Greek Island Samos - Votsalakia

A Greek Fish Restaurant in Votsalakia

“Keffi” means something like “to do it just for the fun of it”. And that’s what it is all about here, fun.

The fish tavern “Nick the Greek” is located at the very eastern end of Votsalakia, the first tavern of Votsalakia Beach, coming from Marathokampos or Ormos. The distance to the center of Votsalakia is about 1 kilometer. You can walk the whole way along the beach though and especially at sunset it is a beautiful walk.

Nikos, the owner, speaks perfect English and German and you will feel at home, the minute you arrive at “nick the Greek”. Even though the specialty of the restaurant is fresh fish, you can also get all kinds of fresh cooked Greek dishes here.

Traditional Greek Service

Nick the Greek works still in the old traditional way of running a Greek Restaurant: Go in the kitchen, lift the lids of the pot an have a look what dinner looks and smells like. The same goes for your fish, first nicely decorated on a display of crushed ice, the fish will be weighed and price tagged according to your appetite.

Nick the Greek is a very family friendly place, the family has kids themselves, with a play ground and a sandy beach right in front of the restaurant. Speaking of the beach; this is a very quite part during daytime, provides umbrellas and beach beds and you can find a beautiful snorkel spot a bit to the left. you can spot octopus and shrimps, squid and crabs around the reef as well as tirades of small fish who seek the shelter of the reef to grow up. Much of the fish in the “Tavernas” on Greek islands are probably not even out of Greek waters these days. The much over-fished Mediterranean Sea just hasn’t that much to offer anymore. That’s why you can find Nikos early in the morning, chatting with fishermen and sorting out to the best fish of the latest catch right of the fishing net.

My overall rating of the fish Tavern “Nick the Greek” goes as follows:

If you’re looking for a quite place where you can let the kids run and enjoy a glass of wine and a great dinner. this is the place to go. you must try “Garides Saganaki” Shrimps, backed with cheese and fresh tomatoes.

your dinner is accompanied by relaxed and quite music and sometimes Greek live music with Bouzuki and Guitar, Candlelight and always very friendly staff.

Bon Appetit