The terrace at dusk, string lights glowing over set tables, the darkening sea beyond.
The full terrace at golden hour, guests at every table, the sea below.
The stone courtyard at rest, checkered tablecloths laid on empty tables.

Taverna Cretan Corner · Piskopiano, Crete

Dinner above the sea.

A family taverna in the village over Hersonissos — slow-baked lamb, wine from the barrel, tables that watch the sun go down.

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The kitchen

We cook the way village houses cook — slowly, and with what the island gives.

Olive oil from trees down the road. Tomatoes that taste of August. Lamb given the whole slow afternoon, until it gives up the bone. Bread that arrives warm because it just came out.

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The sunset sky burning orange over the coast far below the terrace.
The view from the terrace, just before nine.
Terrace tables set for the evening, the sea filling the view behind them. The Cretan Corner logo, a cream engraved badge.

Our story

Three generations at the stove.

Cretan Corner is a family taverna in Piskopiano, the old village on the hill above Hersonissos. The Marakis family has cooked here for three generations — the same terrace, the same view of the sea going dark.

Yiayia Eleni never wrote a recipe down; they live in the family’s hands and in what the island gives that week. The kleftiko still gets its slow afternoon, the wine still comes from the barrel.

You get the table for the whole evening. Nobody is waiting for it. Raki comes at the end, and the sunset is included.

Evenings at the Corner

The hours after the sun.

The whole taverna lit up at night under the tree, glasses on every table.
Come for the sunset. Stay past the lights. Reserve a table

Reserve

A table for tonight?

Hours
Open daily 17:00 – late, April to October.
Phone
+30 28970 22314 — quickest for same-evening tables.
Groups
Tables of eight or more — call us and we’ll set it up.
Where
Piskopiano Village, Hersonissos, Crete 700 14.

Book a table

Two quick steps — when you’re coming, then a name for the book.

Step 1 of 2 — when you’re coming

Time

Party

Table for 2.

Step 2 of 2 — a name for the book

No card, no deposit. Just come.

The narrow village lane climbing up towards the taverna.
The lane up from Hersonissos.

Find us

Ten minutes up the hill. All of it worth it.

Piskopiano Village
Hersonissos, Crete 700 14

From the Hersonissos beach road, follow the signs up to Piskopiano; we’re on the main lane through the village.

Free parking at the village entrance.