Ermoupoli · Restaurant

Avant Garden

Name: Avant Garden
Price range: €€€

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.

Our take

Pigeon pastilla behind the theatre

Starters run €18 to €24 and mains reach €36, so the bill rises quickly once wine enters. Reserve outdoors, ask staff to pace the courses and allow two hours; guests with a ferry should choose lunch because plated dishes and wine service resist a rushed departure.

What visitors say

The restaurant's current menu documents prices and detailed dishes from pigeon to rockfish ravioli; recent local recommendations consistently select Avant Garden for occasion dining and reservations.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Apollo Theatre courtyard, Chef led menu, Wine tastings, and Two hour dinner

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