7 Thalasses (Heraklion)
Crete
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7 Thalasses, meaning "7 seas", is a restaurant with two locations, in Heraklion and Rethymnon, specializing in fish and seafood dishes. Some of the specialities featured in both menus are fisherman's pasta, seafood risotto, carpaccio, steamed mussels, grilled octopus, fish soup and salmon fillet. The Heraklion location also offers sushi options for dinner. Their signature dessert is the crunchy mille-feuille with vanilla cream.
Useful Information
- Address: Iraklitou & Irodotou 1, Heraklion, Crete
- Email: info@7thalases.gr
- Phone: +30 2810 342 945
- More Info: www.7thalases.gr
- More Info: Daily noon–midnight
- Address: Second location at Stamathioudaki 89, Rethymnon
- More Info: https://www.facebook.com/7thalases.gr/
Dining
In the restaurants and traditional tavernas of the towns and villages of Crete, you'll find all the genuine flavours of traditional cuisine and an insistence on using local products. Mediterranean cuisine is inherently healthy and vegetarian-friendly, and everyone is bound to find something to suit their tastes. Apart from an abundance of olive oil, fish, and seafood, local specialities to try include cheese pie, fried snails, smoked pork and raki — an alcoholic beverage served after the meal.