Restaurants in Ioannina

1. Gastra Restaurant

This is a must for those willing to try this regional specialty -- food cooked in a gastra: A conical cast-iron lid is placed over the iron baking...

2. The Plaza

This is the house bar/restaurant of the Olympic Hotel and has long been a favorite gathering spot for foreigners and Greeks who like to feel they're...

3. Pamvotis

If you can have only one meal in Ioannina, head to the islet in the lake. Ask around as to which restaurant is the best, and you'll get a different...

4. The Pharos

One of several restaurants set back from the lakefront, the Pharos offers good meals in a pleasant setting. In warm weather, you can sit under...

5. To Mantelo

Here's a no-frills, traditional Greek taverna that gives you a front-row seat on the square outside the old walled town, where all kinds of characters...