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Ampelaki serves home-style Greek food from Ioannou Metaxa near Argostoli's waterfront, with a sheltered terrace and plates dressed more carefully than a basic grill. Slow meat, moussaka, seafood and a house dessert cover familiar ground without turning dinner into a tasting exercise.
Ladokolla grills beside Argostoli's main square, serving meat on paper with pita, crisp potatoes and metal carafes of house wine. Mixed kontosouvli combines lamb, pork and pork belly, while sheep chops, chicken skewers, spicy feta and garlic-heavy tzatziki keep the order direct.
Oenops sits one street off Argostoli's pedestrian centre, with low lighting, bar seats and outdoor tables but no harbour spectacle. Sea-bass ceviche, seafood risotto, slow lamb with pasta, beef fillet and deconstructed desserts give the cellar's Greek wines serious work.
