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Drakakis spills tiny tables across Apollonia's pedestrian Steno, preserving the direct rhythm of an ouzeri rather than dressing itself as a formal island restaurant. Friends share chickpea saganaki, local meatballs, cheese with tomato and small fish while shoppers squeeze around chairs.
Okyalos has occupied Apollonia's Steno since 2002, combining a shaded balcony with tables beside the evening procession. The family kitchen serves Sifnian chickpea soup, lamb, shrimp pasta, vongole and daily fish to couples who want a composed plate rather than an ouzeri spread.
Oraia Sifnos hides a broad grapevine terrace behind its roadside entrance on the Vathi side of Apollonia. Families come for moussaka, papoutsakia, pork chops and a Sifnian pizza, with sunset falling beyond the pergola rather than through a designer dining room.
