Where to go: restaurant or tavern? Definitely a tavern, as it is the only place where you can experience the original Greek flavor. There are three types of taverns in Kardamena: psarotaverna (fish), psistaria (meat) and mixed.
Brisola (pork chops on a grill), paidacchia (lamb ribs), bifteki (cutlets), cotopulo (chicken on a spit) are the specialties of the meat taverns. To these you should definitely take maratopités (fennel tortillas), lots of vegetables and herbs, as well as national drinks. These include:
- Ouzo - a spicy alcoholic drink with aniseed, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. The cost of one bottle (in a store) is 3-5 EUR;
- tsipuro - alcoholic drink made of grapes, less often - quince, apples, pears, figs or strawberries;
- rakija - vodka made of grapes with a specific tart flavor;
- retsina - wine with an unusual pine aftertaste;
- Moschato, a sweet muscat wine;
- asyrtiko, a white grape wine.
Prices in restaurants and taverns of Cardamena (many of them have menus) are quite democratic. Dinner for two with wine will cost from 40 to 60 EUR. A snack in an inexpensive cafe will cost 10-15 EUR.
