Peskesi Restaurant
Farm To Table Restored mansion Chef Driven
Working-city, gritty, reviving
Old Town / Lakkos (Heraklion)
Heraklion's real city centre around the Morosini fountain, with the once-marginal Lakkos quarter revived by murals, bars and a creative crowd.
The heart of old Heraklion gathers around the Morosini lion fountain and the lanes radiating off it, a working city centre rather than a preserved postcard. Around the historic core, the Lakkos district, long the city's poor and marginal quarter, has been quietly reclaimed by murals, small bars and a younger, creative crowd. The mix is the point: covered market stalls, ouzeris and koutoukia, third-wave coffee and street art within a few minutes' walk. It reads as a real, slightly rough-edged Greek city rediscovering its centre rather than a tidied-up tourist set.
Highlights
Morosini lion fountain Lakkos murals and street art Covered market and ouzeris Koutoukia and small bars Younger, creative crowd
7 places
3 Categories
Restaurant
5 places
Athali Restaurant
Family Run Open Flame Year Round
Merastri Restaurant
Locals' favourite Homely Award Winning
Parasties Restaurant
Historic building Hot Brick cooking Old School
Erganos Restaurant
Fireplace Locals' clientele Rustic
Cafe
1 place
Kafeneio O Lakkos Cafe
Kafeneio Street art Raki
Bar
1 place
Pagopoieion Bar
Converted factory Art venue Live music
