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The hotel serves a rich Greek breakfast with fresh products, either homegrown or from local producers. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are daily on the menu.
Fresh bread, homemade jams, honey from Samos, fresh eggs from free range hens from a neighboring field, yoghurt with fruit or “spoon sweet”, and “”kefalograviera”” cheese are some of the delicacies that can be found on the breakfast buffet.
There is also “armogalo” (local white creamy cheese), fresh milk, fresh orange juice from the island’s orange groves, tea from organic herbs (“flaskouni”, “lovisa”, marjoram, mint, mountain tea) and Greek coffee. Visitors may also try “Katmeria” with honey and cinnamon or cheese, “kagiana” with eggs, tomato, cheese and basil, “bourekia” with yellow pumpkin and cheese, “paspala” (pork meat sprinkled with “thrubi” (savory), salt and pepper, “bourekia” with “anthotyro” cheese, honey and cinnamon, orange rusks, “makarones” with raisins and orange and (semolina pudding) halva with olive oil from grandma Evdokia

The breakfast buffet features many handmade traditional Greek delicacies. Freshly local products such as eggs, honey, own produced olive are served daily, together with fresh bread. There are also crunchy sweet or savory pies, homemade cakes, traditional tahini halva, fresh jams, yoghurt with honey or spoon sweets. Other specials include omelettes with vegetables and cheese, “kolokythokeftedes” (zucchini fritters), or “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato).

A wide selection of delicacies from the Cyclades and the rest of Greece is served at breakfast. A glass of fresh juice welcomes guests together with hot beverages (Greek coffee and herbal teas). Mini “dakos” rusks with fava beans and capers or fresh tomato with grated feta and olive oil are also served. There is fresh bread and bakery products paired with various spreads (olive paste, sour cheese, jams, honey and tahini). Guests may choose among various cold cuts and cheeses from around Greece. Fresh fruits and vegetables feature, among others, the cherry tomatoes of Santorini and capers. Hot dishes include eggs cooked in various ways like scrambled “strapatsada” style with tomato, “sfouggato” omelet or soup of sour “trahana” (traditional pasta) with “louza” (smoked pork) from Mykonos. Various traditional handmade pies await guests, such as mushroom pie, cheese pie, pie with greens and spinach pie. There is also a choice of hot or cold desserts: sweet pies feature walnut pie, “fanouropita”, and “melopita” (honey pie) and there are also spoon sweets, “loukoumi” (Turkish delight) and “pasteli” (sesame and honey bar). Hot desserts like “tiganites” (pancakes with honey), or pie of Sfakia, are also highly recommended.

Greek breakfast comprises traditional delicacies such as homemade jams, sweets, pies -all prepared with local ingredients. At the breakfast table guests will find bread, milk, coffee, butter, honey, fresh orange and apple juice, homemade cakes, apple pie, “bougatsa” (traditional sweet with phyllo and cream), walnut pie, “galaktoboureko” (syrupy milk pie) and “ravani” (syrupy semolina cake). Guests who like savory dishes will love the traditional dishes at the Santikos Mansion, such as pie with greens, pumpkin pie, cheese pie, the various cold cuts, yoghurt, and eggs (boiled, fried, omelet).

The Greek Breakfast buffet is a point of reference for hotel guests, as it offers authentic local ingredients and products. Herbal beverages such as sage and “diktamo” are popular, not just because of their taste, but also because of their beneficial properties. Other local products and dishes offered are rusks, bread sticks, “stafidoelies” and “alatsoelies” olives, “sfouggato” (omelet with zucchinis), pies with greens and smoked pork, and pies with “myzithra” cheese. Sweets include “kserotigana” (fritters), tahini halva, spoon sweets, quince jam, and “tsoureki” (sweet bread).

Breakfast at the hotel is mostly based on local Greek and Cretan products. It starts with fresh traditional barley bread, baked in a traditional oven, Cretan rusk, bread sticks with sesame, biscuits, and buns with grape must and cinnamon (“moustokouloura”.) There is fresh juice from local oranges, apricot and quince marmalades (local products) and Cretan thyme honey. Guests may try the traditional “sfouggato” omelet (with zucchini, cheese, tomato, olive oil), or omelet with “apaki” (smoked pork). Alternatively they may try boiled or fried local organic eggs, paired with “dakos” rusk, (with olives and olive oil, Cretan gruyere and feta or “anthotyros” cheese), or yoghurt. The cheese pies with local cheese fillings and “myzithra”, the “kalitsounia” (with greens or “myzithra”), the “lychnarakia” (with sweet cheese and cinnamon), are all based on authentic recipes. Other sweet treats include the traditional “ksirotigana” (fritters with honey), the “bougatsa” pie (with savory cheese or with sweet cream and cinnamon), the “moustalevria” pudding made with grape must, or the “ryzogalo” with fresh milk. The perfect ending to a rich breakfast is the combination of traditionally brewed Greek coffee and fresh, hot “loukoumades”, (dumplings with honey and sesame.)

The Santa Marina Beach hotel has a breakfast buffet with selected Cretan delicacies, starting with a variety of fresh bread, homemade jams, biscuits, cakes and other bakery products. Vegetarians may choose among fresh fruits, fruit juices, fruit salads and vegetables. There is a variety of hot dishes such as pies from Sfakia, “kalitsounia” from Chania, omelettes and “strapatsada” (with scrambled eggs and tomato), traditional pies and cold cuts. Sweets such as “ksirotigana” (fritters with honey) from Chania and “loukoumades” (dumplings dipped in thyme honey) are highly recommended. Guests may also taste Cretan cold cuts “apaki” (smoked pork) and various cheeses such as Cretan gruyere and “anthotyro”. Breakfast concluded with coffee and herbal teas.

The Greek Breakfast serves plenty of traditional products. For starters there is fresh bread, homemade cakes, “tsoureki” (sweet bread), bread sticks, various cookies and hot or cold milk. Dairy products like Greek yoghurt, cheeses (feta, “anthotyro” and gruyere) and cold cuts are accompanied by olives, fresh vegetables and local “tsitsiravla” (the sprout of wild pistachio tree). As for hot dishes there are homemade pies (cheese pie, spinach pie, pepper pie etc) as well as steaming “trahanas” soup. Guests will also find local sausages, fried eggs, omelettes and “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs and tomato). Fresh orange juice, butter, local jams, sweet “fyriki” (small apple), walnut pie and honey from Pelion are paired with all kinds of hot or cold coffees and beverages (mountain tea, sage, chamomile).

The hotel’s delicious breakfast puts particular emphasis on local dishes and Greek products. Guests may start with a variety of freshly baked bread and buns from the local bakery, biscuits, cookies and cake. There is butter, fresh eggs, vegetables, olive oil and fresh tomato on rusks (dakos), olives, Greek cheeses and cold cuts. Guests may try the jams and traditional local spoon sweets, or opt for pies with cheese, spinach or cream, homemade apple pies and pear pies. Other desserts include dairy creams, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), and semolina pudding (halva). Vegetarian choices include fresh fruit salad, yoghurt with flower honey and walnuts, dried figs, raisins and herbal teas. The hotel treats guests to “pasteli” (honey and sesame bar), “loukoumi” (Turkish delight) and kumquat, the traditional sweet of Corfu.

The breakfast buffet of Samothraki Beach Apartments & Suites Hotel offers a wide selection of Greek delicacies such as fresh bread, strained yoghurt, local honey, jams and spoon sweets. There are also “loukoumades” with honey (dumplings), boiled eggs and omelet with cheese.
A Greek pie (cheese pie, pie with wild greens) is available daily, as well as feta and various other cheeses. Guests will also find Greek seasonal fruits, fresh fruit salad, cucumber, tomatoes and Greek olives. Beverages include Greek coffee, fresh fruit juice, fresh milk and Greek tea.

The Greek breakfast buffet at the Samos Bay Hotel includes sliced bread, bread rolls, traditional pies such as zucchini pie, “bourekakia” (minced meat rolls) and pie with wild greens. There is also butter and a selection of jams and honey, cereals, fresh fruits, yoghurt, eggs (fried or poached). Guests will find a platter of cheeses, cold cuts and sausages. Fruit juices and other beverages such as coffee, tea, chocolate and milk are available. For dessert, guests should try the refreshing jelly and traditional “tiganites” (pancakes) with syrup.

The Greek breakfast is based mostly on fresh local products. Guests will find rusks, toasts, cakes, butter and chocolate croissants, handmade jams, various spoon sweets, as well as other bakery products. Recommended is the “myzithra” cheese pie with honey and the traditional “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). Local vegetables and fresh fruits of Paros are also offered, paired with fresh yoghurt and dried figs. Traditional cheese and sliced cheese can be found, with a variety of cold cuts such as turkey, sausages and pork shoulder. Fresh eggs are served boiled or fried. Guests may try the omelettes with fresh vegetables and the homemade traditional pies (cheese pies, pies with wild greens) with olive oil. In conclusion, the perfect ending to a Greek breakfast comes with a sip of freshly brewed Greek coffee.