A garden steakhouse running since 1979 — charcoal-grilled meats, flaming desserts and old-school table service.
Steaks & grill · Tavernas · Ayia Napa (Town centre) · ★ 4.6 (2600 reviews) · €€€
Known for Charcoal steaks & flambé.
Limelight Taverna is one of the reasons Ayia Napa makes our list at all — a garden steakhouse running since 1979 — charcoal-grilled meats, flaming desserts and old-school table service.
With a 4.6-star average across roughly 2.6,000+ public reviews, it sits in the top tier of Ayia Napa — places this consistently rated are exactly what this guide exists to surface.
The thing to order: charcoal steaks & flambé. This is traditional Cypriot eating: charcoal, clay ovens, village wine and plates meant for sharing. Come hungry — meze here is a marathon, not a sprint.
Limelight Taverna is in Town centre, Ayia Napa. Ayia Napa packs a lot into a small grid: the medieval monastery square at its heart, the bar strip fanning out around it, Nissi Avenue running west towards the famous beach, and the harbour and sculpture-park headland to the south. Nothing in town is more than a few minutes apart by car. Cypriots eat late; go from about 8pm for the full atmosphere, and book ahead on summer weekends — good tavernas fill with local families, which is exactly the sign you want.
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