From a locals-packed bar overlooking ancient ruins to a fine-dining joint with the island’s freshest sashimi, here are the places to head for in the Cypriot capital
Amyth Kouzina
Hotel restaurants can be hit or miss, but this place is stylish, relaxed and cooks some of the most pillowy and rich octopus you’ll find in the northern hemisphere. It used to be an old-school courtyard, but is now a colonnaded dining area, home to marble-topped tables, a long fountain and waiters pouring Premier Cru Burgundies and carving tender tomahawk steaks tableside. Sit under the arches, douse some locally made sourdough with pristine olive oil and drink some oaky chardonnay from Kyperounda Winery on Cyprus’s southern coastline.
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