Top 10 dishes on Karpathos

*In a random order

#1 Pizza at Al Porto

Not Greek, but one of our favourites! When we are hungry for a pizza we go to Al Porto. The pizzas here are the best in our opinion. The bottom is so nice and thin!

#2 Dolmades at Marinas

in Finiki are delectable. This Greek dish consists of vine leaves stuffed with rice. However, at Marina's they make the dolmades according to the recipe from the island of Kasos. The main difference is that Kasos dolmades are smaller and filled with beef.

#3 Chef Manolis salad at Kipos

One of our favourite salads is the Chef Manolis salad at Kipos in Arkassa. This consists of grilled chicken with vegetables, parmesan cheese, almonds and a honey-mustard dressing.

#4 The best pita

Pita Gyros is part of Greece. Get the tastiest one at Erasmias in the city centre of Pigadia.

#5 Small pitas at Poseidon Blue

At Poseidon Blue, they have another variation of the Greek pita gyros, namely these mini pitas with seasoned minced meat and cheese! Highly recommended!

#6 Spanakopita

At Mesogios they know me as ‘Spanakopita girl'. Minas always lets us know what he has fresh on the menu that day via Facebook, so if that's Spanakopita, that's where we go to eat. Spanakopita is a dish of filo dough filled with spinach and feta.

#7 Makarounes

Karpathos is known for the traditional dish Makarounes. The dish consists of freshly made pasta (a kind of penne) with sauteed onions, garlic, butter and cheese. The tastiest one you eat is at Rina Taverna in Afiartis.

#8 Soft tacos with fried shrimp

At Anemos in Afiartis, they have a very diverse menu: from Greek dishes to Thai and pasta! One of our favourites? Soft tacos with fried shrimp.

#9 Bruschetta pesto

At the restaurant Acropolis in Pigadia you can get a delicious appetizer: bruschetta pesto. It's one of our favourites!

#10 Garlic bread

Mama Cuisine in Finiki and Barba Minas in Afiartis have the best garlic bread if you ask us! Both are different yet so tasty!

Traditional Greek dishes

We've also made a checklist of 9 famous Greek dishes that you must try when in Greece. You can download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11zo3orOZgqgGedMCJ-D8-uNoD4eTKPZV/view?usp=sharing

One more tip

Greek dishes like moussaka and pastitsio are best eaten if they are fresh. Some restaurants use prefab if it is not fresh on the menu. Therefore, eat these types of dishes when they are fresh on the restaurant's menu! Four Seasons, Glaros, Mesogios, Kipos and Ellinikon among others, work with daily fresh dishes.