Ios

Ali Babas
Village
Same street as the Emporiki

12 lt cocktails served in two goldfish bowls with neon-coloured foot long straws for €35. Pad Thai or green curry, chicken and mushroom pie, fish & chips and "dinosaur ribs". Restaurant fills up in the later hours and the waitstaff take pictures of the partying and then flash them up on the restaurant's big screen. A/C, wheelchair access. Serves alcohol.

Katogi
beneath No Name bar

Serves Greek dishes, Mezze style.

Far Out Village
On the Mylopotas Beach

Lovely bar/restaurant facing the beach, and quieter than the next door Far Out Camping pool bar, where the main action is checking out the opposite sex.

Cantina del mar
Mylopotas beach
+30 22 8609 1016
8AM-1AM
on the main beach

Beach bar that does sandwiches, fresh salads, veg/fruit smoothies and tasty waffles.

Harmony
Mylopotas beach
On the right of Mylopotas facing the sea.

Mexican restaurant. Usually has live music.

Enigma
Port of Ios
Next to the super market at the port.

International cuisine with nice view of the port.

Porkys
Beside Red Bull Bar

Gyros.

The Nest
Next to the Orange Bar

Traditional Greek Taverna - Greek food made by a lovely Greek family

Harmony

Funky Mexican restaurant with views along the beach. Only go there when it gets dark though or you'll be surrounded by flies.

Lord Byron
Chora
opposite Pomodoro and Disco 69

Wonderful small restaurant with good ambience. Serves Greek food, also renowned for its cocktails and home-made desserts.

The Mills
The Windmills, Chora

Serves traditional Greek dishes. Really tasty food and good prices.

Koulidas
Koulidas
Towards Plakotos (Homer's Tomb)

Unique view of the island with international cuisine and BBQ.

In Ios there are a number of good to very good restaurants. Here are the restaurants that you must visit...

Piperri Tapas and Meze Dishes
+30 69 7819 2212
Just off the bottom square behind the pharmacy and Astra bar

Serves tapas and meze. An eclectic mix of Mediterranean and fresh fish.