A JOURNEY INTO CREATIVE CRETAN COUSINE

SOUP OF THE DAY

Cooked with seasonal local vegetables. Vegan and gluten-free options are available. Served hot with a Chef’s selection of extra virgin olive oil

BREAD FOR TWO

BREAD FOR FOUR

Freshly baked variety of bread, pittas and rusk bread served with extra virgin olive oil. Petimezi cream and rock salt.

GARLIC BREAD

Freshly baked with butter, garlic confit, and thyme.

BEEF CARPACCIO

30-day dry-aged beef with black garlic mayo, roasted pine nuts, baby rocket, pine nut extra virgin olive oil, and black garlic caviar.

GRAVLAX SALMON BEETROOT CARPACCIO

With lemon fillets, shallot, fresh dill, and citrus fruit vinaigrette.

TOMATO CARPACCIO

With green onion pesto, roasted hazelnuts, and extra virgin olive oil.

CHEESE PLATTER

A selection of rusks, homemade seasonal marmalade, fruit, and black garlic honey.

CRETAN TRADITIONAL SALAD

With cherry tomatoes, cucumber, onion, boiled potato, Kalamata olive crumble, capers, kritamo, carob rusks, feta cheese mousse, and extra virgin olive oil.

CHICKEN BOWL

With fried chicken fillet, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, pepper, and mint yogurt dressing.

ORANGE SALAD

A mix of fresh seasonal lettuce with beetroot purée, couscous, fried anthotyro cheese, orange fillets, roasted almonds, and citrus fruit dressing.

FIG SALAD

A mix of fresh seasonal lettuce with figs, graviera cheese flakes, cherry tomatoes, black mustard seed popcorn, mixed-seed tuile, and honey mustard dressing.

TUNA FILLET SALAD

With chickpeas, avocado mousse, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, green onion, parsley, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil.

SEASONAL GREEN SALAD

With lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.

BEETROOT RAVIOLI

With anthotyro and mizithra cheese, mint, orange pearls, and orange vinaigrette.

OCTOPUS BALLS

With green fava, pickled onions, and Kalamata olive crumble.

SAVORY KATAIFI

With graviera cheese, pistachio, and honey pearls.

OFTI PATATA

Baked potato with Cretan cheeses, apaki, spices, and herbs.

MPOYREKAKIA

Eggplant rolls with feta cheese, tomato sauce, and herbs, baked in the oven.

SAVORY CHEESECAKE NTAKOS

With rusk olive crumble, mizithra cheese, cherry tomato confit, and crispy caper leaves.

MARINATED ANCHOVY

With seasonal green salad, aged red wine vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil.

DISH OF THE DAY

Ask waiter for details.

SEA BASS

With artichoke purée, chips, and lemon gel.

SALMON FILLET

With lemon cream sauce and seasonal fried greens.

PORK TENDERLOIN MEDALLIONS

With garlic sun-dried tomato sauce and a warm couscous salad with herbs.

GIOUVETSI

Traditional Greek dish with slow-cooked beef and orzo casserole.

CHICKEN FILLET

Risotto with three textures of pumpkin: purée, roasted pumpkin, and seeds.

KAVOS SPECIAL BURGER

Brioche bun, 100% Black Angus beef, lettuce, grilled mushrooms, caramelized onions, tomato, fig chutney, black garlic mayo, and homemade curly fries.

CRETAN MOUSSAKA

With potato, eggplant, zucchini, caramelized onion, lamb braise, and staka béchamel sauce.

SKIOUFIKTA

Cretan handmade pasta with onion, tomato-mint sauce, and anthotyro cheese.

BEEF TAGLIATA

Beef fillet with forest fruit sauce and green salad.

BLACK ANGUS RIB-EYE STEAK (300gr)

With homemade herb butter, baby potatoes, black garlic mayo, and salad.

TIRAMISU

The Cretan version of tiramisu with anthotyro cheese, coffee crumble, and cognac liqueur. * A gluten-free version is also available; please ask the waiter.

SWEET NEST

Kataifi nest with syrup, Greek mastic ice cream, sour cherry preserve, and roasted almonds.

MOELLEUX CHOCOLATE

With tonka and warm crème anglaise.

DESSERT MADE WITH SEASONAL FRUIT

With yogurt and honey. * A lactose-free yogurt version is also available; please ask the waiter.

OXIMELI (acid and honey)

A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, boiled to syrup, mixed with fresh herbs. Used for medicine from Hippocrates. During Minoan civilization years oximeli was made in the summer with fresh wine, water, vinegar and honey and consumed instantly. An ancient, authentic and unique Cretan sweet and sour taste.

CRETAN GRUYERE (hard yellow cheese)

Gruyere cheese, made from 80% sheep’s milk and 20% goats milk. Commonly shepherds keep the herd within the White Mountains so they feed off the ground herbs and wild greens only, therefore the production of milk and later the cheese products are totally organic, high in calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.

STAMNAGKATHI (wild greens)

Fresh, strong to taste wild greens full of protein and healing elements, high in vitamins C and E. Unique bitter taste, accompanied with extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice and hard sea salt. Raw or boiled can be served with fresh fish, as a salad or even with meat.

HAROUPI (carob)

The Mediterranean chocolate. A tree with magic elements, a real treasure of high nutritional value and a source of natural nutrients. The carob tree was used for medicinal purposes as well as a natural sweetener. It is an excellent source of antioxidants. Cretan diet contains all forms of carob, such as carob honey, carob syrup, carob flour and carob juice served hot as coffee.

MIZITHRA & ANTHOTYROS (soft white cheese)

A soft cream cheese, very similar to a cottage cheese, made from fresh goat milk, with two different types of production. One is sweet and the other is sour. Both types stand out for their special flavor and can be used for cooking or confectionery. Preserved and used both as fresh or dried.

ZAMPHORA (crocus Veneris)

A very ancient type of flower, used by the Minoans for cooking or cosmetics. It is similar to a saffron blossom, but with a mild aftertaste. During the 15th century Cretans were using this flower to paint carpets by adding water and vinegar. Cretan diet was founded from such flowers because of their therapeutic and antioxidant benefits as well as their pure and discreet taste.

SIGKLINO (smoked pork bites)

During Christmas holidays a custom tradition takes place, called “Hirosfagia” (slaughter of the pig). Within a few days family members from the northern region of the island gather and produce different pork meat ancient recipes, such as “sigklino” , which is made from the inner part of the ribs, separated from the bone, smoked with sage and kept in huge jars within its own liquid fat. This ancient method became a study for many cuisines throughout the world because it’s consistent and preservative structure.

MAROUVAS (aged red wine)

Marouvas is the aged red wine of the “Romeiko” grape variety which is harvest in the western area of the island, kept into old oak barrels, and consumed at least three years from the harvest. A unique and adventurous taste of wine with high quantities of alcohol, depend upon the aging.

MAGGIRI (hand made fresh pasta)

Traditional handmade pasta with flour, oil and water only. An ancient strong recipe for fresh pasta, which is easy, delicious and very filling. Moreover, is totally vegan and squid ink is added in some recipes in order to give an extra flavor as a side for seafood and fresh fish.

KRITTAMON (sea fennel)

Walking along the rocky seashores of northern Crete there is a strange and green colorful bush, sometimes naturally dusted with sea salt, which offers a high in vitamin E, K and C green leaf, with a surprising hot, sweet and spicy taste often used in salads and grilled fish. Cretan diet lists a numerous ways to consume krittamon, either raw, infused in extra virgin olive oil or in brine and sometimes cooked or fried.

STAKA

Staka is a cream with a high fat content and comes from the processingof milk. It can be eaten plain, raw on bread or pan-fried, as an accompaniment mainly to meat or mixed with fried eggs.

STAKOVOUTIRO (staka butter)

Stakovoutiro is made from boiled milk “skin”. It was once an exclusively household made product, especially in the prefecture of Chania. It is whitish or pale yellow, very greasy, has a milky flavor and a special aroma. It is used to make Cretan pilaf, where it is poured in small amounts after being steamed.

XINOHONDROS OR HONDROS (cracked wheat)

Hondros is a type of pasta made of flour, grains and wheat. It is granular and irregular in shape with the grains have a diameter of about 2-3mm. it is available in varieties such as sour coarsely ground wheat and sour milk, sweet from fresh milk and wheat or semolina, in coarse and fine textures. In spite of the differences between the two varieties, they pair especially well with tomatoes, vegetables and fish broths.

POMEGRANATE SEEDS

The wonderful fruit of the pomegranate through the fertile soil of the Cretan land, provides a juice rich in antioxidants, polyphenols and vitamins ideal to meet the daily needs of the body.

GARUM

Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment in the cuisines of ancient Greece and specifically during the Minoan civilization. It is the most ancient method of fermentation combined with zero waste technique.

PETIMEZI

Petimezi is the result of fresh grape juice, during harvest, reduced to a grape syrup. Grape syrup is made by boiling grapes, removing their skins, and squeezing them through a sieve to extract the juice.

GALOMIZITHRA

A soft, white spreadable cheese, made using an old Cretan recipe. Lightly salted, it obtains its acidity through the natural process, using traditional cloths called the "tsantila".

MALOTIRA

Sideritis syriaca. Cretan mountain tea, very rare and highly antioxidant.

GALENI

Cretan cream soft cheese made from 70% sheep's milk and 30% goat's milk.

Soft Drinks 250ml

Coca-Cola (regular, light, zero) / VIKOS Cola (regular, zero) / VIKOS Soda water / VIKOS Tonic / VIKOS orange / VIKOS lemon

Greek Speciality Soft Drinks

Three Cents mandarin and bergamot soda 200ml / Three Cents ginger beer 200ml / Vikos Pink grapefruit soda. 250ml / Lemonaid Blood orange soda 330ml / Lemonaid Passion fruit soda 330ml

Fresh Juices

Cold Pressed Juice Pear & Apple 250ml / Cold Pressed Juice Cherry & Apple 250ml / Kavos wellness & detox freshly squeezed juice 250ml / Freshly squeezed orange juice 250ml

Ice tea

ChariTea Green with ginger 330ml / ChariTea Mate with orange and lemon 330ml / ChariTea Red with passion fruit 330ml

Smoothies (vegan & non sugar) 250ml

Apple, banana, oranges, pineapple, and creamy mango / Raspberry, strawberry, apple and banana / Spinach, pineapple, apple, pear, banana, and kiwi / Banana, apricot, and carrot

Greek Coffee Single

Greek Coffee Double

Filter Coffee

Iced Frappe

Espresso

Espresso Double

Cappuccino

Cappuccino Double

Caffe Latte

Freddo Espresso

Freddo Cappuccino

Hot Chocolate

Cold Chocolate

Tea

Cretan herbal / Green / Earl grey / English breakfast

Mineral Water PET 500ml

Small

Mineral Water PET 1L

Large

Sparkling Water PET 1.5L

Large

Mineral Water 700ml

Glass bottle

Sparkling Water 330ml

Small glass bottle

Sparkling Water 700ml

Large glass bottle

Mythos 330ml

Corona Extra 330ml

Voreia Pilsner Gluten Free 330ml

SOLO (Horiatiki) Cretan Craft Saison 330ml

ΝOCTUA Endangered Hazy IPA 330ml

SOLO (Askianos) Cretan Craft Porter 330ml

Militsa - Apple Cider 330ml

Lafkas 0% 330ml

ΧΑΡΜΑ 250ml

ΧΑΡΜΑ 400ml

ESTRELLA 250ml

ESTRELLA 400ml

Long Drinks

Spirits

Whiskey / Vodka / Gin / Rum / Tequila / Aperol / Martini

Special Spirits

Premium Spirits

Whiskey / Vodka / Gin / Rum / Tequila / Rum 15 years / Brandy

NATALE VERGA

Prosecco( 200ml). Glera,dry

NATALE VERGA

Prosecco (750ml). Glera,dry

VEGORITIS

Xinomauro,Riesling Amintaio, White, Demisec

Moet & Chandon Champagne Ice Impérial

Pinot noir, pinot meunier, chardonnay

Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial Champagne

Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Veuve Clicquot Brut

Yellow Label brut Champagne, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay

KUZULO

Vilana, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri. Crete, dry

FRAGOSPITO

Sauvignon blanc, Vilana, Muscat of Spinas. Crete, dry

THEATRINOS

Sauvignon blanc Crete, dry

PRAXIS

Vilana, Malvazia Crete, dry

I SEXY

Thrapsathiri, Vilana Crete, dry

SILVA SERA

Sauvignon blanc, Plyto Crete, dry

LICHNOS

Vidiano Crete, dry

KASTELI

Athiri, Assyrtiko Santorini, dry

Moi Je m' en Fous

Malagouzia white dry

KUZULO

Kotsifali, Liatiko Crete, dry

ARX

Cabernet Sauvignon, Roditis Domokos, dry

2 GORGES

Mourverde, Malvazia Crete, dry

DITHIRAMVOS

Liatiko Crete, dry

KAPETANISSA

Liatiko, Muscat of Spinas Crete, Semi-dry

KUZULO

Kotsifali Crete, dry

ARX

Agiorgitiko, Cabernet Sauvignon Domokos,dry

PETALI

Liatiko Crete, dry

MENEXES

Merlot Crete, dry

DIAMANTOPETRA

Mantilari, Sarah Crete, dry

APAGOREYMENOS KARPOS

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Pella,dry

MESSENICOLA

Syrah, Caribana Kurdistan,dry

OREIVATIS

Pinot-Noir. Dry

Idaia winery “Liatiko” 500ml

Liatiko. Heraklion, Crete

Dourakis “Euphoria” 500ml

Romeiko. Chania, Crete

Silva Daskalaki “Emilia”

Aged Liatiko (10 years). Heraklion, Crete

Mojito

Rum, lime, mint, and soda

Piña Colada

Rum, pineapple, and coconut cream

Paloma

Tequila, lime, and grapefruit soda

Negroni

Gin, Campari, and red vermouth

Daiquiri

Rum, lime, and mint (+purée 0.50€)

Dry Martini

Gin and Noilly Prat

Cosmopolitan

Citron vodka, triple sec, lime, cranberry juice

Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

Rum, strawberry syrup, lime, and strawberries

Sleepyhead

Gin, Elderflower, Apricot, Passion fruit

Morello Secret

Vodka, Cherry, Passion fruit, Strawberry foam

Mai Tai

3 different styles of rum, dry curaçao, orgeat, lime, and angostura

Zombie

5 different types of rum, angostura, grapefruit, cinnamon, absinthe

Sangria

Passion fruit, ginger, Spina’s muscat, grapefruit, mixed berries, lime, pineapple

Jolly Roger

Tequila, passion fruit, agave, dry curaçao

Basil Smash

Gin, blueberry, strawberry, lime

Lacuna Coil

Spiced Rum, Agricole Rum, mango, passion fruit, pink grapefruit lime

Frozen Mango Daiquiri

Rum, mango syrup, mango, lime

Avantasia

3 different styles of rum, exotic fruits, coconut cream, lime, and crème de cacao

Espresso Martini

Vodka, Kahlúa, and espresso

Aperol Spritz

Aperol, Prosecco, and soda (additional Campari, grapefruit soda)

Fairytale

Coconut cream, lime, strawberry, soda

Tropical Fantasy

Passion fruit, cinnamon, lime, soda

Fruit Frenzy

Pineapple, coconut cream, lime, amarena cherries