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Koum Kapi (Chania)
Breezy, seafront, casual-local

Koum Kapi (Chania)

A breezy seafront strip by the old Sabbionara gate, where locals come for coffee, sundowners and small plates by the water.

Koum Kapi sits just east of the old walls, where the Sabbionara gate opens onto a strip of seafront that has become Chania's casual evening haunt. It is younger and breezier than the old town, beach bars, coffee places and meze spots line the waterfront, and the crowd skews local and after-work rather than sightseeing. You come here for a long coffee or a sundowner with the sea in front of you, then graze on small plates as the night goes on. Less about destination dining, more about the rhythm of an easy seaside evening.

Highlights

Seafront beach bars and cafés Sabbionara gate and old walls Sundowners over the water Relaxed local after-work crowd Grazing on small plates
5 places
2 Categories

Restaurant

1 place

Maiami Restaurant
Maiami - Restaurant in Koum Kapi (Chania), Crete
Restaurant
Art Filled Winemaker Owned Farm To Table
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Art-deco brasserie and ceramic studio with its own winery on the Koum Kapi seafront

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Cafe

4 places

Mikro Caffenio Cafe
Cafe
Local crowd All Day Seafront

The locals' all-day coffee house anchoring the Koum Kapi promenade

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The Counter Cafe
The Counter - Cafe in Koum Kapi (Chania), Crete
Cafe
All Day Bagels Seafront

All-day bagel and coffee counter from the team behind Five

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Bougatsa Iordanis Cafe
Bougatsa Iordanis - Cafe in Koum Kapi edge, Crete
Cafe
Institution Phyllo Fourth Generation

Chania's oldest bougatsa shop, fourth-generation, since 1924

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