Discover the Best Restaurants in Paros with Greeka!

In Paros, visitors have the chance to select from a plethora of places for dining. Fresh and seafood are the protagonists of the gastronomic scene across the island, with several seaside fish taverns serving the fresh, palatable catch of the day. At the same time, some fine-dining options as well as international restaurants are hosted on the island.

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We have hand-picked the best 42 restaurants in Paros and marked our favorite ones with a ❤.
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Zazala Beach

Mediterranean Beach Bar $$-$$$
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Zazala Beach Bar & Restaurant is one of the best places in Paros to try authentic tastes in the lovely area of Parasporos beach. The restaurant's menu offers several delicious options for breakfast, lunch or dinner, while you can also try snacks or drinks while enjoying the amazing atmosphere.
Parasporos
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Monastiri

Beach Bar Mediterranean $$-$$$
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Grab a refreshing cocktail from the beach bar or have a delicious Mediterranean meal next to the waves. Monastiri beach bar and restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy the Cycladic life in a magnificent setting.
Monastiri
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Thalassamou

Mediterranean
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Thalassamou and its owner, chef Marios, create homemade dishes full of Mediterranean flavors, such as refreshing Greek salads, fish filets, and seafood appetizers, along with a drink of your choice. The establishment is beachfront, offering extensive views of the Aegean.
Aliki
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Mario Restaurant

Mediterranean $$-$$$
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Mario Restaurant pivots on Aegean and Mediterranean tastes while creating gourmet-style dishes, such as salmon filets, thinly-sliced octopus, and other tasty seafood meals. Its location also allows wonderful sea views.
Naoussa
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Siparos Restaurant

Mediterranean $$
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The restaurant of Siparos expertly combines Greek cuisine and local ingredients from Paros to create imaginative seafood and pasta meals while you enjoy a fresh cocktail by the sea.
Naoussa
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Soso Restaurant

Mediterranean $$
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Located in a quiet cobblestone alley in the picturesque port of Naoussa, Soso prepares high-quality Greek fusion dishes, that have made it a really popular destination. During the long Greek summers, the tables are placed outside in the alley (a practice followed by almost all local restaurants), ...
Naoussa
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Orbis Seaside

Greek $$-$$$
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Orbis is a dining establishment on the outskirts of Naoussa Town, offering customers high-class selections of meat and seafood-based dishes, flavorful cocktails, brunch meals, and entertaining on-site events.
Naoussa
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Barbarossa Restaurant

Mediterranean $$$
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Barbarossa Restaurant is located in the picturesque little port of Naoussa Paros. With a long tradition of serving tasty Greek food since the 60s, this restaurant has become a popular eatery among locals and tourists. 
Naoussa
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Mr. E

Mediterranean $$$
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Mr. E is the luxury restaurant of Parilio Hotel. The executive chef of the restaurant has taken local traditional recipes and now presents them with a modern twist! Three menus are available, all consisting of deliciously creative dishes.
Kolymbithres
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Glafkos Restaurant

Mediterranean $$
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Discover a wide variety of delicious meat and seafood dishes in Glafkos restaurant. The establishment lies right next to the sea in Naoussa, providing a perfect view of the Aegean. Grab a bite of traditional Greek food and relax to the calming sound of the waves.
Naoussa
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RADA

Greek $$-$$$
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Located right on Agioi Anargyri beach of Naoussa, RADA is a restaurant and beach bar that specializes in Greek cuisine with modern twists and focuses on fine dining. Visit the establishment for an unforgettable culinary journey.
Agioi Anargyri
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Buon Vento

Italian $$
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Buonvento is a restaurant that focuses on Naples-based recipes and fresh ingredients in order to create pasta, meat, and seafood dishes accompanied by bulk wine for your culinary pleasure. Its location also allows enchanting sea views.
Marpissa
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Chalaris

Mediterranean
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Founded in 2004, Chalaris is a fish tavern and ouzeri situated in Piso Livadi. The owners welcome guests to their establishment, right next to the sea, and guarantee the freshest fish and seafood, as they depend on their own daily catch.
Piso Livadi
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Magaya Restaurant

International $$-$$$
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Magaya’s combination of Asian cuisine and Mediterranean flavors, offering everything from fish filets to lush meat palettes, along with live music and their seaside events, make this beach restaurant a must-visit.
Parikia
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Stilvi

Mediterranean Cocktails $$$
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Stilvi is an elegant restaurant in the picturesque village of Naoussa, providing quality meat cuts, fresh seafood plates, pasta & risotto dishes, deluxe cocktail drinks, and after-dinner dessert choices!
Naoussa
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Statheros Restaurant

Mediterranean
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Statheros restaurant is the ideal place for anyone who wants to try traditional Greek and Mediterranean cuisine accompanied by local wines and beers. Guests will find both delicious seafood and meat dishes in a friendly environment in the heart of Naoussa.
Naoussa
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The Little Green Rocket

International $$
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Little Green Rocket is a highly-respected restaurant serving everything from sushi rolls and seafood platters to freshly-cut potatoes, deluxe salads, pork & chicken wraps, and a variety of dips near the port of Paros.
Parikia
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Yemeni Restaurant

Greek Traditional $$
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The wine restaurant of Yemeni is known for using fresh ingredients to create its famous starters, Greek salads, shrimp-filled dishes, kebab platters, and juicy steak meals alongside a tasteful bottle of wine, served on a picturesque alleyway of Naoussa.
Naoussa
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Stou Fred Restaurant

French
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Created by the famous French chef Fred Chesneau, Stou Fred is the perfect place to try the best combinations of global recipes. It is located in Parikia in a beautiful, small garden, creating an elegant yet welcoming atmosphere.
Parikia
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Kafenio Palia Agora

Mediterranean
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Established in 1963, Kafeneio Palia Agora is one of the few traditional cafes left on the island. It serves Greek snacks and desserts, as well as a variety of beverages and drinks. The unique decoration is reminiscent of an older era, making visitors feel like they become one with the locals.
Naoussa

Kapari

Greek Local $$-$$$
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Kapari restaurant in Naoussa is a family business, which aims to honor and promote the local raw material, cooking techniques, and recipes of Paros. Its tables are placed on a beautiful terrace, allowing guests to enjoy their meal in a spacious and cool setting. 
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MORE ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS

A Greek getaway without lasting, delicious tavern meals by the sea is surely incomplete. As with every other Greek island, an important part of your holiday in Paros should ideally be spent over a table full of local delicacies and warm conversations, accompanied by a glass of wine or ouzo. From Greek traditional tavernas to fancy restaurants, one thing is for sure: the culinary experience on the island leaves no one disappointed! 

Paros' substantial tourist growth over the past decades has brought even more restaurants and awarded chefs to the island. Despite the millions of tourists visiting the island every year, Paros has successfully preserved its premium quality food, enriched the culinary scene with various cuisines and gourmet options, and maintained traditional tavernas in less touristy villages, with pricing remaining fairly reasonable. The fact that Paros is a recurring holiday destination for many middle-class Greeks, some of whom may own a house on the island, has definitely helped prevent the spread of tourist traps.

Most of the finest restaurants are located in Parikia and Naoussa. In the fishing villages of Paros like Drios, Aliki, Ampelas and Piso Livadi, and along the beachfront, travelers will encounter lovely spots to taste fresh fish by the sea. Additionally, in Lefkes, a picturesque village in the mainland of Paros, authentic tavernas serving local delicacies can be found.

On the menu of a Parian restaurant or tavern a plethora of meals from local recipes, experimental cuisine and traditional Greek dishes with a modern approach, to international (Italian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese) flavors, can be found. Thanks to its numerous fishing villages, Paros has evolved into one of the finest seafood scenes of the Cyclades, whereas the mainland provides restaurants with delicious meat. Fresh fruit and vegetables are omnipresent since they are cultivated on the island or imported by the very fertile neighboring island of Naxos. In Paros, many farmers or fishermen own a family restaurant besides their main workplace. As a result, taverns with a farm-to-table or sea-to-table philosophy are plenty on the island, offering guests the healthiest and freshest meals!

Many travelers may already be familiar with the classic Greek dishes of mousakas, tzatziki, fried fish or calamari, ntakos salad, grilled octopus and many more. Expect to find these delicious, worldwide famous Greek dishes on the taverns’ menus. Additional mouth-watering local dishes can be found in Paros and we strongly recommend trying them out!

“Gouna” is by far the most popular local delicacy on the island of Paros. It is a mackerel fish, opened in the shape of a butterfly, dried with herbs under the hot Greek sun for hours and then grilled. Luckily it is hard to miss, as most taverns that you will come across feature their own open-air drying process.
“Karavoli” is another local dish made with snails and served in different ways. Some eat it with garlic puree (skordalia) or cook it with tomato sauce and onions. It is mainly served in the village of Lefkes but can be found in other Parian villages too.
Lastly, as in most parts of Greece, cheese and wine are locally produced and have their own characteristic aromas and unique flavors that are worth savoring.

Meal times

Lunchtime: 12:00 -17:00 / Dinner time: 18:00 - 24:00.
Note that Greek people in general, and especially during the summer season when days are longer, eat late and meal times are very flexible. The average time for lunch is about 14:00 and for dinner around 21:00. But even if you arrive as late as 23:00 at the restaurant, the kitchen will probably be operating and you will be served.

Reservations

Although there is a plethora of good eating options on the island, a table reservation at infamous restaurants during dinner time is recommended. If you travel to Paros during the high season (July to August) don’t be surprised if the staff suggests making a reservation 3 days in advance, especially in Naoussa's establishments.

Tipping

Tipping in Greece does not work by percentage. An average tip, depending on how satisfied you are with the service, is €2-5. Not leaving a tip at all is considered impolite.

Water

Restaurants in Paros serve bottled still water by default. If you prefer sparkling water, you can always ask for it.

Communication

Every restaurant has a menu in English, even small taverns. Some might have a menu in other languages as well (French, German, Italian, etc.). Also, the vast majority of people working in restaurants speak basic English. They are also very eager to introduce you to Greek cuisine and its ingredients.

Meze meal

As you will see on the menu, all the restaurants in Paros present their dishes by category: salads, appetizers, main dishes, fish, meat, etc. If you are more than 2-3 people eating, you can ask them to make a mixture of different main dishes and appetizers for the middle of the table and share them, instead of ordering one main dish per person. This is very common in Greece and you will see many Greeks eating and sharing their food. The reason is that Greek cuisine has a variety of tasty delicacies and you will want to try as many as possible.

Portions

In Paros, portions served at local taverns are considered quite generous and big. Note that meat dishes are usually accompanied by fried potatoes, rice, or pasta.

Prices

Prices in restaurants vary but in general, Paros is considered affordable and of good value in terms of meals. Vegetables, meat and fish are fresh and of premium quality deserving every cent!

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