akrimios restaurant
A Farm-to-Table Cretan Cuisine Experience
Welcome to Akrimios, where the heart of Cretan cuisine feels like coming home. Our restaurant is more than just a place to eat; it’s a place to nourish your body and soul with authentic farm-to-table food. We believe that the best ingredients come straight from the earth, and that’s why many of our products are organic, grown with care on our family farm. Our menu changes with the seasons, celebrating the natural bounty of our land.
Traditional Cretan Cooking,
Slow-Cooked with Love
The Cretan diet is celebrated worldwide for its benefits, and here at Akrimios, we honor that tradition. Our kitchen is led by recipes passed down through generations, using only the purest olive oil and fresh ingredients from our farm.
This isn’t about fancy techniques. It’s about honest, slow, and soulful preparation—the kind of cooking that’s connected to longevity and a healthy, joyful life. We simmer meals for hours in clay pots to let flavors develop fully, creating dishes so rich and tender that locals rave about them.
Your Place at Our Table
Warm Cretan Hospitality and Atmosphere
Dining at Akrimios feels like being welcomed into a Cretan family home. Our taverna is designed with rustic charm, and our staff—many of them family and lifelong friends—treat every guest like an old friend. We believe in philoxenia—the Cretan way of hospitality.
We encourage you to take your time and enjoy the warm, inviting atmosphere. Meals in Crete are a leisurely affair meant to be savored. This is a place to connect, laugh, and share stories over a table filled with food that truly tastes like home.
We look forward to serving you! Kalós órises! (Welcome!)
Reservation
The Restaurant is open from May to October.
Special events with an outstanding menu are always a possibility.
Akrimios Apartments & Restaurant
11th km National Road Chania-Rethymno
(directly opposite the turn for Aptera)
73003 Megala Chorafia, Apokoronou
Crete, Greece