What to eat on Rhodes

Rhodian food is Greek island cooking with a few specialities of its own. Look out for these.

• Pitaroudia: fritters of chickpeas or courgette with herbs, the island's favourite meze
• Melekouni: a bar of honey and toasted sesame, traditionally handed out at weddings and christenings
• Souma: a clear spirit distilled from grapes, poured in the wine villages
• Honey from Siana and the hills around it, thick with thyme
• Wines from Embonas: crisp Athiri whites and Mandilaria reds
• Fresh fish and octopus at the harbours of Stegna, Haraki and Kamiros Skala

Where to eat it

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  Stegna ≈ 10 minFish tavernas on the sand.
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  Embonas ≈ 35 minWine tastings and grilled meat.
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  Siana ≈ 45 minHoney and souma on the village street.
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  Haraki ≈ 15 minLunch with your feet almost in the water.
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  Plimmiri ≈ 55 minOctopus drying in the sun, grilled to order.