Foodie posts are why I love to go on holiday! Here are the best places we ate in Tsilivi, Zakynthos when we headed there on our Jet2Holidays trip that you can read all about here.
1. Aliotiko Restaurant
If you’re looking for serious portions, amazing value for money and traditional Greek food this is a great shout. We shared the courgette balls and calamari for starters and the traditional Greek platter which had stifado, moussaka, stuffed pepper, potatoes, pitta and salad. We were absolutely stuffed and couldn’t finish everything so it was definitely shareable between three comfortably. The food was really tasty and it was so nice to have some traditional Greek dishes. We spent around €45 for all of this food in a centre of town location including a drink each.
2. Halfway House Restaurant and Wine Bar
For a slightly higher end meal out for a step above your usual holiday tea, the Halfway House is incredible. Again I would say this is really good value for money as the quality of the experience will blow you away. We actually visited twice in our four nights because it was such a good experience. Our meals were between €60-90 across both nights, one night Luke had wine and we both had desserts and the other just a pint and we shared a pudding so you can choose to fit your budget.
The dishes we ate here were Greek Bruschetta, Chicken & Veg Spring Rolls, Garlic Bread with Mozzarella for starters. Luke had an amazing steak and I had chicken Souvlaki on our first trip and then I had fresh pesto chicken rigatoni and Luke had pork belly on our second trip. We had lemon meringue pie on the first trip and a brownie and then had to get the brownie to share for our return visit.
Halfway House is a family owned restaurant and the owner’s mother made all the desserts on site and they were so delicious. The team were lovely, so friendly and attentive too.
3. Boomerang Bar
A great lunch spot along the beach is Boomerang Bar. We headed here for our first lunch and I had an amazing Caesar salad. We popped back here a few times for lunches and drinks by the beach as the rest of the beach front bars are usually pool bars with lots of sunbeds before you get to the sea. We paid €20-30 per trip and it was really good value for money.
4. Local Bakeries
A small shout out has to go to all the local bakeries because they’re all so delicious and the little pastries and cakes are all such good value. We had lots of elevenses snacks and a couple of lunches in the local bakery in Tsilivi and one in Zante town too. Definitely don’t overlook where the locals are because it’s always going to be good! We shared a bagel, had a cake and a drink each and this was around €8 which is super good value.
Check out more of the food we ate in my Reels on Instagram!
