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Manitas sto Kyma lines up simple tables at the sea edge outside Aegina Town, with spray close enough to reach the first row on rough days. Whole fish, fried squid, octopus and salads arrive in taverna portions, while the kitchen lets the daily catch decide more than a laminated menu does.
Panayitsa runs a small dining room near Aegina Town's waterfront for diners who prefer a short seafood list to the port's broad tourist menus. Grilled fish, octopus, shellfish and vegetable plates arrive without complicated garnish, served by a team that keeps the room personal.
Petra sits beside Aegina port but keeps a quieter strip of side tables away from the main road. Family recipes from Crete, Cyprus and Asia Minor shape cheese pies, stuffed vine leaves, spicy soutzouki and slow-cooked pork rather than another harbour fish list.
