Gythio · Restaurant

Saga Fish Restaurant

Name: Saga Fish Restaurant
Price range: €€€

Saga lines Gythio's waterfront opposite Kranai island, using a fireplace in winter and quay-side tables through summer. Fish soup, red mullet, sea bream, baked octopus and greens arrive from a kitchen with enough experience to grill whole fish cleanly rather than bury it under sauce.

Our take

Fish soup beside Kranai

Inspect the catch and confirm whether shellfish came fresh or frozen; several recent diners question premium prices when provenance is unclear. Book the waterfront, order tarama and tomato salad first, then let one grilled fish serve the table before the halva with caramelized apple.

What visitors say

Saga rates 4.8 from more than 1,450 Tripadvisor reviews with a 2025 Travelers' Choice badge; fish soup, whole fish and trained service lead praise, while a minority dispute pricing or frozen shellfish.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Kranai waterfront, Whole grilled fish, Open year round, and Travelers' Choice

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