Lesvos Food & Drink Guide: Best Tastes of the Island

Lesvos is a gastronomic paradise offering the most authentic flavours of Aegean cuisine. From fresh seafood to olive-oil meze, world-famous ouzo to handmade cheeses, many tastes await your palate.

Ouzo: The Symbol of Lesvos

The world's finest ouzo is produced on Lesvos, especially in the Plomari region. The island has more than 15 ouzo distilleries. The best-known are the Barbayanni and Plomari brands. Served with ice and water, ouzo is best enjoyed with meze.

Local Tastes You Must Try

• Sardeles Pastes: Salted sardines, the island's signature meze
• Ladotyri: Local cheese aged in olive oil
• Kolokythokeftedes: Zucchini fritters
• Fresh Octopus: Grilled, with olive oil and lemon
• Baklava: Made with the island's unique recipe

Best Areas

Mytilene Harbour: A wide variety of restaurants and tavernas
Molyvos: Seaside fish restaurants
Plomari: Meze culture accompanied by ouzo
Petra: Traditional Greek tavernas