Chora Naxos restaurants

Best Restaurants in Naxos Town (Chora): Where to Eat in Naxos, Greece

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I spent part of last summer’s Greek vacation on Naxos, an island in the Cyclades, which I absolutely loved. While its popular and certainly on the tourist circuit, I had trouble finding reliable information on restaurants in Naxos town, or Chora. This post details good restaurant finds in Naxos, Greece.

Naxos’ Chora.

THE NAXOS APOTHECARY

The Naxos Apothecary is an upscale restaurant in Naxos town located close to the Portara, evening offering Portara views from most tables. It is also famous as being owned by the people that own the famous makeup and skin care brand, Korres (Naxos Apothecary is its upscale sister company). The Naxos Apothecary restaurant doubles as a beauty store and serves excellent, modern Naxian fare. This was probably my favorite restaurant in Naxos, possibly tied with To Souvlaki Sou Makis. I wrote a whole post on our dinner here. Food was great, as were the wine and views. I would absolutely return.

Portara views from the Naxos Apothecary.

Amazing Naxian salad at the Naxos Apothecary.

An incredible Naxian peach dessert (peaches were in season during our July visit).

Specifics: Naxos Apothecary Portara: Ariadnis 1, Naxos 843 00, Greece. Open for dinner 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM. Reservations recommended. Credit card accepted.

TO SOUVLAKI SOU MAKIS

I found To Souvlaki Sou Makis online and intended to have lunch here on arrival. Unfortunately, the restaurant does not keep us with the opening hours it posts online. Determined to have a great gyro, I returned the following day for a successful lunch. Very inexpensive and with limited seating indoors and outdoors, we lunched on excellent gyro and a perfect saganaki. Come here for really tasty, inexpensive food. We saw both locals and tourists here.

A pork gyro. This was probably the best we had the entire trip.

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The Naxos Apothecary: A Portara View Restaurant in Chora, Naxos

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For those familiar with the Greek beauty and skin care brand Korres, you may have heard of its owners’ upscale beauty and skin care brand, The Naxos Apothecary. Inspired by Greece’s oldest homeopathic pharmacy, The Naxos Apothecary brand makes lovely beauty products, skin care, and scents. The brand is somewhat difficult to find outside of Greece, so I definitely recommend picking some up when there. In any case, The Naxos Apothecary also has a restaurant and store combination located right in Chora, Naxos. This post reviews my lovely dinner at The Naxos Apothecary in July 2025.

The Naxos Apothecary Restaurant.

First off, The Naxos Apothecary is located at the far end of Chora port’s restaurant row, very close to the entry way to the Portara. It can be a bit difficult to find unless you are walking to the Portara. The establishment itself is both a restaurant/wine bar/tea cafe and a shop selling some of the brand’s most famous products (although the selection was not that great in my opinion). We did not make a reservation and were able to snag an outdoor table just after sunset on a Friday evening, which was pretty lucky. I suggest making a reservation. The restaurant is small and also offers, at least from the outside tables, a slight glimpse of the Portara and an excellent sunset view.

View from our table.

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