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Almond Tree
One of Pafos' better-kept culinary secrets, featuring Cypriot 'fusion' cuisine. Thai-Cypriot tastes titillate the palate along with a smattering of stock Cypriot and international dishes.
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Argo
Decent kleftiko is made freshly and twice a week (Tuesday and Saturday), when it's advisable to book. The moussaka is recommended. The restaurant has a small terrace and is in the (relatively) quiet part of tourist-tastic Kato Pafos.
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Fetta's Corner
A little old lady cooks and dishes things out through a low window on the side of the house; the grill's smoke is so thick it makes you think she might come running out with her apron on fire. Through the clouds of smoke, efficient waiters dodge the cars, crossing the little street between the lady's window and the tables sprawled on the pavement and in the little park. The food is simple, meze and grills, but it's cheap and tasty, and the service is great.
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Hondros
A fat Cypriot bloke in an undershirt gives you 'come hither' glances from the big board above Hondros. Below is a lovely terrace shaded by vines. Tables are covered in simple pink checked cloths, the service is good and the food traditional and delicious. The menu offers all the usual Cypriot dishes, with meaty stifado (rabbit or beef stew) and kleftiko , and a variation on the tasty Turkish dish Imam Bayildi , here known as Imam (aubergines and courgettes in a tomato and garlic sauce).
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Kiniras Garden
This little oasislike restaurant is in the leafy and shaded garden of the Kiniras hotel. The owner demands booking in advance, as he gets his ingredients fresh according to the number of diners booked - a very good sign. The appetisers are named after villages in the North, where the owner was born. Kleftiko (oven-baked lamb) is a house specialty and worth coming for - once you eat a good kleftiko you'll become fussy indeed.
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Koh-i-Noor
From the dozens of Indian restaurants in Pafos, this is the one that everyone recommends. The North Indian cuisine has aromatic tandoori dishes, and the lamb korma is great. There is also a good wine list, so you could be here for hours.
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Mandra Taverna
This place sells itself as the 'genuine article' among the vast number of cheap, bad eateries and restaurants by virtue of having been there since 1979 and its name having originated from the word for barn. But it really does look like yet another mass-tourism place. The dozens of tables and chairs scream quantity over quality, but many guests swear by the fish meze.
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Mother's Restaurant
A good place for a bit of fish, which explains all the cats lounging in the courtyard. The fresh seafood platter is a good starter for two people. It also serves 'vetererian' dishes.
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Nikos Tyrimos Fish Taverna
You can smell the fresh fish as soon as you walk into this busy place. This is the place in Pafos to come for the creatures of the sea, caught daily from the owner's own boats. Choose from the ones on display or settle for an enormous helping of fish meze, consisting of 22 different dishes.
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Seven St Georges' Tavern
If only everyone was as loving and meticulous about food production and preparation as George, the tavern's owner. Everything you eat and drink in this place is grown, dried or pickled organically by the owner. He has a herb garden at the back, and a meat-smoking cabin from where drool-provoking smells tickle the nostrils. Even the wine is produced here, from organic home-grown grapes.
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Zaffron
Zaffron has caused a stir among Cypriot gastronomes, and the place is always full of people who want to be spotted in this most fashionable of restaurants. But being seen is not what it's all about: the food is truly delicious. The menu is Mediterranean, so try the rack of lamb with pesto or the homemade pâtés, and end your meal with a chocolate dessert you will remember for months. There is also a good cocktail lounge bar. Basically, in Pafos, this is where it's at.
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