The twenty best places to eat on Skiathos, ranked by an independent score for food, setting, service, value and atmosphere, with Google and Tripadvisor ratings compared.
20Restaurants listed
130Reviewed island-wide
9.0Mean score
Skiathos is twelve kilometres long and has something close to three hundred places to eat. This is the short list: the twenty that score highest across our five criteria β food, setting, service, value and atmosphere β drawn from a full review of 130 restaurants across the whole island.
The ranking is ours, not a platform's. Where Google, Tripadvisor and Restaurant Guru disagree about a restaurant β and on Skiathos they frequently do β we show all three figures on the restaurant's own page and explain the gap rather than picking whichever number flatters.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Reopened after two years dark and immediately climbed to #7 on the island. Valley views, staff in traditional dress, and a kitchen that is trying hard.
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.
A proper tsipouradiko β 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.
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.
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.
A smarter take on the traditional taverna, on a narrow cobbled street with tables under tree-strung lights β and house wine from the owners' own vineyard.
A family taverna at Agia Paraskevi since 2001, with homemade Greek cooking, a strong wine list and β decisively for some β a children's play area below the veranda.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best restaurant in Skiathos?
On our scoring, Agnadio β a hilltop taverna above Skiathos Town with a panorama over the harbour and the airport, rated 4.8 on Google and 4.7 on Tripadvisor. It combines genuinely good Greek cooking with the best view on the island and has not inflated its prices to match.
How much does dinner cost in Skiathos?
A meal for two at a typical taverna runs roughly β¬45β70 including local wine. Fine dining in Skiathos Town is β¬28β45 per person before wine. A gyros pita is β¬3β4.50, and the cheap end is genuinely good β several souvlaki counters outrank full-service restaurants on our scoring.
Do you need to book restaurants in Skiathos?
In July and August, yes, for the hillside and view restaurants β Agnadio, Scala, Marmita, The Final Step and The Windmill in particular need reserving days ahead. Neighbourhood tavernas will usually fit you in. Only six of the 71 restaurants we reviewed take online bookings; almost everywhere else takes reservations by telephone.
What food is Skiathos known for?
Fresh seafood β grilled bream and bass, octopus, calamari and shrimp saganaki β alongside standard Greek taverna cooking: moussaka, kleftiko, lamb chops, soutzoukakia and pastitsio. The island also has a strong tsipouradiko tradition, where you drink tsipouro and eat a rolling series of small plates rather than a single main course.
Every restaurant in Skiathos Town worth eating at, ranked and reviewed β from a charcoal grill running since 1923 to the island's best-rated seafood terrace.
Where to eat fish on Skiathos: the seafood tavernas and fish mezze houses that consistently deliver, ranked with Google and Tripadvisor ratings compared.
Hilltop tavernas, harbour terraces and beachfront tables β the Skiathos restaurants where the view is worth the climb, ranked by setting and by kitchen.
