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Updated: October 6, 2021
By Santorini Dave
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Misteli is an elegant family-run restaurant in the center of Akrotiri.
Misteli is an excellent and affordable boho-chic restaurant run by a husband-wife duo, Chef Agamemnon and Dionisia, in the center of Akrotiri. The menu is traditional Greek food with a fusion twist; ingredients used are super fresh, literally picked from the couples’ grandmother’s garden. The delicious food is complemented by beautiful decor and an extremely friendly staff. Reservations recommended for groups at this must-visit restaurant.
Misteli Hours and Information
- Season: Early May to October-end.
- Hours: Open on all days 1:30 pm-11:30 pm.
- Website: Facebook.com
- Location: Akrotiri.
- Telephone: +30-228-602-7515
- View: Sleepy village views and those of buildings nearby.
- Parking: Lots of free parking in the lot 1 door down.
- Bus: 2 bus stops – one 100m north opposite the auto service center and second 100m east outside the Adamastos Hotel.
Misteli
Misteli offers several outdoor shaded seating options overlooking the street.
A large table with space for 8 is inside the restaurant facing the wine rack.
Everything is neatly arranged – the refrigerator, cutlery station, and the cashier’s counter.
Misteli uses vegetables from the co-owner’s grandmother’s garden and fresh herbs that are grown in the outdoor dining area itself.
The 4-page menu covers seafood, meat, and vegetarian options. Must-tries include grilled beet salad, tomato balls (domatokeftedes), and lamb with tomato sauce.
Small bites include Misteli bread with tomato paste and capers.
Spicy cheese spread, smoked eggplant salad with tahini, and sun-dried tomato paste.
Colorful baked beetroot salad with fresh in-season greens.
Salad with Naxos cheese and sun dried tomato vinaigrette.
Fried tomato balls with yogurt sauce using tomatoes grown in the co-owner’s grandmother’s garden.
Dishes are colorful and delicious.
Most meat dishes are served with roast potatoes.
For vegetarians, there is a Penne pasta with white eggplant, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil.
Lamb with tomato sauce and white eggplant puree.
Traditional walnut-pie with vanilla ice-cream.
At the end of the meal, the staff serves Chef Agamemnon’s homemade aperitif of orange, lemon, cinnamon, and spices.
The bus stop outside Adamastos Hotel is 100m east of the restaurant.
The second bus stop is 100m north opposite an auto service center.
Free Parking can be found in the huge parking lot 1 door down from Misteli, seen in the background here.
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