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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.

The Avantis Suites serves a wide selection of traditional dishes at breakfast. There are various bread products, bread sticks, cheese bread, raisin bread and olive bread. Guests may try various jams, pure honey, spoon sweets (such as quince, sour cherry, carrot and grape, peach) and mixed compotes. As for juices, there is orange, sour cherry, peach and mixed. Coffee is paired with biscuits as well as “moustokouloura” (cookies with grape must). There is a wide selection of cheeses and cold cuts. Hot dishes include omelet, boiled and fried eggs, spinach and cheese pie, cheese pie, pie with wild greens, chicken pie, potato pie, zucchini pie, mushroom pie, pie with minced meat, and sausages. As for sweets, there are “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), tarts, “tiganites” (pancakes), various cakes, pasta flora jam tart, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), dairy creams, mini “bougatsa” pies with cream and semolina pudding (halva).

At breakfast, the hotel owners give a personal warm welcome to guests. The Avli does not feature a buffet. Guests order from the menu and the cook prepares it on the spot. Morning visitors find a basket with a variety of breads, “anthogalo” (fresh cream), a variety of local goat’s butter, fresh butter, homemade jam and grandma’s cake, honey from Sfakia and freshly squeezed juice (orange, apple, pineapple, peach and tomato). There is also tea from a mixture of Cretan herbs, and a selection of classic beverages. Guests can also try traditional yoghurt with thyme honey and fresh fruits. Other specialties include fried gruyere in batter (“saganaki”),”hondro”” (ground wheat soaked in milk with raisins), “ryzogalo” (rice pudding), strapatsada”” (scrambled eggs and tomato), “anthogalo” with “apaki” (local smoked pork or bacon), “anthotyro” cheese omelet, goat’s cheese, tomato and local sausage, “sfouggato” omelet with “anthotyro” cheese and zucchini. There is also the option of local fried sausage or the selection of Cretan cheeses and local cold cuts, pie of Sfakia (pie filled with myzithra and goat’s cheese served with walnuts and honey) and “tiganopita”, a pie served with sugar and cinnamon.

The Greek breakfast at the Athena Pallas includes several types of bread, fresh fruits, various compotes, many types of yoghurt, “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) and traditionally brewed Greek coffee among other local beverages. Boiled and fried eggs are served, as well as cheeses, cold cuts, fresh salads, olives of Chalkidiki and olive oil. Guests will also find homemade pies, local honey, Macedonian halva, hot traditional soup, handmade jams, spoon sweets and dried fruits.

The hotel supports the Greek, and especially the Cretan market, showing its respect for the importance of the proper Mediterranean diet. At the breakfast buffet, guests will find Greek cheeses, Cretan sausages, “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), fresh fruits, extra virgin olive oil, fresh bread, dried fruits, tahini (sesame paste) with honey, carob jam, “tiganites” (pancakes), traditional “kalitsouni” and “lychnaraki”, and many other Cretan delicacies.

The Greek breakfast consists of select local ingredients like organic fruits and fresh wild greens.
The bread selection is baked at the hotel and so are the traditional pies of Zagori such as “kassopita”, pie with wild greens, zucchini pie, cheese pie, beetroot pie, tomato pie etc. depending on the season. There is also traditional trahanas (pasta soup), fresh eggs cooked in various styles, fresh local butter, homemade jams and spoon sweets, honey of Epirus, fresh orange juice, Greek coffee and local herbal teas. The cheese board includes “galotyri” of Epirus, “riganato”, “metsovone”, gruyere, “kefalotyri” cheese among others. Guests can enjoy various handmade sweets such as baklava, “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), apple pie, walnut pie, “bougatsa” (custard pie in phyllo crust), milk pie and cakes.

The rich breakfast buffet at the Art Hotel Debono holds a place of honour for Greek and local delicacies. There is fresh bread from the local bakery, cakes, buns, biscuits, raisin bread and olive bread. The free range eggs are prepared in many ways, including “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs and tomato). Jams are made by the hotel staff with fruits from the hotel garden. The Greek cheeses include feta, gruyere, “katiki” from Domokos as well as top quality cold cuts, such as “apaki” from Crete, salami from Corfu and of course the famous “nouboulo” from Corfu (pork.) There are also village-style pies with wild greens from the garden as well as the traditional yoghurt pie of Corfu, made with the local fragrant butter. The Greek coffee is brewed traditionally and can be combined perfectly well with kumquat spoon sweet and “sykomaida” pie of Corfu.

The breakfast buffet serves many Greek and local delicacies, starting with fresh white and multigrain bread, bread sticks, buns and “tsoureki” (sweet bread) as well as fresh fruits, fruit salads and traditionally made fruit compotes. Guests will also find three kinds of jams and two kinds of honey from local producers. The breakfast buffet includes yoghurt and other dairy produce such as fresh milk, fresh butter and five kinds of cheese (feta, “anthotyro”, “kasseri” from Volos, gruyere from Mytilene etc.) with local olives. As for herbal beverages, there is tea, mountain tea, chamomile and linden. Guests should try the compote with apples from Pelion and boiled chestnuts. There is butter and boiled or fried eggs, as well as omelet. The pies are made in the guesthouse (milk pie, pie with greens, cheese pie, zucchini pie and “bougatsa”. Daily delicacies are “loukoumades” (honey dumplings), fresh cakes and various sweets with jam such as “pasta flora” jam tart.

A rich Greek breakfast buffet is served every morning consisting mainly of Greek traditional products. Guests will find freshly baked bread, homemade jams, biscuits and various cakes, yoghurt, fresh butter, and Greek “feta” cheese. Highly recommended are the traditional pies (cheese pie, milk pie, “bougatsa”, Mykonian onion pie, spinach pie and pie with wild greens from the garden), the traditional “ryzogalo” (rice pudding) or the Cretan “dakos” rusk with tomato, olives and virgin olive oil. There are also eggs, milk, vegetables, cold cuts and fruits.

The Greek breakfast buffet is based on Cretan cuisine featuring, for the most part, fresh local and traditional products. Certain dishes are prepared in front of the guests, such as fried eggs, “tiganites” (pancakes) and “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato). Guests will also find fresh fruits, vegetables and sweets as well as a selection of bread, cheeses, cold cuts and various hot dishes. Coffee, tea, juices and various herbal beverages such as sage, linden and chamomile are always available at the breakfast buffet.

The Atrium Thassos Hotel offers a variety of Greek dishes at its breakfast buffet. There is a wide selection of breads, sesame ring bun (koulouri), cakes and biscuits. Guests will also find butter, chocolate or raisin croissants, handmade jams, mixed compotes, local honey, dried nuts and fruits.
There are fresh fruits and fruit juices as well as a selection of vegetables. As for dairy products, there is fresh milk, butter, local feta cheese, strained yoghurt and “ryzogalo” (rice pudding). Guests may try the cold cuts, cheese pies and spinach pies. There is a variety of eggs dishes like “strapatsada” (scrambled eggs with tomato), omelet with bacon and village style sausages as well as baked tomatoes with feta cheese, fried onions and mushrooms. Finally, there is a wide selection of beverages (coffee, tea, chocolate).

The Greek breakfast buffet of at the Apeiros Chora includes a wide selection of traditional dishes such as homemade bread, fresh fruits, juices and compotes. There is fresh yoghurt and local cheeses, local dairy produce, eggs, cold cuts and local honey. Guests should really try the homemade jams, the herbal teas and taste desserts like cake, apple pie, cinnamon roll with a cup of traditional Greek coffee.