The best restaurants Megalo Horio

Slightly set back from Eristos beach, in the gardens that green in this fertile valley, En Plo is a pleasant shaded tavern. You can enjoy all the classics of local cuisine, including a very good imam, a mixture of vegetables in the oven. The ingredients are fresh and the dishes are hearty. You can also come and buy a small ice cream to take back to the beach. We like to laze for hours after lunch under the arbour, while the sun hits too hard on the sand of Eristos. Warm and relaxed service.

Kastro offers traditional and old-fashioned food. You can't miss the pleasantly laid tables in the heart of Megalo Horio. We love all the kid dishes (always a treat in Tilos), baked vegetables, fried anchovies and all the classics on the menu. Here the produce is fresh, the view of the Eristos valley is magnificent and, on request, you can be picked up free of charge in a minivan in Livadia, before being dropped off again after your meal. On the other hand, the service sometimes leaves something to be desired.

Right in the heart of Megalo Horio, this is the traditional kafeneio , which also serves as an ouzerie. Overlooking the church and its courtyard with its beautiful pebble mosaics, you can come in the morning or evening for a drink or a Greek coffee, have breakfast or opt for some mezzedes to accompany your ouzo in the evening. A very good address with views across the valley to Eristos beach. Be sure to check out the old photos inside, which give an idea of life at the café in the 1950s and 1960s.

Stelios installs his little colourful caravan every year on Eristos beach. A small Zen paradise, we settle around the hammock tree and spend the day reading and swimming, between two strikes, a good omelette for breakfast and simple but successful snacks (including some very good hamburgers). In the evening, the place comes alive with all the beach campers who come for a drink: beers and cocktails are shared, often around a moment of music with their feet in the sand and Stelios takes care of everyone.