Skiathos · Sporades · Greece
The north coast is rough roads, few people and beach tavernas that feel like a different decade. Twelve of the 130 places to eat on Skiathos are out here and they average 8.3. Take cash and check opening times. For several, a boat is the easier route. Taverna Aligaries and Mikros Aselinos both score 9.2.
Rough roads, few people, and beach tavernas that feel like they belong to a different decade. Kastro, Kehria and the Aselinos beaches all reward the effort. Take cash, check opening times, and consider arriving by boat — for several of these, it is the easier route.
We review 12 restaurants in this area out of 130 across Skiathos. Each entry links to a full write-up with our scores, the published ratings from every major platform, what to order and what to watch out for.
Ranked by our overall score out of 10. Every entry links to its full review.
A husband-and-wife taverna on a tiny north-coast bay, blue wooden tables set a few metres from the water. One of the loveliest places to eat on the island, and one of the hardest to reach.
A tiny beach taverna on the north coast that reviewers describe as looking like it came straight out of Robinson Crusoe. Genuine cooking, made to order, and warm people.
A family taverna on the hillside above Megas Gialos, looking north-east across the open Aegean towards Skopelos. One of the highest and most consistently rated kitchens on the island.
Since 1981 on the quiet northern side of the island, tables on the sand at Kehria beach. Best reached by boat, and the sunsets are the point.
A reported driftwood shack on the sand at Little Kechria grilling whatever came in that morning. Included with a clear warning: we could not confirm it is a separate business.
Beneath the ruins of the island's medieval capital on the wild northern coast. Simple, fresh food in a setting nothing else on Skiathos can match.
A small family taverna above Krifi Ammos, north of Agia Eleni. Real, well-liked, and operating without a trading name we could establish.
The larger Aselinos beach and a straightforward taverna serving good grilled food at fair prices. Dependable rather than remarkable.
A newly built family taverna and bar at the top of the steps onto Agistros beach, next to Elias on the north coast. New facilities, hard-won access.
The smaller, deliberately spartan snack operation on Mandraki, distinct from the larger Super Paradise on the adjoining Elias beach.
The only food operation on Mandraki and Elias beaches — a family canteen behind one of the most beautiful and least accessible stretches of sand on Skiathos.
At the end of the airport runway, where the planes come in low over your head. Rustic and unpretentious, with reviews that swing from charmed to furious.
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