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The Greek breakfast buffet includes a large selection of hot and cold dishes that alternate on a daily basis. There is fresh bread every day, biscuits, pies, fried eggs and omelettes, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), cheeses, yoghurt, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables, olives etc. Various local products are offered, such as “stafidolies” olives, honey, jams, ‘kefalotyri” cheese, “myzithra” cheese, Cretan cold cuts and olive oil, barley buns and rusks, pies with “myzithra” cheese, pies with wild greens and spoon sweets made traditionally. Breakfast is accompanied by traditional Greek coffee, tea or orange juice.

The Greek breakfast includes a variety of bread, butter, handmade desserts, honey, jams, eggs, (including “strapatsada” with tomato), a variety of cheeses such as feta, gruyere, “myzithra”, “manouri”, as well as cold cuts. Also served are tomatoes, cucumbers, many kinds of sausages, fresh and dried fruits, mixed juices, compote, and various kinds of coffee. Local products include rusks, raki, “stafidoelies” olives, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings) and “kserotigana” (fritters with honey), various kinds of sweet and savory pies and many other delicacies.

The breakfast buffet at the Captain’s House offers a wide selection of dishes. There is a variety of breads and cakes, as well as cheese pies. There are also mini cream-filled “bougatsa” and apple pies, “tiganites”(pancakes with tsipouro and cheese from Epirus) and bread with raisins from Corinthia. Guests will also find jams, yoghurt, honey, wild cherry spoon sweet and walnuts. There are also cold cuts, “gruyere” and feta cheeses. Fresh vegetables, olives, fresh and dried fruits, are some of the delicacies offered daily. Eggs are cooked in many styles, like the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato). For dessert, there is orange pie, chocolate pie, milk pie, sweet treat with yoghurt, “ravani” (syrupy semolina cake) and walnut pie. There are many types of coffee, Greek coffee, chocolate, fresh orange juice, Greek milk, various types of teas, cold or hot.

The Caravel Zante has a Greek Breakfast corner, where guests will find a buffet filled with local delicacies, such as freshly baked bread products: various traditional breads with rosemary or sun dried tomatoes. There are also rusks, cake with local honey, semolina pudding (halva) with local honey, and “fytoura” -a pie with goat’s cheese. Guests will also find “ladotyri” cheese from Zakynthos, goat’s cheese, gruyere, butter, yoghurt, “prentza” cheese, fresh milk and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). The famous “mandoles” (nougats), “pasteli” (sesame and honey paste) and “mandolato” (nougat), the delicious jams ( orange, olive, wild cherry, plum or tomato), the orange and carrot spoon sweets and the honey from Zakynthos are traditional products really worth trying. For those who love soups, traditional “trahanas” (pasta with onions) is served here. Guests may also try “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato and “ladotyri” cheese), omelet with cheese and local cold cuts.

The Caravia Beach has a rich breakfast buffet with traditional, local products of Kos among the other Greek products served. Some noteworthy traditional products and dishes are spoon sweets, sweets in syrup, “trahanas” (pebble-sized pasta), “pasteli” (honey and sesame paste), semolina halva and halva from Farsala. There are dried nuts and locally produced honey, yoghurt and jams and fruits. Various cold cuts accompany cheeses such as “anthotyro”, local “krasotyri” and feta. Greek olives are served alongside various seafood dishes such as marinated sardines, octopus in vinegar and calamari. The hot buffet features eggs cooked in various ways like the traditional “strapatsada” with saut?ed meat or plain). There is also yoghurt pie, cream-filled “bougatsa”, spinach pie and milk pie baked -all baked on the premises. Last but not least, guests should try hot “tiganites” (Greek pancakes) and “loukoumades” (honey dumplings with cinnamon).

At the hotel’s main restaurant, there is a daily selection of local produce and products alternating weekly. In the buffet there are various handmade pastries, such as bread (rustic, multi-grain, rye, corn, low glycemic index, low fiber and low salt), nuts, ladrigani phrygana, cookies, croissants, oil cake, halvas, etc.

A variety of fruit and local jams (with carob, olive oil, etc.), as well as traditional pancakes, lukoumades, rice pudding,
bougatsa etc., are also available, various cereals, fresh or dried fruit and vegetables, baking figs, raisins, kefalotyri oil, olives (from Crete or Thasos) xynomizithra with spices Crete sfougato while prepared before the client fried eggs and omelettes with materials of choice.

The visitor can accompany his breakfast with coffee (such as Greek) and also with local drinks such as mountain tea, platter, dittany, sage etc.

Enjoy the most important meal of the day, each day with special care. It includes selected products and cuisine from Crete and the rest of Greece. Our goal is to give our customers a sense of the local gastronomy and familiarity with ingredients through taste, encouraging a friendly relationship with our country.

Breakfast contains selected products and dishes from Crete and Greece in general. Starting off with breads selection from the neighbourhood bakery, there are also traditional Cretan baked products such as barley rusks, plain or with olive oil, rusks from Sfakia, rusks with orange. The handmade cookies, baked at the hotel, are served plain or filled with local jam. Cretan “Dakos” rusk (with tomato, feta, caper, oregano and olive oil) is a must-try specialty. There is milk, yoghurt and cheese selection (“manouri”, gruyere from Crete, “anthotyro”, feta), butter and local honey. Virgin olive oil from Crete is paired with Cretan olives and local spoon sweets, jams, dried fruits. Hot dishes include omelettes with “apaki” ham, “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato and feta), “Sfouggato” (omelet with zucchini), soups, pies with traditional dough (cheese pies, pies with greens, spinach pies, leeks pies and “bougatsa”). Sweets include semolina pudding (halva) and “loukoumades” (dumplings with honey), “ksirotigana” (fritters with honey), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), vanilla or chocolate cream, “lyhnarakia” pies with “myzithra” cheese or herbs, “kaltsounia”. Beverages offered are herbal infusions like “diktamo”, “malotira”, sage, chamomile and cool “kanelada” (with cinnamon).

At Brasil Suites the healthy breakfast is based on the principles of Mediterranean diet, offering guests a variety of Greek flavors. There is fresh juice from sweet oranges, a wide selection of seasonal fruits, various jams and spoon sweets. Baked vegetables such as eggplants, zucchini and peppers are seasoned with olive oil and oregano. As for dairy produce, apart from Greek cheeses like feta, “anthotyro” and gruyere, there is a selection of yoghurts to suit all tastes. Dried nuts (raisins, walnuts and sun flower seeds) are paired with honey and Greek halva. The rye, wholewheat or multigrain bread goes perfectly with cherry tomatoes and Kalamata type olives. Last but not least, one should taste traditional pies made with fresh ingredients such as spinach, leeks and greens.

The breakfast at Bratsera aims to showcase the gastronomic treasures of Greece. Its bread basket has a great variety (fresh multigrain bread, whole wheat, white village style, bread rolls from carob flour, ring bun with sesame, bread sticks, rye loaf etc.) Homemade pies are a must: spinach pies, cheese pies, chicken pies, small Cretan pies with “myzithra” cheese and Cretan pies with wild greens as well as the traditional sweet custard “bougatsa” pie. Eggs, omelettes, tarts and a selection of Greek cheeses and cold cuts comprise the savory flavors of the buffet.
The chef recommends homemade sweets: orange cookies, oat biscuits, cakes, apple pie, “pasta flora” jam tart and the delicious orange pie. The semolina pudding (halva) is filled with raisins and almonds and there is also a walnut pie with chocolate. Garden fruits are used for the homemade jams. For fans of a healthier diet there is yoghurt, thyme honey, tahini, dried and fresh fruit, walnuts, cereals, fresh fruit salad. Last but not least, one should try the “amygdalota” (sugar coated almond macaroons) of Hydra.

The buffet style breakfast serves many Greek and local specialities, starting with a selection of breads, fresh fruits, natural orange juice, handmade jams, honey, and “tahini” with honey. There is also fruit salad and fresh vegetables (tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers -all from Syros). Dairies include “grothotyrakia” and gruyere from Syros, feta, Greek strained yoghurt and Greek butter. Apart from classic eggs, guests may try the “froutalia” omelet of Syros, or the traditional “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato). The cold cuts selection includes “louza” (smoked pork) and sausages of Syros. The traditional handmade pies (zucchini pie, tomato pie with oil, pie with olives, potato pie, spinach pie and eggplant pie), with local vegetables, are highly recommended. Other suggested delicacies are green and black olives, olive oil, and “trahanas” soup (sweet traditional pasta). Hot beverages include (chamomile, marjoram, “melissochorto”, thyme, black and green tea, beverages with saffron from Kozani), and various coffees.

The Atlantica Princess Hotel offers a rich breakfast with strong Greek elements, highlighting products and aromas of the island. Whole wheat bread products, a selection of cookies, Cretan rusks and a wide variety of breads are available daily. Traditional pies such as pies with greens, cheese pies, pies with sausages, soups like “trahanas” and bean soup, are some of the hot dishes served. There are also homemade jams, dried and fresh fruit, mixed fruit juices and freshly squeezed juice with local oranges. The fresh eggs are cooked in various ways, like the traditional “strapatsada” with scrambled eggs and tomato. There is also a variety of dairy produce of the region such as feta cheese, “anthotyro”, “manouri”, gruyere and yoghurt. For dessert there are
“loukoumades” (honey dumplings), cream-filled “bougatsa” pie, home made “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), a selection of cakes, “tsoureki” (sweet bread), home made spoon sweets and honey from local producers. Guests should try the traditional Rhodian “melekounia” (nuts and honey bars) and many more delicacies. Beverages include mountain tea and Greek coffee.

The breakfast buffet includes local products and showcases traditional recipes. There are vegetables from the hotel vegetable garden, bread products (various types of bread, rusks, “dakos”, bread with cheese) baked at the hotel, based on a traditional Cretan recipe and paired with local jams and homemade spoon sweets. The dairy products include cheeses such as “myzithra”, feta and gruyere, as well as yoghurt, which is paired with Cretan honey. Guests will taste various kinds of local olives, virgin olive oil and a wide variety of cold cuts. There is also a fresh or dried fruit selection. Specialty dishes include various omelettes, “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato and feta, “Sfouggato” (omelet with zucchini), various pies with traditional Cretan phyllo dough (cheese pies, wild greens pies, spinach pies, leeks pies, pies with “myzithra” cheese, “skaltsounia”, “lychnarakia”, “bougatsa”). Sweets feature semolina pudding (halva with honey and cinnamon), “loukoumades” (dumplings) and “tiganites” (fritters) with honey, traditional “ksirotigana” with honey, various creams and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). Beverages include herbal teas like sage, chamomile, “malotira”, “dictamo”) as well as traditional “soumada” (bitter almond) and Greek coffee.