulos can't turn your dish into a flaming inferno in front of your eyes, he's not happy—order the cheese flambe and guard your eyebrows. More homely delights are found in the fried anchovies, punchy skordalia (garlic-potato dip), or the lamb shank with artichokes that arrives bathed in a citrus-heavy gravy that demands to be mopped up with bread. A welcome escape from the crowds of quayside or Staikopoulou Street.

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Arapakos

$$

Nafplion locals are demanding when it comes to seafood, so it's a credit to this attractive, nautical-themed taverna on the waterfront that locals pack in to enjoy expert dishes made from fresh catches. The kitchen sends out such traditional accompaniments as a memorable taramosalata (fish roe dip) as well as a few meat dishes, including exquisitely seasoned and grilled lamb chops.

Seafood Lunch Dinner $$
Bouboulinas 81, Nafplion, Peloponnese, 21100, Greece
27520-27675
www.arapakos.gr
Known For
  • fresh seafood
  • affable service in pleasant surroundings
  • attracts locals
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. in winter

Kalimera

$
A cute little breakfast and brunch spot just up from Syntagma Square. Organic produce and homemade jams and cakes make this a great little find, though it's so tiny that it can only cater to a few people. Get there early—it shuts at 2 pm.
Café Breakfast Lunch Dinner Brunch $
Plapouta 1, Nafplion, Peloponnese, 21100, Greece
27520-29061
Known For
  • organic produce
  • homemade sides
  • breakfasts and brunches

Ta Fanaria

$

Staikopoulou Street is one long outdoor dining room, with dozens of pretty, tourist-oriented tavernas serving night and day. There isn't much to separate them, but this venerable stop is perhaps a nose ahead of its neighbors, and still excellent value. The kitchen concentrates on excellent versions of such staples as ladera (vegetables cooked in olive oil), charcoal-grilled lamb ribs, and imam bayilda (eggplant stuffed with onions), and serves them beneath a bougainvillea arbor in a quiet lane next to the restaurant.

Greek Lunch Dinner $ Family
Bouboulinas 69, Nafplion, Peloponnese, 21100, Greece
27520-27141
www.fanaria.gr
Known For
  • simple home-style fare
  • pleasant dining beneath an arbor
  • good value
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted

Taverna Byzantio

$

Charcoal-grilled meats are the specialty in this snug, high-ceilinged old room tucked away in the backstreets off the harbor. The cuisine strays from Greece into the neighboring Balkans, with some wonderful schnitzels, cheese-filled pork roast, and other dishes that provide a nice change from a steady diet of local fare.

Greek Lunch Dinner $
Alexandrou 15, Nafplion, Peloponnese, 21100, Greece
27520-21631
www.taverna-byzantio.gr
Known For
  • grilled meats
  • attractive room and sidewalk terrace
  • Slavic influences
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No credit cards