Greek-Cypriot
Piatsa Gourounaki
A lively, always-packed taverna built around the souvla and grill with a social buzz.
Known for Souvla & grilled meats
Stasikratous areaDirections
Island-wide · Updated September 2026
Best Tavernas in Cyprus
Authentic Cypriot meze, souvla and charcoal-grilled classics in Cyprus. We ranked 18 Cypriot tavernas by their Google rating, weighted by how many reviews back it up — with prices and directions to each one’s exact location.
The shortlist
Top tavernas in Cyprus.
Sorted by Google rating and review volume. Tap any venue for details and directions.
Cypriot meze
To Kazani
A village-style meze taverna locals send visitors to for endless small plates and real hospitality.
Known for Village meze
OrokliniDirections
Farm-to-table Cypriot
7 St. Georges Tavern
A famed organic, farm-to-table taverna serving a daily-changing meze of foraged greens and garden veg.
Known for Daily organic meze
GeroskipouDirections
Mediterranean taverna
Poseidonio Tavern
A Mediterranean taverna in central Protaras and one of the most-reviewed places to eat in the resort, holding 4.7 on Google from nearly 1,500 reviews.
Central Protaras, off Syttarkas StDirections
Traditional Cypriot
Laona Restaurant
A tiny lunch-only spot serving honest, daily-changing home-cooked Cypriot dishes — locals queue for it.
Known for Lunchtime home cooking
Old town (Kato Paphos)Directions
Meze & grill
Yiasemi Meze & Grill
A meze-and-grill taverna on Protaras' main avenue, rated 4.6 on Google across roughly 1,300 reviews.
Protara AvenueDirections
Cypriot taverna
Vangelis Tavern
A long-standing Cypriot taverna on Protara Avenue, rated 4.6 on Google by close to 1,300 diners.
Protara AvenueDirections
Cypriot meze
Zanettos Taverna
One of the oldest meze houses in the capital, serving the same honest dishes since 1938.
Known for Chef’s meze parade
Trikoupi St, old townDirections
Home-style Cypriot
Mattheos
A tiny lunchtime legend tucked beside Phaneromeni church, where office workers and old-timers queue for whatever slow-cooked dishes came out of the kitchen that morning. Choice is limited and it winds down by mid-afternoon, but this is honest Cypriot home cooking at its most authentic.
Known for Daily slow-cooked stews
Old town, by Phaneromeni churchDirections
Steaks & grill
Limelight Taverna
A garden steakhouse running since 1979 — charcoal-grilled meats, flaming desserts and old-school table service.
Known for Charcoal steaks & flambé
Town centreDirections
Cypriot meze
Kathodon
A lively meze house on Ledra Street where live Greek and Cypriot music keeps tables singing late into the evening. It is louder and more boisterous than a village tavern, but the atmosphere on a busy night is one of old Nicosia's great experiences.
Known for Meze with live music
Ledra Street, old townDirections
Cypriot meze
Karatello Tavern
A restored 1800s carob warehouse beside the castle pouring village wine over a generous meze.
Known for Full mixed meze
Medieval Castle squareDirections
Cypriot meze
Voreas Tavern
A taverna-meets-folk-museum serving a vast traditional meze surrounded by rural Cypriot antiques.
Known for Folk-museum meze night
Livadia villageDirections
Cypriot cuisine
Andama Tavern
A Cypriot-cuisine taverna in the centre of Protaras, rated 4.4 on Google across almost 900 reviews.
Protara AvenueDirections
Cypriot taverna
Pithari Tavern
A village taverna on Aphrodite Avenue in Kouklia, the village by the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, a short drive east of Paphos. Around €20–25 a head.
Kouklia village, Aphrodite AvenueDirections
Fish meze
Vassos Fish Harbour Tavern
Serving fish by Ayia Napa's old harbour since the early 1960s, long before the clubs arrived, this family tavern is the town's most enduring institution. It gets very busy in high season and service can be brisk, but the fish is reliably fresh and the harbour-front tables are hard to beat.
Known for Fresh fish meze
Ayia Napa HarbourDirections
Cypriot
Hondros Restaurant
A Paphos classic since 1979 with vine-shaded tables and dependable traditional Cypriot cooking.
Known for Afelia & village wine
Kato PaphosDirections
Traditional Cypriot
Militzis Tavern
Famous for clay-oven kleftiko and charcoal grills, a seafront landmark for generations.
Known for Kleftiko (clay oven)
By the fort & seafrontDirections
How we choose
Honest rankings, no paid placements.
Every venue here was checked on Google Maps — that it exists and is open, where exactly it is, and its current rating and review count (September 2026). We rank by that rating weighted by review volume, so a long-proven favourite beats a handful of glowing reviews. Businesses cannot pay to rank higher.
Read our full ranking methodGood to know
Best tavernas in Cyprus — FAQ
What is the best taverna in Cyprus?
Piatsa Gourounaki is our top-rated pick — 4.8★ from 2,897 reviews, known for souvla & grilled meats. See the full ranked list of 18 options above.
How did you choose these tavernas?
Every venue is checked on Google Maps — that it exists, where it is, and its current rating and review count (last checked September 2026). We rank by that rating weighted by review volume, so a long-proven favourite beats a handful of glowing reviews. Scores move, so confirm the current one before you go. There are no paid placements — a place only appears because it earns it.
Where are the best tavernas in Cyprus?
Our highest-rated tavernas are spread across Ayia Napa, Protaras, Paphos, Larnaca and Limassol. Tap any venue for its exact location and directions.
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