Meraklis

Top choice in Symi


This old-school taverna, with Santorini-blue walls decked in vintage diving photos and antique mirrors, is as pretty as it is friendly. Sure, it is a tourist magnet, but it has good souvlakia, meatballs and roast lamb, not to mention fresh octopus, sea bream and Symi shrimp. Why not try the lot, with a mixed seafood plate for two (€35)?

It's hidden in a backstreet, a block behind the waterfront.


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1. Horio

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2. Archaeological Museum

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6. Valley of the Butterflies

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8. Rhodes Aquarium

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