The best restaurants Limassol

Located along the coastal road, opposite the Four Seasons complex and several small beaches, this taverna (Ταβέρνα Κισσός) enjoys a pleasant setting with its shaded courtyard and aquarium-decorated room. Greek-Cypriot seafood cuisine is served here: wild and farmed fish, grilled octopus, fried calamari, or the mezzés de la mer formula at €25 (two orders minimum). The rest of the menu includes grills, salads, soups, hamburgers, pizzas, pastas and even garlic snails.

Four Seasons Luxury Hotel offers 6 different places to dine. All are expensive or very expensive. Some are among the best tables in the island in their category. There is a very good Italian (Vivaldi, with terrace in summer), a Chinese (Oriental Seasons), a fusion fusion restaurant (Café Tropical), a restaurant of fish and seafood (Seafood Bar, with terrace in summer), a set of small bars for the beach and swimming pools (Pool & Beach Bars) and a panoramic bar-restaurant (Vista). The hotel offers elegant roboratifs snacks (sushi, little, grilled octopus) with a very pleasant sea view. The price is still pretty good, except for wine, since it starts at 50 € the bottle. But the most refined is the Oriental Seasons, held by a real Hong Kong. Please note that the French-Cypriot restaurant Mavromatis opened in 2012 is now closed.

Tucked away in the charmless Zakaki district, the "Crab Hole" (Καβουροτρυπα) lives up to its name. Admittedly, there's no sea view, but the sea is definitely there, in the plates. A simple decor, beautiful white tablecloths and a courteous welcome. You're invited to choose your fish in the kitchen. A few mezzés to tide you over (fresh salad, octopus in ink and oil...) and the fish arrives: grilled or fried, it's perfect, just served with a drizzle of lemon, greens and very good crispy fries.

The menu of this Mediterranean restaurant (Greek, Italian, Lebanese…) changes every week. The cuisine is of high quality and both the Cypriot and the Connaisseurs tourists are there. The place, with its small rooms, its patio, is also charming.

This tavern (Μαγειρείο Ταβερνάκι) is little frequented by tourists. In a no-frills setting, good traditional Cypriot cuisine is served here: lingot beans or chickpeas in sauce, stuffed zucchini flowers, roast chicken, lemon chicken, chicken with mushrooms or lingot beans, pork with kolokasi (taro root), afélia (pork with red wine and coriander), pastitsio (pasta gratin) with lamb... The menu changes according to the seasons and market arrivals. It's generally tasty and not very expensive.

Housed in a cubic steel and glass structure on a pier in the old port, this restaurant is best known for its sea views. It's also a good address for breakfast or brunch: French toast, scrambled eggs, croque-madame, poached egg with avocado... The rest of the menu is very international: sushi and Japanese specialties, bao buns, pasta and Italian dishes, etc. Next door, The Steak House restaurant also enjoys beautiful views and offers French oysters and American-style grills (€30-50/person).