| If you are planning a trip to Zakynthos, also called | | | | serving the Greek pita Gyros (or souvlaki). For |
| Zante, you' ll most likely be interested in two | | | | the one of you that have visited Greece this |
| things: nightlife and restaurants. Zante is the | | | | must be something familiar. It is usually beef, |
| southernmost of the Ionian islands and is one of | | | | lamb, or pork meat served on a round pita bread |
| the most popular destinations in Greece, known | | | | with tomato, onions, french fries and tzatziki |
| for its wonderful sunshine and the amazing | | | | (yogurt sauce with cucumber and garlic). If you |
| beaches. So, Zakynthos magnets thousands of | | | | ever find yourself in Greece, don't miss the |
| visitors each summer, a fact that has made the | | | | chance to give it a try. |
| island to adopt different kind of cuisines. However, | | | | Italian restaurants in Zakynthos are also |
| if you are visiting Zante for a fleeting visit, you | | | | everywhere. You can find them in all the tourist |
| won't have the time to weed out the good from | | | | resorts of the island, like Laganas, Tsilivi or |
| the bad. | | | | Kalamaki serving their pasta and pizza in a wide |
| Traditional restaurants, known as taverns, serving | | | | variety of fillings and flavours. |
| Greek food are everywhere. In these places you | | | | As far as Chinese, Indian or even Mexican |
| can try dishes like the moussaka (made of | | | | restaurants you can find a lot of them in Zante |
| minced meat, aubergines, potatoes and | | | | too. While they are more expensive choices, the |
| bechamel), the lamb kleftiko (lamb in the clay with | | | | lovers of this kind of food wouldn't mind to pay a |
| feta cheese, vegetables and red sauce) or the | | | | little more in order to satisfy their palate. |
| beef stifado (with onions and red sauce), just to | | | | Despite the variety of choices I would |
| name a few. You can also find countless of them | | | | recommend you, though, to find a traditional |
| with close proximity to the sea offering seafood | | | | tavern offering live Greek music with Greek |
| and infinite sea view. | | | | singing and dancing and don't be surprised if you |
| Grill houses in Zante are seemingly everywhere, | | | | find yourself dancing on the table. |