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Amvix faces Ermoupoli's working harbour, putting ferry ramps and neoclassical facades in the same sightline. Families and travelers taking a break from Greek food come for blistered pizza, fresh pasta and Italian wine in a busy room built for groups.
Avant Garden occupies a shaded courtyard behind Ermoupoli's Apollo Theatre, screening tables from the busy streets with high walls and foliage. Date-night diners choose pigeon pastilla, rockfish ravioli, rabbit and cod, a tighter proposition than the broad menus along the harbour.
Liakō places a glass-fronted veranda and courtyard on Chiou Street, a few blocks behind the port. Chef Ioannis Kosmadakis runs a modern Greek menu with a full cocktail and wine program, aimed at couples who want a quieter room than the waterfront strip.
Mazi fills a walled garden two lanes from Miaouli Square, where climbing plants cross old stone arches and tables sit out of port traffic. Couples and occasion diners come for tuna tartare, shrimp tortellone, lamb picanha and cocktails rather than a conventional taverna procession.
Ousyra uses a pedestrian corner near the Vaporia side of central Ermoupoli, with an airy room that trades rustic props for pale stone and clean lines. Groups share sea-urchin bruschetta, sea-bass carpaccio, octopus, beef ragout pasta and grills sharpened by San Michali cheese.
Seariani' works from a historic building on Sofokleous, a short walk inland from Ermoupoli port, with outdoor tables tucked against the lane. Seafood diners get a fish-first kitchen without the ferry fumes: grilled catch, seafood pasta and vegetable plates dominate.
