Naval Restaurant and Café – Old Village

The Naval Restaurant and Café (pictured to your right) is located in the Old Village perhaps 50 meters or so from the plateia. To get there, once you’re standing at the plateia itself, which borders on a very old but small Greek Orthodox Church, you turn left and follow the cobblestone path which weaves its way directly up to the entrance. As you approach the restaurant you’ll likely hear some type of music (primarily jazz tunes but not always) playing from the owner Nikos’ state-of-the-art sound system.

Naval is somewhat of a rarity in Alonnisos in that it is one of just a handful of restaurants that have both a great café/bar and serve excellent food as well. The café in particular serves a variety of coffees and features a wide assortment of brand name liquors and also liqueurs (see photo to your left). As for food, Nikos (also pictured to your left) has an extensive menu that features a good selection of traditional Greek food, along with entrees from other cuisines as well. We particularly like the crepes that Nikos sells, but have also enjoyed other items on the menu. For example, during our trips in both 2009 and 2010 we had a pasta dish that was excellent, and we also greatly enjoyed an oven-baked lamb dish.

The service is also always excellent at Naval (the waiter Jorgos is a wonderful young man who is exceptionally friendly and efficient as well), and Nikos is at all times very personable and welcoming to his customers. If you're lucky, you may also get to hear Nikos sing some Greek songs some evening. During our 2010 visit we were fortunate to dine there one evening when a very talented musician from Athens named Costas Bilisis was playing guitar and singing along with Nikos. It was a magical evening.

While dining at Naval you’ll also have access to tremendous views to the west toward the mountain called Kalovoulos, and north to the Aegean Sea. The photo to your right (which includes my mother-in-law Elaine on the right and her visiting friend Marge) gives you an idea of the view facing the mountain. 

When you visit Alonnisos I highly recommend you visit Naval, and when you do please tell Nikos and Jorgos hello from Jeff & Andrea in the U.S.

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Posted by Jeff Maziarek at 9/26/2009 6:00 PM
Categories: Alonnisos - Restaurants
Tags: Alonnisos Naval Restaurant Old Village restaurants
 

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