Amphora Taverna - Chania

We were in Chania for a week, and this was the only restaurant that we liked enough to visit twice. My teen daughter was pulled in by the claims of all of the good reviews, which almost made me leery to try. But as it turned out, the good reviews are warranted. We opted not to sit in the first line closest to the water (which people clamor to get), because we didn 't want passers by looking over our plates. But even in the second or third line, the view of the harbor is not diminished. The food is excellent among other things, we tried the pork risotto, shrimp risotto, fried calamari, stuffed peppers, meatballs portions were generous (we never finished our plates) and tasty. I would call it Greek comfort food something you would expect a local yia yia to make for you. Being from the Southeast U.S., we 'll eat anything fried, but their fried zucchini was a standout...light and crispy and perfectly salted. The baklava (enough for the three of us) was to die for and the best we had in our 3 week trip to Greece. Not overly sweet, with buttery pastry and tons of fillings. I would fly back just for that! The staff is well coordinated, and even though they stayed busy, we never lacked for service. If we come back to Chania, we will definitely return to Amphora.

Great view, delicious food (I ordered fish soup, and I absolutely enjoyed it), nice people, and sweet vine and tarts as a gift were amazing!

Lovely food and good service. Ingredients are fresh and local and the view over the harbour is very nice.

We’ve spent over a month in Chania and find Amphora to easily be the very best harbor front restaurant. We just ate there again last night and everything was (again) terrific. We love the sea bass filet there because it’s always flaky inside with a little bit of crisp on the skin. But the lamb as well as the pasta (al dente, fwiw) are great too. And they serve honey Raki with your check rather than the gasoline-flavored stuff. Service always friendly and efficient. And of course they have a no-hassle policy so you won’t get the hard sell if you stop to look at the menu.

Lovely wait staff. Beautiful view with ample shaded seating and fans. Gluten free options were great. The gf bread was served warm and doughy delicious! Highly recommend it with the grilled feta.