Grandmother's pies meet a pork chop
Petra sits beside Aegina port but keeps a quieter strip of side tables away from the main road. Family recipes from Crete, Cyprus and Asia Minor shape cheese pies, stuffed vine leaves, spicy soutzouki and slow-cooked pork rather than another harbour fish list.
Build the meal from two starters and one meat dish per couple; the pork chop and ravioli leave little room for extras. Ask for the side tables when reserving, allow a couple of hours for dinner and order the Sfakian pie only if dessert still makes sense.
What visitors say
Petra rates 4.7 from more than 125 Tripadvisor reviews; 2026 diners repeatedly cite the pork, cheese pies, soutzouki, dolmades and relaxed service, with portions encouraging restrained ordering.
Good to know
Family recipe book, Cretan and Cypriot influences, Port side location, and Reserve side tables
