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A September 2005 trip to Cyprus by MichaelJM

Kato-Pafos Photo - Akava Taverna, Cyprus, Europe More Photos
Quote: Kato-pafos is crammed with restaurants and Tavernas where you can eat "from most parts of the world". These traditional tavernas are where we enjoyed some good, honest Greek food.
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Akava Taverna Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

Kato-Pafos Photo - Akava Taverna, Cyprus, Europe
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This small gardened taverna epitomises a Cypriot village eatery. It's set back from the busy road and shrouded in a rustic frame smothered with varieties of grapes, this outdoor restaurant offered some great value, basic traditional Greek meals. It’s a no-frills environment with basic tables draped with oil-cloths (that have seen better days), flickering t-lights in old drinking glasses and plastic garden chairs with thin, but adequate cushions. This is anything but glamorous, but nonetheless we’d been attracted to the place because it always had customers and seemed very "laid-back". It had a strange feel to it – almost like we were embarking on a family barbeque. The waitress single-handedly m...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 9, 2005

Akava Taverna
Tomb of the Kings Avenue
Cyprus, Cyprus

Piatsa Greka Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

Piatsa Greka Photo - Piatsa Greka, Cyprus, Europe
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The is at the beginning of the "Tombs Road" and we were cajoled into eating here on our first night. Panicos Patsalides (the owner) stands outside his Taverna to encourage diners to eat in his eatery, and I have to say that I’m mightily pleased that we paused long enough for him to talk to us. It felt like we were being welcomed into the family as we were guided into the taverna and when we returned, some days later, it seemed as if we were family members. Panicos makes it his business to ensure that you are happy and settled into his restaurant and although he’s not overbearing he’ll chat on if you want to engage with him. This is the first restaurant that I’ve been "clocked" for my IgoUgo not...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 9, 2005

Piatsa Greka
Tomb of the Kings Avenue
Cyprus, Cyprus

Artemis Taverna Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Artemis"

Artemis Photo - Artemis Taverna, Cyprus, Europe
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Tucked down a side road (next to Raffles) off the Tomb of the Kings Avenue is the small Artemis Taverna. It’s far enough away from the main road for the traffic noise to be almost indiscernible, and the main noise (other than the music from the pub next door) is the garden fountain and the chirping of caged birds. Around the restaurant various large planters displayed some immense vegetation. Not quite jungle like, but…! We sat towards the edge of the gardened restaurant in comfortable padded armchairs alongside a round table with a crisp linen table cloth draped to the ground. On arrival, a beaming owner lit a candle in a small wicker container. She made a reasonable attempt at small talk, ...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on October 12, 2005

Artemis Taverna
Just Off The Tomb Of The Kings Avenue
Cyprus

San Marino Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

San Marino Photo - San Marino, Cyprus, Europe
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The sound of Greek music oozed onto the street from this Greek taverna and a particularly obsequious restaurant tout extolled the virtues of the food. He claimed it to be the cheapest (not so – see entry for the Olympus) and the best. Certainly the place was always full of diners (a good sign) and the portions looked wholesome and of good quality. We followed the man with the sales pitch and sat down on rustic wicker chairs with homemade cushions (the kind that "granny might have made") alongside tables decked out with red-and-white tablecloths and a single red rose (silk) in a porcelain vase. A single tea light flickered in front of us, almost pulsating to the sounds of the exhilarating rhythm...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on October 14, 2005

San Marino
31 Cleoniki Court
Cyprus, Cyprus

Olympus Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

Olympus Photo - Olympus, Cyprus, Europe
Quote:
At £5.95 a head, the Olympus must offer the cheapest three-course meal in town. What had we to lose – we entered and chose to sit in an outdoor annex at the side of the main entrance. Although this was a pavement taverna, attempts had been made to "make it special" by draping the inside with thick cream muslin curtaining and introducing subdued lighting from hanging fabric lampshades. It could not be defined as classy, but it was different. We sat outside under parasols with an uninspiring view of the timber-framed awning and nearby road. It was not the best of settings, but soon we were joined by others and bizarrely the area took on a buzz. The chairs were certainly very comfortable – padded ...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on October 16, 2005

Olympus
51 Tomb of the Kings Avenue
Cyprus, Cyprus

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