Sitia · Restaurant

Stin Ygeiá Mas

Name: Stin Ygeiá Mas
Price range: €€€

Stin Ygeiá Mas occupies Sitia's seafront with outdoor tables aimed at groups who prefer several small dishes to one grilled main. Red mullet, steak, seafood and Cretan meze arrive for the middle of the table, supported by raki and local wine.

Our take

The seafront orders another round of plates

Choose the fresh fish after seeing it and ask the server to stagger hot dishes. The kitchen's 4.8 rating includes sharp dissent over individual meals, so avoid ordering too broadly, check the fish price and reserve an outer table only when the wind stays down.

What visitors say

Stin Ygeiá Mas rates 4.8 from about 108 Tripadvisor reviews; mullet, steak, shared plates and seafront service support its ranking, though a small set of strongly negative food reports argues for ordering carefully.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Shared Cretan plates, Seafront seating, Fresh fish, and Check daily pricing

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