Στης Μιχαλίτσας / Stis Michalitsas — Restaurant in Lemnos Municipality

I’ve been here three times already and I still can’t get enough! If you’re visiting Lemnos and skip this taverna, you’re truly missing out on one of the most authentic gems of the island. It feels more like visiting your grandma in the countryside than going out to eat – Mihalitsa welcomes you with the warmest smile, asks if you're hungry, and then spoils you with the best homemade food.

Everything we tried was unforgettable: slow-cooked wild rabbit with lemon in a wood-fired oven (yes, you read that right!), freshly grilled red mullet in a rich tomato sauce, chicken stew with finely chopped onion and beer, and a proper garlicky tzatziki that kicks in beautifully. And don’t get me started on the fig jam – whole figs, seedless...

This is not fast food – it’s soul food, cooked with love and patience. The flavors are unlike anything else on the island, and every dish feels like a warm hug.

I wholeheartedly recommend this place. It’s the kind of taverna that stays with you long after...

We were served dry lamb and dry chicken and tiny super-dry meatballs. So overcooked that it was inedible. Portions were also incredibly small, I'm talking gourmet level restaurants like Riza and Lychna.

We complained to the waiter who called a supervisor, not sure if chef or owner but someone who spoke on behalf of the restaurant, we explained the meat is as tender as an old belt, that the portions size compared to any other place like Massa Ciao, Danae, Kali, Salt and Pepper were a joke and they said "we hope next time you will like it better". We left hungry and truly...

Run, do not walk to Michalitsa's. She is the warmest host on the island and her soutzoukakia are just like mom's. Sit in the shade of the mulberry tree, mingle with the locals and don't skip the homemade desserts. The candied cherries over yogurt were exactly what we needed on a hot day and the best dessert we had during our stay on the island. Our only regret was that we didn't get there until our last day on the island. We'll miss Michalitsa's...