Food and drink in Skopelos

Skopelos Island assures visitors a diverse culinary journey featuring dishes crafted from fresh ingredients and homemade pastries. From luxurious Greek restaurants to traditional tavernas and a wide selection of international eateries.

Skopelos Cheese Pie

The traditional cheese pie, known as "Skopelitiki," is a favourite breakfast option among locals on the island. Its distinctive curly, snail-shaped appearance adds to its allure. 

You can easily find this delightful treat in bakeries throughout Skopelos, while some tavernas also offer it on their menus for those seeking a savoury start to the day. 

Plums 

Skopelos Island has earned the name of "Plum Island" due to its prolific cultivation of plums. 

Boasting over eight different varieties, including the coveted black, red, and yellow types, these plums serve as significant cash crops for the island's agricultural industry. 

Feta Cheese 

Made of sheep’s and goat’s milk and produced in blocks, Feta is the most popular Greek cheese used in lots of Greek dishes, salads and even pastries. 

High quality feta should have the aroma of ewe’s milk, yoghurt and butter, together with a smooth and thick texture. 

Greek Coffee 

There are lovers and haters of Greek coffee, also known as Turkish coffee (although when in Greece best to order as 'Greek' is preferable). Those who've experienced it either adore its robust aroma and thick consistency or struggle to take even a sip. 

To enjoy this unfiltered coffee, it's recommended to add a spoonful of sugar; otherwise, you might find yourself among the haters sooner than you think.

Galaktboureko 

For the majority of Greeks, Galaktoboureko is the tastiest sweet in the country. Made of homemade pastry and custard filling with eggs, milk and syrup, Galaktoboureko resembles the French mille-feuille. Unlike the French delicacy though, in this instance, the custard is baked with the pastry. 

Pasteli 

Pasteli is a sesame seed candy made of local honey. You will find Pasteli in a flat bar, just like a chocolate bar. Pasteli is another delightful, sweet snack. 

Bougatsa 

Has to be Greece’s most popular breakfast pastry, made of homemade custard between layers of filo pastry. In every bakery on the island, you will find a warm Bougatsa. 

In most bakeries you will also be offered the savoury version of the pastry. You can find the Bougatsa where in place of custard, the pie will be filled with cheese or minced meat.

Honey

The islanders take great pride in producing their own high-quality, exceptionally tasting honey. Skopelos's rich biodiversity and pristine environmental conditions foster the cultivation of this unique and exquisite product.