Cuisine of Larnaca for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Numerous dining places in Larnaca would please both budget travelers, those who prefer a simple home cuisine and fans of gourmet food. An interesting place is the Monte Carlo restaurant, which consists of two attractive taverns located opposite each other. Restaurant is situated near an old fort and specializes in dishes of national cuisine. Monte Carlo is very popular among locals, which is the guarantee of an upscale place.

The Varashiotis Seafood restaurant offers its visitors a huge variety of seafood and fish cooked following unique author's recipes. In addition to the favorite dish, visitors can enjoy a good glass of home-made wine. In the evening the hall of the restaurant is almost always full, so it’s better to think about booking a table in advance.

The Med Bar & Grill restaurant serves the most popular international dishes. In addition to a huge selection of meals, the restaurant pleases with its unique design. Part of its tables is served on the terrace, which offers wonderful views of the coast. Several times a month The Med Bar & Grill opens an outdoor snack bar with the buffet-style service Copyright www.orangesmile.com

In addition to attractive restaurants, visitors of the city have to pay attention to local bars. Sports fans would like All Sports Bar. On a huge plasma screen, daily broadcasts of the most important sporting events are held. In addition to wide selection of drinks and refreshments, a swimming pool and electronic darts are available for guests. The elegant Istante bar has a room decorated in retro style; it is one of the most popular venues of the city. Excellent cocktails and popular sorts of wine are served here; they also have more than twenty variations of coffee. In addition to drinks, the bar serves a variety of snacks.

There is also a real British pub in the city. The Meeting has won the recognition of local residents and travelers long ago. In the morning a classic English breakfast is always served there and in the evenings the pub is full of beer lovers. Chefs don’t cease to amaze with special treats. The menu in the Meeting is updated every single week.

Local cuisine is an amazing combination of Arabic, Greek, Turkish and British gastronomic traditions. It is sure to appeal to connoisseurs of seafood, fresh vegetables and fruits, cheese and wine, as well as unique oriental sweets. From the Turkish cuisine, they borrowed the traditions of making oriental pizza, the most common types of which are "pide" and "lahmacun". These pizzas are cooked with various vegetables, local cheese, and deli meats. Special types of seafood pizza are also worth trying in Larnaca restaurants.

The menu of regional restaurants certainly includes "moussaka" - a mutton dish popular in Greece, which is prepared with eggplants, potatoes, and other vegetables. Fans of meat dishes will also like "kleftiko" - oven-baked lamb, which acquires unique taste qualities thanks to a special cooking method.

A very popular appetizer in local restaurants is "tzatziki" - a thick yogurt sauce with mint, cucumbers, and garlic. Dairy products occupy one of the most honorable positions in Larnaca's traditional gastronomy. Here they make wonderful cheeses from goat milk, prepare delicious yogurts and cottage cheese. The diversity of dairy products can be appreciated during a walk through local markets.

Most of the traditional desserts are made from fresh seasonal fruits, a very popular one is “glyka”. This is how they call fruit boiled in thick sugar syrup. Literally in any local restaurant, you can try interesting seafood dishes. Here they prepare hundreds of its types. The most popular among foreign guests are grilled fish and seafood. Squids are typically deep-fried, and various kinds of mollusks are cooked over an open fire.

In Larnaca's most popular cafes and restaurants, you can try traditional snacks "meze". They will be an excellent option for those who want to appreciate the full diversity of local gastronomy immediately. Meze is a set of several dozen appetizers, which are served in small portions. It may include various types of olives and cheese, patties with various fillings, interesting seafood, and fresh salads. To cope with a full set of snacks, one will need a good appetite, as meze is usually served before the main course.