1 · Skiathos Town · €€
The hilltop taverna locals name first when you ask where to take someone on their last night. Huge view, genuinely good cooking, prices that have not been inflated to match the panorama.
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7
2 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€
Contemporary Mediterranean tapas overlooking the old port. Small plates, a serious wine list, and some of the most consistently enthusiastic service reviews on the island.
Google 4.7 · Tripadvisor 4.6
3 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€€
A raised terrace over the old port with the Bourtzi in front of you and a kitchen that can actually cook seafood. The best all-round scores on the island right now.
Google 4.9 · Tripadvisor 4.8
4 · Skiathos Town · €€
Tables in a cobbled side street under an old mulberry tree, strung lights overhead, live Greek music every evening and dancing after. The full romantic taverna cliché, done sincerely.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.1
5 · Skiathos Town — off Papadiamantis · €
The best breakfast in Skiathos Town, one quiet street above the Papadiamantis crush. Excellent coffee, generous plates, and prices that have not noticed the tourists.
Google 4.7 · Tripadvisor 4.8
6 · Skiathos Town · €€
A courtyard taverna in one of the oldest houses in Skiathos Town, serving village cooking and fish landed daily from the family's own boat.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.4
7 · Skiathos Town — Paraliaki · €€
One of the oldest family tavernas on the island, trading on the beachfront road since 1978, with a long ouzo-meze list and Mr Spyros still cooking.
No published aggregate
8 · Skiathos Town · €€€
Named for the climb. Many, many steps up through the old town, rewarded with what a lot of regulars insist is simply the best view in Skiathos.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.6
9 · Skiathos Town · €€
A proper tsipouradiko — small plates, tsipouro, no theatre. Named for the only well in the area with drinkable water. The locals' pick, and it shows in the value.
Google 4.7 · Tripadvisor 4.6
10 · Skiathos Town — Waterfront · €€
A fish taverna literally on the water's edge, looking across to the Bourtzi. Busy with locals as well as visitors, which is the compliment that matters.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.3
11 · Skiathos Town — Old Port steps · €€
Contemporary Italian on the Old Port steps facing the Bourtzi, run by Lorenzo and Anastasia since 2005. One of the most consistently rated restaurants in town.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.5
12 · Skiathos Town — Old Town · €€
A smarter take on the traditional taverna, on a narrow cobbled street with tables under tree-strung lights — and house wine from the owners' own vineyard.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.4
13 · Skiathos Town — off Papadiamantis · €
Family-run gyros and souvlaki with something the other souvlaki counters do not have: a proper garden full of colour to sit in.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.5
14 · Skiathos Town — off Papadiamanti · €€
Ranked #15 of 298 in town, on a quiet side street off the end of Papadiamanti. Complimentary ouzo on arrival, dessert on the house at the end.
Tripadvisor 4.5
15 · Skiathos Town — eastern Megali Ammos · €€
A terrace taverna ten minutes' walk from town at the eastern end of Megali Ammos, looking back across the bay. 4.8 across 498 reviews.
Google 4.7
16 · Skiathos Town · €€€
Open since 1975 and arguably the island's original fine-dining Greek restaurant. A stone's throw from the water, ranked third of nearly 300 restaurants in town.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.7
17 · Skiathos Town — Plakes · €€
Family-run since 1923 — the oldest taverna on Skiathos, now in the hands of the founder's grandson and great-grandson. In the historic Plakes district, and very popular with locals.
Google 4.7 · Tripadvisor 4.3
18 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€
The old port's fish-meze house, complete with traditional music, plate-breaking and a great deal of ouzo. The rowdiest good time on this list.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.0
19 · Skiathos Town · €€
Widely called the best Italian food on the island — proper pizza bases, a big airy space and incredible views.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.6
20 · Skiathos Town · €€
A family taverna in a central alley, tables under old trees and thick foliage. Own-pressed oil, local produce, fast service and honest prices.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.4
21 · Skiathos Town — Nikotsara St · €€
A family taverna in a quiet alleyway behind the harbour, run by Nikos and family. Fresh seafood, oven dishes and one of the town's better-kept secrets.
Tripadvisor 4.6
22 · Skiathos Town · €€
A restored early-twentieth-century olive press with a candlelit open-air courtyard, and a menu that swings from Greek classics all the way to sushi.
Google 4.3 · Tripadvisor 4.4
23 · Skiathos Town · €€€
An 1880s windmill converted into a multi-terrace restaurant at one of the highest points in town. Among the oldest buildings on the island, and it looks it in the best way.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.4
24 · Skiathos Town · €€
Homemade Italian in a courtyard shaded by a huge mulberry tree, walls covered in murals. Generous portions, proper pizza, and one of the island's best gluten-free offerings.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.3
25 · Skiathos Town · €€
Tall columns and an unapologetically ancient-Greek theme that could have been naff and instead comes off classy and warm. Solid cooking behind the concept.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.5
26 · Skiathos Town — Town Hall · €€
A long-standing Italian opposite the Town Hall with a courtyard covered in murals and greenery. Handmade pizza and pasta, and a queue most nights.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.3
27 · Skiathos Town — New Port · €€
Open 6:30am to 2:30am in the heart of the new port. Ranked #19 in town, and the most accommodating kitchen on the island for gluten-free and vegan diners.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.8
28 · Skiathos Town · €€
4.8 across more than two thousand reviews — one of the highest-volume, highest-rated kitchens on the island, and almost entirely absent from the English-language guides.
No published aggregate
29 · Skiathos Town — Waterfront · €€
An al fresco waterfront taverna recommended by locals on the forums rather than by guidebooks — usually the better signal.
No published aggregate
30 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€
A terrace looking straight out over the old port and the Bourtzi, with well-handled seafood and prices that have not chased the view.
Google 4.3 · Tripadvisor 4.1
31 · Skiathos Town · €€
A stylish deli-meets-restaurant-meets-coffee-shop, recently rebranded from Ergon Mezedopoleio to Mandara Skiathos. Meticulous presentation, excellent fish.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.4
32 · Skiathos Town — Evangelistrias St · €€€
Chef Niko Vrettos cooking high-end Greek and Mediterranean from an open kitchen in the heart of the old town. One of the best-rated dining rooms in Skiathos.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.7
33 · Skiathos Town — Old Port steps · €€
Family-run for over thirty years at the highest point of the Old Port steps, under huge plane trees. Wonderful setting, genuinely uneven service record.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.0
34 · Skiathos Town · €
Alexandros buys his meat from the best butcher on the island and starts prepping at 6am himself. It shows.
Google 4.5 · Tripadvisor 4.4
35 · Kalivia, just outside Skiathos Town · €€€
A small, quiet kitchen in Kalivia just outside town serving traditional home-cooked Greek food. Reviews run to superlatives; the ranking does not.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.2
36 · Skiathos Town · €
A breakfast spot that regulars rate for omelettes, pastries and what several describe as the best coffee in town.
No published aggregate
37 · Skiathos Town — New Port · €€
A historic family psarotaverna on the New Port frontage, trading since the mid-1950s. Daily catch from local boats alongside proper mageirefta.
No published aggregate
38 · Skiathos Town — Plakes · €€
One of the island's older tavernas, up the steps in Plakes with a terrace over the Old Port, the Bourtzi and the monastery beyond.
No published aggregate
39 · Skiathos Town · €€€
Creative modern Greek cooking in a walled garden courtyard on Evangelistrias Street. The island's most-discussed restaurant — adored by most, called overpriced by a vocal minority.
Google 4.7 · Tripadvisor 4.5
40 · Skiathos Town · €€
A quiet spot with big sea and island views and an unusually adventurous seafood menu — skate, monkfish, swordfish done properly. Consistency is the question mark.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 3.9
41 · Skiathos Town · €
A side-alley souvlaki counter that has been running for over two decades and is widely held to make the best gyros pita in Skiathos. Fast, cheap, excellent.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.4
42 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€
A newer seaside taverna right on the Old Port, serving fresh fish, grilled meats and mezedes by the harbour. Promising, with some service wrinkles still being ironed out.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.3
43 · Skiathos Town — off Papadiamantis · €€
A family taverna on the side street opposite the National Bank, with garden dining or an air-conditioned room — and a genuinely modern commercial setup behind it.
No published aggregate
44 · Skiathos Town — Bourtzi Peninsula · €€€
On the pine-covered peninsula that splits the two harbours, on the site of the old fort. Unbeatable position and sunsets; service is the recurring gamble.
Google 4.6 · Tripadvisor 4.3
45 · Skiathos Town — Papadiamantis St 9 · €
A souvlaki counter at Papadiamantis 9 with a chicken gyros pita its regulars rate 10/10 — and a nine-point gap between how two platforms score it.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 3.9
46 · Skiathos Town — Waterfront · €€
A busy, buzzy seafront taverna on the waterfront with terrace seating over the port. Great location and generous plates; service is the weak link when it gets busy.
Google 4.4 · Tripadvisor 4.0
47 · Skiathos Town — New Port · €€
Three steps from the new port, convenient and reasonably priced. Pizza opinion is genuinely split — some call it the best in the new port, others are unkind.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.1
48 · Skiathos Town — Main street · €
Generous, cheap gyros on the main street. Another big split between the platforms, and another case of the same fast-food scoring problem.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.0
49 · Skiathos Town — New Port · €€
The new port's Italian option, with crisp-crust pizza and large portions — and a listings problem that splits its reputation three ways.
Tripadvisor 4.5
50 · Skiathos Town — Papadiamantis St · €
A sisters-run bakery in the heart of the old town selling traditional Greek and specifically Skiathitian baking. The pistachio baklava is the reason to stop.
Google 4.2 · Tripadvisor 4.2
51 · Skiathos Town · €€
A view taverna with warm reviews and a mixed record. Good value when it lands; unremarkable when it does not.
Google 4.1 · Tripadvisor 4.0
52 · Skiathos Town · €
Fifty-plus sandwich combinations, snacks, fruit salads and organic ice cream. A useful stop rather than a meal out.
No published aggregate
53 · Skiathos Town — airport end · €€
A waterfront taverna at the airport end of town, popular for eating while the aircraft come in low overhead.
No published aggregate
54 · Skiathos Town — Old Port · €€
A seaside taverna overlooking the old port with superb views and genuinely divided opinion about everything else. Included for completeness and honesty.
Google 4.0 · Tripadvisor 3.7
