Platanos Restaurant — Restaurant in Municipality of Kos

I have a simple rule when I travel: - I do not visit a restaurant twice; after all there is only limited amount of food one could eat, and I usually only eat once a day. However, this restaurant is an exception, for I visited here twice during my visit to Kos.

This restaurant faces the Hippocrates Tree: the place where they have live popular music in the evenings. This restaurant offers European style of cuisine with a Greek twist. It’s beautiful and romantic with all the lights lit up in the evening.

The main focus is of course the food. I would highly recommend the crab cake, the grilled octopus was cooked really well as starters. The seafood risotto was amazing: the sweetness of the seafood, in generous proportion, well balanced with the risotto being al dente (not something the Greek are good at, I am afraid to say). The steak I had on my second visit was the best steak I had in Kos during my trip.

The Mille-feuille for our dessert was a creative experience from the chef - playful and rebellious. It was fruity and creamy but without losing the puffiness and crunchiness of the pastry.

They also serve Sigalas - Assyrtiko from Santorini which I highly recommend.

This is one fine dining experience I had in Kos with solid standard of food, excellent service without any air of pretentiousness. Great music and ambience and these are the reasons that I returned to this restaurant again despite my “no more than once rule”.

Some say this restaurant is a bit pricey than the others, but I would say it offers far better value for money than most other restaurants I visited with a slightly lower price tag. It is all about value for money to me and this restaurant is well worth your money.

Food 9/10, ambience 9/10, service 8.5/10, value for money 9/10.

What a gem and well deserved to be on my saved list of...

I’m a strong believer in leaving 5 star reviews for restaurants providing the majority of boxes are ticked, then every now and then we stumble upon something exceptional like Platanus and it makes me wonder why google don’t offer the ability to give some additional kind of rewards for the exceptional. Firstly the location is just amazing, the restaurant is situated directly opposite the historical Plane tree of Hippocrates (featured in the book remarkable trees of the world) so for a tree lover the location alone definitely ticks the box. I can’t be certain on this but I also believe that there is some kind of live music played each night, trust me when I say if you are seeking the ideal romantic restaurant you really must visit Platanus as the setting and the music combined is delightful. If truthful no matter the food served up at this point the 5 stars have already been given, then we have the most wonderful pleasant waiter and the food that arrives is some of the best I have been fortunate enough to experience. The starter of veal souvlaki and Greek salad was followed by beef skirt and veal cheek cooked for 36 hours. OMG !!!! Fine dining at its best, it’s clear the chef knows how to impress, we followed with pistachio crème brûlée and a pavlova which also did not disappoint in any way. To finish the evening off we both had flambéed coffee, had Irish coffees and liqueur coffees but these are something a little different and special. Truly one of the greatest food experiences I have ever had and I really cannot fault in any way whatsoever, do not miss out on...

​Platanos Restaurant opened on 1979 in the historical Platanos square, between the perennial Hippocrates tree, Lotzias mosque, the Italian headquarter and the ancient agora. It has been accommodated in an old Italian building of 1935's that during the Italian domination used to be, Officers Club and it has been renovated recently. From early in the morning on the ancient agora view side, long drinks, coffees and sweets are served. On the other part where you can see Hippocrates tree you can taste dishes, always based on fresh raw materials, seafood, meat and vegetables from our Mediterranean and Greek creative kitchen. Kitchen opens from 12 o'clock in the evening for lunch. During the night you can enjoy your dinner except downstairs also on the ‘’secret balcony’’ with the panoramic view of ancient Agora and Neratzia Castle. Dinner is served accompanied by live music. Except dinner you can enjoy till late your drink or a cocktail always with the quality that Platanos is...