Pinakkothiki

Nicosia (Lefkosia)


This contemporary space features glossy black and soothing cream decor, and a long bar with stools, perfect for sipping predinner cocktails. Dishes are light and appetising, including oven-baked salmon, duck pancakes in ginger-spiked soy sauce, and six different salads. There’s an ample children’s menu.


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Nearby Nicosia (Lefkosia) attractions

1. AG Leventis Gallery

Located just outside the Old City, this art museum features three collections displaying European paintings and sculpture from the 16th to the 20th…

2. Laïki Yitonia

0.18 MILES

Meaning ‘Popular Neighbourhood’, Laïki Yitonia was restored after serving for many years as an area for painted ladies and dodgy merchants. This tiny…

3. Leventis Municipal Museum

0.2 MILES

The best place in town to get to grips with Nicosia's rich and convoluted history. The permanent collection inside this handsome neoclassical mansion…

4. Shacolas Tower Observatory

0.24 MILES

Shacolas Tower Observatory provides a superb vantage point across the city and the mountain range beyond. Boards below each window point out and provide…

5. Cyprus Museum

0.26 MILES

Just outside the Old City walls, this excellent museum houses the island's most important collection of archaeological finds. Highlights include Hall 11's…

6. Church of Archangelos Michail

0.27 MILES

This domed church was built in 1695 and is thought to have replaced an earlier Gothic church on the same site. The exterior is built in Franco-Byzantine…

7. Cyprus Postal Museum

0.31 MILES

For the dedicated philatelist. Devoted to Cyprus' postal history, this museum holds a collection of stamps dating back to British colonial rule.

8. Cyprus Classic Motorcycle Museum

0.32 MILES

The owner of this private museum is more than happy to chat extensively about his 150-plus bike collection. It may just bring out your inner Hell’s Angel …