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Cava Alta

Name: Cava Alta
Price range: €€

Cava Alta turns a former cave winery in Pyrgos into a low-ceilinged dining room with a roof terrace above the village lanes. The walls hold the cool. Diners come for pork belly, pork cheek, meatballs and rabbit stifado rather than a direct caldera outlook.

Our take

Pork belly in an old wine cave

The kitchen mixes Greek ingredients with European and occasional Japanese ideas in an à la carte dinner. Reserve the roof terrace, ask about portion size before building a full order and wear shoes suited to cobbles; reviews praise the pork but sometimes find the small plates poor value.

What visitors say

Tripadvisor rates Cava Alta 4.5 from about 930 reviews; current guests single out pork belly and the roof terrace, while recurring criticism concerns small portions and uneven value.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Former cave winery, Roof terrace, Pork led menu, and Cobbled approach

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