Symi · Restaurant

Taverna O Haris

Name: Taverna O Haris
Price range: €€

O Haris serves from a direct, busy taverna in Symi, handling island shrimp, fish and seafood pasta at a pace suited to ferry-day lunches. Tables turn faster than at polished harbour restaurants, and the menu retains kleftiko for groups split between catch and meat.

Our take

Symi shrimp arrive without port theatre

Order Symi shrimp first and eat them whole, shell included, while choosing the fish. Nearly 1,900 reviews create heavy demand; reserve dinner, confirm catch prices and keep a ferry lunch to two courses because the room can bottleneck when excursion boats unload.

What visitors say

Taverna O Haris holds 4.6 from about 1,886 Tripadvisor reviews; fresh fish, seafood pasta and quick service lead the island's deepest current review record, with crowd pressure the practical caveat.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Symi shrimp, Fast taverna service, Seafood pasta, and Ferry day crowds

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