Best Restaurants in Chania (2026)

How to use this shortlist

These ten restaurant choices cover Chania Old Town and harbour, Splantzia, Nea Chora and Koum Kapi. Compare the meal, exact location and service window. Serenissima appears separately with hotel-breakfast information and the limits on current public dinner and non-resident access. Published menus and hours can change, so confirm the actual meal, table and date.

Compare the meal, location and service

Ten Chania restaurants for different meals

• Salis Chania

  Contemporary seafood and a wider seasonal menu on the Old Harbour

  Salis is a wine restaurant at 3 Akti Enoseos on Chania’s Old Harbour. Its seasonal menu pairs seafood dishes with meat, pasta and a vegan-labelled ravioli option, within a broader contemporary Cretan and local-producer approach.

  The main-course examples reviewed on 18 October 2026 include sea bass in ladokolla at €28, shrimp spaghetti and corbfish fillet at €32 each, and vegan-labelled pumpkin ravioli at €26. These are individual dishes rather than a whole-meal budget. Sea bass includes feta and nut milk; the ravioli includes black sesame, so discuss preparation and dietary needs.

  The site advertises 12:00–00:00 and publishes wine, local-producer and separate catering information. Request the Old Harbour location at 3 Akti Enoseos and the intended table; the separately promoted Koum Kapi sister venue and a harbour-facing seat are separate arrangements.

  Sources: Salis: Old Harbour restaurant, Salis: main-course menu, Salis: reservations

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• Mon.Es Restaurant Chania

  Dinner with Cretan influences in a Venetian Old Town setting

  Mon.Es Restaurant Chania is the dinner restaurant in Monastery Estate’s Venetian Harbor premises in Chania Old Town. It combines Cretan and traditional Greek influences with international ideas in a historic Venetian building.

  The Chania restaurant serves dinner only, 17:00–23:00, at Parodos 4th Kallinikou Sarpaki 40. MonEs Tavern and the group’s properties near Sougia are separate destinations. Its menu includes ntakos, boureki croquettes, Cretan pasta, seafood and meat; lamb at €28 and catch of the day at €29 were individual examples reviewed on 18 October.

  Some ingredients are described as coming from the group’s own limited production, rather than every ingredient. Use the operator-linked Chania dinner booking route for the intended date and guest arrangements; the profile identifies the separate directory source for the restaurant telephone.

  Sources: Mon.Es: Chania restaurant, Mon.Es: menu, XO Greek Yellow Pages: Mon.Es

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• Pallas Chania

  Seafood and a wider harbour meal in a chosen dining space

  Pallas Chania combines ground-floor seafront dining, first-floor indoor and balcony spaces, and the seasonal Thealassa rooftop on the Venetian Harbour. Food, wine, cocktails and all-day choices sit within a broader Mediterranean menu with Cretan influences.

  Choose the ground-floor seafront, first-floor indoor or balcony area, or Thealassa rooftop explicitly. The rooftop is advertised for April–October dinner from 19:00 daily; main-site pages disagree between 07:00 and 08:00 opening. Check the selected area, kitchen and weather arrangements rather than transferring all-day hours to the roof.

  The dinner menu reviewed on 18 October includes prawn pasta at €22 and lobster orzo at €38 alongside octopus, squid and meat. Some vegetarian or vegan markers appear beside meat or dairy ingredients, so discuss the actual dish. Coffee, cocktails, wine and an evening Japanese offer broaden the visit; neighbouring Philocaly and Lithografeion are separately named spaces.

  Sources: Pallas: dining spaces and contact, Pallas: dinner menu, Pallas: about the restaurant

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• To Maridaki

  Daily-market seafood in Splantzia, away from the harbour tables

  To Maridaki is a fish and seafood eatery at 33 Daskalogianni Street in Splantzia, Chania Old Town. Its menu follows the fish market, weather and season, with vegetables, legumes and some meat dishes alongside the seafood.

  At Daskalogianni 33, choose from the actual fish display and agree the catch, portion, price unit and grilled, fried or baked preparation. Seafood availability follows market, weather and season; vegetables, legumes and some meat dishes broaden the meal. Preordered takeaway is a separate arrangement.

  Published service is Monday–Saturday 12:00–00:00, with Sunday closed. The operator lists house and bottled wine, raki, ouzo, beer, Wi-Fi, accessible entry and an accessible toilet. Confirm the route and facilities for your needs; those published details are not an independent access inspection or a laptop-work policy.

  Sources: To Maridaki: daily seafood, To Maridaki: service and opening

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• Chrisostomos Restaurant Chania

  Traditional Sfakian and Cretan dishes from a wood-fired oven

  Chrisostomos is a Cretan restaurant at Defkalionos and Ikarou in Chania’s Anatoliki Tafros area. Its cooking centres on Sfakian influences, wood-fired oven dishes, local greens and a wider menu of meat, vegetables and seafood.

  Menu examples reviewed on 18 October include mutton in paper with feta and garlic at €15.50 and a 500 g Ofto lamb portion at €25. Lamb with stamnagathi, staka with eggs, seafood and vegetable dishes broaden the Sfakian wood-oven meal. These are dish and portion examples, not a complete meal quotation.

  Gemista comes with yogurt and fried potatoes, and boureki contains cheese, so vegetable-based names do not establish vegan preparation. Published hours are Monday and Wednesday–Sunday 13:00–23:45, with Tuesday closed, at Defkalionos and Ikarou in Anatoliki Tafros.

  Sources: Chrisostomos: Cretan cooking, Chrisostomos: menu, Chrisostomos: contact

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• Tamam Restaurant Chania

  Greek and Eastern Mediterranean food in a historic Old Town setting

  Tamam Restaurant Chania is at 49 Zampeliou in the Old Town. Founded in 1982 in a former bath building, it describes traditional Greek family cooking with Ottoman and wider Eastern Mediterranean influences, alongside Greek wine with an emphasis on Crete.

  Ask for the current seafood choices and prices if that is the meal you want; the broader cuisine description does not establish a dated fish menu.

  The operator describes past music, screenings and exhibitions. Check the current programme if an event matters to your visit, and confirm the meal period, table and booking terms through the restaurant’s contact or linked reservation route.

  Sources: Tamam: cuisine and history, Tamam: contact and reservations

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• Kertos Seafood Restaurant Chania

  Seafood and Cretan dishes beside Nea Chora beach

  Kertos Seafood Restaurant is at 6 Akti Papanikoli on Nea Chora beach, outside Chania’s Old Harbour restaurant cluster. It offers fish and seafood with Cretan appetisers, salads, pasta, risotto, meat and children’s choices, alongside separately presented beach and brunch services.

  At Akti Papanikoli 6, the menu distinguishes portions, fish sold per kilo and seafood platters for two or four people. Agree the available catch, weight or serving size, cooking method and current price. Cretan appetisers, salads, pasta, risotto, meat and children’s choices offer alternatives.

  The operator advertises daily 10:00–01:00, without establishing a yearly operating calendar or every kitchen cutoff. Specify a restaurant table, beach seating or brunch, since these have separately presented menus and arrangements. Discuss sauces and ingredients rather than treating vegetable or seafood titles as allergy controls.

  Sources: Kertos: Nea Chora restaurant, Kertos: restaurant menu

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• The Well of the Turk Chania

  Mediterranean and Middle Eastern evening dining in the Splantzia quarter

  The Well of the Turk brings Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food to Kallinikou Sarpaki 1–3 in Chania’s Old Town. Its own 31 March 2026 post announces the 2026 season and evening service; current public contact details match the existing restaurant. Closing times differ between that post and Facebook, so confirm the kitchen and service window for the intended date.

  The public operator details list K. Sarpaki 1–3 in Splantzia, +30 28210 54547 and welloftheturk@gmail.com, with restaurant/bar, outdoor seating and pickup information. Its Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine and music give it a different purpose from a seafood-only meal; exact dishes, prices and access arrangements need an enquiry.

  The season announcement gives daily 18:00–23:30, while the public Facebook hours list 18:00–01:00. Both support an evening start but leave the closing time, kitchen and intended date to confirm. No annual season end is supplied. Current operator links are provided in the profile.

  Sources: The Well of the Turk: public operator account, The Well of the Turk: 2026 season announcement, The Well of the Turk: published location and contact, Filoxeno: The Well of the Turk

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• Maiami Chania

  An art-studio brasserie and varied casual menu in Koum Kapi

  Maiami Chania is Alexandra Manousakis’ art studio and brasserie at Akti Miaouli and Mesologgiou 11 in Koum Kapi. Its menu combines pizzas, sharing dishes, pasta, lentil stew, seafood and meat, with dining-room and delivery schedules published separately.

  Individual menu examples reviewed on 18 October are Margarita pizza at €10, black lentil stew at €13 and sautéed sea bass at €22, alongside 72-hour fermented pizza dough, sharing mezze, pasta and meat. The artist’s ceramics are used at the table; dairy, nuts and mussels with pork ’nduja remain relevant to ingredient discussions.

  At Akti Miaouli and Mesologgiou 11, the published dining room is Friday–Saturday 18:00–00:00 and Sunday 13:00–23:00, with Monday–Tuesday closed. Wolt delivery is separately Wednesday–Sunday; Wednesday or Thursday delivery does not establish dining-room service. Confirm the chosen day and service, including holiday changes.

  Sources: Maiami: art and brasserie story, Maiami: brasserie menu, Maiami: contact and hours

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• Glossitses

  A harbour meal with seafood, Greek meze and a wider mixed menu

  Glossitses at Akti Enoseos 4 combines harbour seafood with Greek meze, meat dishes, pasta, rice dishes and a separate gluten-free menu. Its current operator site lists daily 10:00–01:00 venue hours, which differ from the booking platform’s 11:00–midnight. Check the kitchen, actual menu prices and any dietary preparation directly; the menu’s gluten-free label alone does not resolve every ingredient or cross-contact question.

  The broader menu includes meze such as hummus, fava, taramas, aubergine with feta and cheeses; fish, shellfish, octopus, meat and snails; pasta, pilafi and risotto; plus wine, cocktails, coffee and desserts. Sea bream, sea bass and mussels labelled 500 g are portions, while mixed seafood is described for two people. The reviewed menus do not show numeric dish prices.

  Its separate gluten-free menu includes mussels in wine or beer and other ingredient questions, so confirm the chosen recipe, beer and preparation rather than assuming every variant suits a gluten-free diet. The operator describes tailored private and corporate dining separately, without a fixed package.

  The restaurant’s direct reservation section is distinct from e-restaurants. The platform lists 11:00–00:00 rather than the operator’s 10:00–01:00; neither is a verified kitchen cutoff. Platform bookings require SMS or email confirmation. Its published terms require phone cancellation through the platform during call-centre hours at least two hours before; time or party-size changes have a two-hour limit, and a date change requires cancellation and a new request. Confirm the terms for the route you choose.

  Sources: Glossitses: current menus, location, hours and events, e-restaurants: Glossitses listing and booking route, e-restaurants: confirmation and cancellation terms

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Start with the meal and the intended service

For Cretan food, compare Chrisostomos’ Sfakian wood-oven dishes with Mon.Es’ dinner-only restaurant. The Well of the Turk adds Middle Eastern and Mediterranean evening food, while Tamam has broader Greek and Eastern Mediterranean influences in a historic Old Town setting.

For fish, To Maridaki follows the daily market; Salis pairs seafood with a wider seasonal menu and wine. Pallas requires a choice of dining floor and seasonal rooftop, Glossitses has a broad Greek-Mediterranean menu and separate gluten-free list, and Kertos combines a Nea Chora restaurant with separately presented beach and brunch services. Confirm catch, portion and price units.

Maiami’s art-studio brasserie in Koum Kapi has different dining-room and delivery days. Serenissima’s hotel breakfast remains a separate original selection with public dinner and non-resident access unverified. Match each timetable to the actual service, rather than relying on a general restaurant label.

Menu labels do not resolve preparation or allergy handling. Ask about the chosen recipe, dining area, access and booking conditions. The cover is an editorial illustration, while the groups express fit for different meals rather than a firsthand tasting or measured quality league table.

Questions before you choose

Sources and review dates

• Salis: Old Harbour restaurant — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Exact Old Harbour location, seasonal food, wine list, local-producer account and separate sister venue.
• Salis: main-course menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Current seafood, meat and vegan-labelled ravioli, item prices and ingredient descriptions.
• Salis: reservations — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. A table-request route, with selected date and party details rather than a guaranteed harbour-facing seat.
• Mon.Es: Chania restaurant — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Old Town Venetian Harbor premises, Cretan/Greek influences and dinner-only 17:00–23:00.
• Mon.Es: menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Cretan dishes, meat, pasta, seafood and catch-of-the-day examples, with item prices.
• XO Greek Yellow Pages: Mon.Es — Business directory — checked 2026-10-18. Matching Old Town restaurant listing and attributed telephone; current dining information comes from the operator.
• Serenissima: restaurant and breakfast area — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Current hotel breakfast service, hours, address and contact; public dinner and non-resident breakfast access are not established.
• Pallas: dining spaces and contact — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Seafront, indoor and seasonal rooftop spaces, separate neighbouring venues and current contact panel.
• Pallas: dinner menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Seafood and wider dishes, item prices, ingredient lists and dietary markers that require clarification.
• Pallas: about the restaurant — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Broader breakfast-to-dinner, drinks and evening Japanese offer, separate Philocaly cellar/bakery and a different published opening time.
• To Maridaki: daily seafood — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Splantzia fish eatery, market/weather/season dependence, cooking choices, takeaway and contact.
• To Maridaki: service and opening — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Monday–Saturday opening, operator access/toilet statement, drinks and Wi-Fi.
• Chrisostomos: Cretan cooking — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Sfakian wood-oven identity, traditional dishes, opening and Tuesday closure.
• Chrisostomos: menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Meat, seafood and vegetable dishes, item prices and ingredient-specific dairy content.
• Chrisostomos: contact — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Defkalionos and Ikarou location, phone, email and opening schedule.
• Tamam: cuisine and history — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Greek and Eastern Mediterranean cooking, former bath building, Cretan wine and past arts events.
• Tamam: contact and reservations — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. 49 Zampeliou and telephone, with an official external booking route.
• Kertos: Nea Chora restaurant — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Beachside restaurant, wider food range, separate beach/brunch services, hours and contact.
• Kertos: restaurant menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Seafood, per-kilo fish, shared platters, meat, pasta, children’s choices and drinks; prices require direct enquiry.
• Maiami: art and brasserie story — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Alexandra Manousakis’ art studio and brasserie in Koum Kapi, with a retained local building name.
• Maiami: brasserie menu — Operator menu — checked 2026-10-18. Pizzas, sharing dishes, seafood, meat, pasta and lentil stew with individual prices and ingredients.
• Maiami: contact and hours — Operator website — checked 2026-10-18. Dine-in schedule and separate Wednesday–Sunday Wolt delivery, address, telephone and email.
• Filoxeno: The Well of the Turk — Business directory — checked 2026-10-18. Historical restaurant identity and listed contact in Splantzia; use the separately dated current operator sources for service and contact arrangements.
• The Well of the Turk: public operator account — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-20. Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, with the restaurant’s published direct phone.
• The Well of the Turk: 2026 season announcement — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-20. 31 March 2026 post announces a season starting 1 April and daily 18:00–23:30 service; no annual closing date is supplied.
• The Well of the Turk: published location and contact — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-20. K. Sarpaki 1–3, Chania 73100, phone and email. Facebook lists 18:00–01:00, differing from the season post’s 23:30 closing.
• Glossitses: current menus, location, hours and events — Restaurant operator — checked 2026-10-20. Akti Enoseos 4, current phone/email and daily 10:00–01:00 venue hours. Complete published food/drink menu and separate gluten-free menu, plus tailored events.
• e-restaurants: Glossitses listing and booking route — Booking platform — checked 2026-10-20. Exact address and alternative booking route. Platform hours 11:00–midnight differ from the operator; generic €15–€30 range has no stated price unit. Amenity labels need specific confirmation.
• e-restaurants: confirmation and cancellation terms — Booking platform terms — checked 2026-10-20. Platform reservations complete after SMS or email confirmation. Cancellation is by phone to the platform during call-centre hours, at least two hours before the reservation; restaurant-specific terms may differ.