Metsovo · Restaurant

To Koutouki tou Nikola

Name: To Koutouki tou Nikola
Price range: €€

Nikola's occupies a timbered room on Tositsa with a terrace looking over the roofs below Metsovo's central square. Goat soup, lamb kleftiko, bean soup and chicken stuffed with smoked Metsovone cheese make local dairy and slow cooking the point, not an afterthought.

Our take

Smoked cheese enters the chicken

Soup comes first for good reason. Split one starter, then choose either a casserole or grill per person; reserve a view table in winter weekends, when the room fills from noon, and ask how long the kleftiko needs before committing.

What visitors say

Koutouki tou Nikola holds 4.5 from about 1,322 Tripadvisor reviews and a Travelers' Choice award; goat soup, kleftiko, smoked cheese and roof views drive repeat support.

Platforms researched: Tripadvisor. Last reviewed: August 2026.

Good to know

Metsovone cheese dishes, Goat soup, Travelers' Choice, and Open daily

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