Vassilis Taverna

On Neorio beach since 1939

Vassilis is on Megalo Neorio beach, a pine-fringed bay northwest of Poros town, facing the channel and the mountains of the Peloponnese. It has been open since 1939 and is run by the Mourtzoukos family; Vassilis cooks and keeps an eye on the dining room. It is one of those lifelong places where the same people come back every summer: a dining room under a pergola, a terrace by the water and Greek music.

The way of getting there is already part of the plan: a boat leaves the old harbour of Poros every hour and drops you at the jetty right in front of the taverna. You can also come by taxi in a few minutes.

What you eat

Greek home cooking, the casserole kind. Each day they prepare a batch of stews that you can see in the trays and choose by pointing: moussaka, stuffed aubergines, beef stifado with onion, chicken in wine, lamb kleftiko, pork or lamb with lemon, stuffed cabbage, stuffed tomatoes, okra, green beans, chickpeas in a casserole and oven-baked giant beans. Yes, there are also snails. The dish the house boasts about is the kalogeraki; ask what it contains that day.

They also have grilled meat, cheese and spinach pies, tzatziki, ktipiti, meat croquettes, stuffed vine leaves, grilled feta with honey and salads, including the Cretan dakos and the house one. There is fresh fish and seafood, baked or stewed, and for children, chicken nuggets and spaghetti bolognese. To drink, Greek wines and retsina. The website does not publish prices, but says they are low and the portions generous.

When to go

It opens from April to October, every day from 9:00 to 24:00, with a beach café: you can swim in the morning at Neorio and eat afterwards without moving. To book, call +30 22980 23924 or +30 6972 900533.