Amphora

Chania

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Price

€4.95

Amphora

Smart, professional service and top quality traditional Cretan cooking makes this one of the best Old Harbour restaurants. It boasts an ideal location at the end of the quayside. Superb vegetable dishes include kolokothikeftedes (courgette and cheese patties).

Information

address2nd Passage of Theotokopoulou str, Old Venetian Harbor, Chania
emailcontact@amphora.gr
phone+30 2821 093 224
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