Sithonia Restaurants: Where to Eat, Area by Area
Sithonia serves its best food along the harbours and beaches, led by the waterfront of Neos Marmaras and the fish tavernas of the sheltered harbours at Ormos Panagias and Porto Koufo. Neos Marmaras, the largest town, lines up restaurants, bars and tavernas along the sea; Ormos Panagias and Porto Koufo cook fresh fish by their harbours; and Vourvourou, Sarti and Toroni keep beach tavernas by the sand. This guide sets out where to eat by area rather than ranking named restaurants.
- Liveliest
- Neos Marmaras
- Fish harbours
- Ormos & Porto Koufo
- Beach tavernas
- Vourvourou & Sarti
- Quiet & local
- Nikiti & the north
Neos Marmaras & Porto Carras
Neos Marmaras, the largest town on Sithonia, keeps the widest choice of eating on the peninsula. As a resort town living mainly from tourism, it has plenty of restaurants, tavernas, bars and discotheques, most gathered along the waterfront and around the town beach, with fish and grilled meat by the sea. Just south, the five-star Porto Carras resort adds its own restaurants around the marina, so this stretch of the west coast is the busiest for a night out.
Vourvourou & Ormos Panagias
The north-east coast eats by the water. Vourvourou keeps tavernas and mini markets among the pines by its beaches, an easy meal after a swim at Karidi or a boat trip to Diaporos. Ormos Panagias, the harbour village a little to the north, cooks fresh fish and Mediterranean dishes by the port where the Athos excursion boats tie up, with beach bars along Trani Ammouda. Both suit a relaxed lunch or an early fish dinner rather than late nightlife.
Sarti & the east coast
Sarti, on the east coast facing Mount Athos, is one of the main resorts on the peninsula and has plenty of restaurants and tavernas with all the amenities of a tourist village, most within a short walk of the 2.5-kilometre beach. The coves to the south, around Achlada, Portokali and Kavourotrypes, are quieter and mostly unorganised, so it is worth eating in Sarti before a day at the beach.
Toroni & Porto Koufo
The south-west keeps its tables by the water. Toroni lines up accommodations, shops and restaurants along the road behind its long yellow-sand beach, a good place for dinner at sunset, for which the village is known. Porto Koufo, in the deep natural harbour a few kilometres south, is a small village with a notably large number of places to eat for its size, mostly fish tavernas around the sheltered bay where the fishing boats land.
Nikiti & the northern approach
The northern end of Sithonia and the central Halkidiki coast that leads onto it keep quieter, more local tables. Nikiti, the capital, has tavernas by its beach and in the old hill village. Along the approach, Metamorfosi serves food by Makrya Lagada beach, Gerakini and Psakoudia keep fish tavernas and beach bars by their long sands, and the small fishing village of Pyrgadikia cooks by the harbour with a view of Mount Athos. The whole peninsula is set out in the Sithonia peninsula guide.
