Last updated on July 5th, 2025 at 07:17 pm
Where to Eat in Benitses: The Best Restaurants in the Village
Benitses is home to some of the best restaurants in Corfu, offering a wide variety of cuisines — from traditional Greek and Corfiot dishes to seafood, Italian, and even Asian flavors.
Along the village’s main road, you’ll find over 50 options, including tavernas, modern restaurants, takeaways, and snack bars. Whether you’re after fresh fish, authentic Corfu specialties, or a quick bite like a gyro, Benitses delivers quality and variety.
As locals, we know the area well — this page features only the restaurants in Benitses that stand out for their food quality, service, and atmosphere.
Expect to pay around €20 per person for a full meal with salad and wine. Seafood and fresh fish come at higher prices, but restaurants here are transparent about what’s fresh or frozen.
Scroll down to see our handpicked selection of the best places to eat in Benitses.
Best restaurants in Benitses
“AVLI” Restaurant: A Dining Experience to Remember
Located at the quieter end of the bustling waterfront in Benitses, Corfu, AVLI restaurant is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the area’s standout dining spots. Its name, “AVLI,” meaning “garden” or “courtyard” in Greek, perfectly reflects the restaurant’s beautifully designed outdoor space—a stylish, tranquil setting ideal for relaxed summer evenings by the sea.
Although relatively new to the Benitses dining scene, AVLI has already established itself as a real diamond among Corfu’s restaurants. What makes this place special isn’t just the food—it’s the entire experience.
Read more about AVLI RestaurantRestaurant Klimataria – Nikos Belos
Located in the center of the picturesque village of Benitses, across the new marina, housed on the ground floor of a beautiful, historic building.
The restaurant was born through our love for traditional food, everything is made with our hands with the best and freshest quality ingredients that Corfu generously offers.
Nick and Lily cook all restaurant dishes daily: Nikos cooks fresh fish and spicy and hot dishes, and Lily cooks the salads and all the fluffy pastries.
Fresh and quality ingredients
In the restaurant-tavern Klimataria, a top priority is the high quality of our food and the freshness of ingredients we use – in this matter, we make no compromise!
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Paxinos Restaurant, Grill Room
One of the best restaurants in Corfu, a restaurant and grill specializing in the delicacies of local Corfiot cuisine and fresh fish.
We have our production of wine and fresh vegetables from our garden.
PAXINOS is a family-run restaurant in cozy traditional surroundings, decorated so that it blends perfectly with the flavors and keeps unaltered in time all old Corfiot recipes.
It operates all year round and is located right at the entrance of the village of Benitses and just 50 meters from the main road.
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Stratos Taverna – Restaurant – Grill
In Benitses, 50 meters from the entrance to the marina, on the highway.
With a nice interior room and a comfortable summer flower-filled courtyard.
Enjoy your meal overlooking the sea at 20 meters from your table.
In our tavern, you will find:
- Homemade cooked food
- Corfiot pastitsada
- Pot roast
- Muse
- Sofrito
- Tsigareli
- and many other
Various appetizers were made by us.
- Fresh seafood Time
- Cooked Bourdeto
- Octopus and Fish
- Squid
- Shrimp
- Spaghetti with clams
- Shrimpspaghetti
- Various meats on the grill
Greek local wine (white and black), retsina and cold beers, and many options with ouzo and raki.
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Pizza House Kavouras
It is a restaurant for pizza lovers and specializes in Italian pizza. The menu is dominated by many kinds of pizza and special pasta.
The dough is opened in front of the customer, the toppings are placed, and the pizza is baked in a wood oven situated between the tables.
Kavouras knows what to put in the dough, what and how much toppings will be used, how warm the oven should be, and how to cook.
The result, as all customers say, is the best pizza in Corfu.
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Sunshine Cafe Bar, Creperie
A quiet bar during the daytime where you can relax and enjoy your coffee by the sea turns into a lively bar at night, where unique cocktails are served in a beautiful environment with unique music that differs.
In the center of the village, 10 meters from the beach next to the marina of Benitses.
Sunshine bar - Creperie
Lotza Lounge Cafe
A busy cafe in the busiest part of Benitses Square.
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All Restaurants in Benitses
Traditional Greek cuisine and the fresh flavors of the Mediterranean. Here is the list of almost all restaurants that exist in Benitses:
- Kavouras Pizza House: Italian, Pizza.
- AVLI Restaurant: A new restaurant in Benitses, Corfu, offering authentic Greek cuisine, warm hospitality, and a charming garden-like setting by the sea.
- Mezza Volta Restaurant: Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek, Vegetarian Friendly, and Vegan Options.
- Laopetra Taverna: Seafood, Mediterranean.
- Neon Grill room: Mediterranean, Greek, Steakhouse, Seafood, Contemporary, Healthy.
- Oi Oraies Benitses: Local cuisine, Greek, Contemporary, Healthy, Vegetarian Friendly
- Taverna Mr. Spiros: Local cuisine, Mediterranean, vegetarian-friendly, Vegan Options.
- Mythos restaurant: Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options.
- Vana’s Grill Bar: Mediterranean, Greek.
- Picante Mexican food: Mexican, American, Latin.
- Loris traditional Taverna: British, Seafood, Greek, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch.
- Paxinos Restaurant: Seafood, Soups, Mediterranean, Greek, Healthy, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
- Argo Family Restaurant: Breakfast, Brunch, Drinks, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
- Flower Garden: Chinese, Asian.
- Gyroleague Souvlaki House: Souvlaki, gyros, takeaway.
- Klimataria or Bellos Restaurant: Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek, Special Diets, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
- Tasty Corner: Fast Food, Mediterranean.
- Mamma’s Grill: Grill house.
- Stratos Taverna: Seafood, Mediterranean, Grill.
- La Pergola Restaurant: Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
- Me Sesto Taverna: Greek.
- Poseidonia Taverna: Seafood, Mediterranean.
- Big Bite: Fast Food plus Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
- Avra on the Beach Taverna: Diner, Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options.
- 42nd Street cafe & snack: Fast food.
- Varvara’s delicious seafood: Seafood, Mediterranean, Greek.
- Zorbas Restaurant: Seafood, Mediterranean.
- Ristorante La Dolce Vita: Breakfast, Brunch, Drinks, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Breakfast.
These are just a few of the dining options you can explore in Benitses. Whether you’re looking for a romantic seaside dinner, a family-friendly meal, or traditional Greek flavors, Benitses has a range of restaurants to satisfy your culinary cravings while you soak in the beauty of Corfu’s eastern coast.
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