Nostimon Hellas Restaurant Review Naxos, Greece
Location
Nostimon Hellas is located in the port city of Chora of Naxos in the Greek Islands. Chora is a small touristy town where the ferry meets the island dropping off visitors from around the world. The restaurant is located one block from the town center. Nostimon Hellas is open every day for dinner starting at 6:00 PM.
Type of Restaurant + Menu
Nostimon Hellas is an adorable traditional Greek restaurant. Their charming outdoor seating makes for the perfect place to enjoy a candle-lit dinner under the Greek stars. Nostimon Hellas resembles the meaning of authentic and tasty Greek food. This adorable restaurant is everything you could ask for on Greek island. Their bright turquoise blue building stands out amongst the surrounding white buildings. The menu at Nostimon Hellas is quite large with a variety of tasty Greek specialties.
“Our restaurant, “Nostimon Hellas” … symbolizes the nostaglia of returing to the authentic and pure taste of Greek products, prepared with love, passion, imgaination, and respect.”
– Nostimon Hellas
What we Ordered
House Red Wine – €6.00
We ordered the house red wine in a 500ml carafe. Europe offers great wine at a very reasonable price compared to the United States. The house red was dry and fruity, perfect for the fun cozy atmosphere and traditional Greek food.
Bread and Dips
House-made bread and dips are a great way to start any Greek meal. Nostimon’s homemade bread was thick and with great flavor and texture. There were two types of bread, brown and white. Two dips accompanied the homemade bread. One a house tomato sauce and the other a classic Greek olive sauce. Each added a nice freshness to the pull-apart bread rolls.
Lamb Meatballs – €8.00
The lamb meatballs were scrumptious. The kantaifi exterior was crunchy and fried to perfection. Inside was well-seasoned lamb that oozed with juices and flavor. They were served with housemade pistachio pesto. The pistachio pesto with quite different than traditional pesto. The pistachio created a chunkier and thick texture. I found it a little underwhelming and lacked flavor, but the lamb meatballs were so good that I didn’t care.
Lamb Fillet – €17.00
The lamb fillet was a large platter with tender and juicy lamb, grilled vegetables, sweet potato puree, and yogurt sauce. My mouth was watering when Yiota drizzled the thin yogurt sauce on top. This was a fabulous dish with a mix of texture, flavors, and temperatures. I particularly enjoyed the dark grilled artichokes. They were earthy and added a hint of bitterness to the indulgent dish.
Rabbit Main Dish – €13.50
Rabbit is a traditional Greek dish with Mediterranean additions of dried fruits, nuts, spices, and couscous. This gorgeous entree was served in a bright orange ceramic dish. The couscous, dried fruit, and nuts added great texture and sweetness. Two large rabbit legs with the bone rested on top. The meat was good but I really struggled with the small bones.
Rating
This was such a fun evening with amazing food and even better people. Thank you, Yiota you were awesome and took great care of us!
The Gem Society Hotel Athens, Greece
