This is something special, a little gem in such a great location. Food is tradition greek but made with class using locally sourced ingredients. Book a table because it gets busy

If you are looking for a more upscale place, then look no further. Lovely staff, very friendly and caring. The hostess gave us a great background information fully appreciated it. The food tasted as good as the explanation!

I had dinner at Myrtia with my family and friends. To begin with the sunset was absolutely amazing with a breath taking view of the sea between Ithaki and Kefalonia. The restaurant is new and beautifully made and decorated . Poppy the owner and her...husband took the decision to have a restaurant that uses the old Greek style of cooking ( with clay) and the menu is made of only locally sourced ingredients ( including their own vegetables ) we had a fantastic meal and enjoy every single part of it including the locally made drinks based on Myrto a plant typical of the Mediterranean area and that is used widely for example in Sardinia. I cannot wait to go back and taste other dishes . If you are or planning to visit Ithaki do not miss the opportunity to eat in MyrtiaMore

Over presented, over priced, under delivered, over complicated recipes Good service Excellent location view and setup

If you visit one restaurant during your stay, Myrtia should be it. We visited twice in four nights. Local flavors, traditional Greek cuisine, excellent local ingredients, own garden, and spectacular location come together to create an incredible dining experience. The host, Mrs Popi is charming,...attentive and the service all in all is warm and personal.More

I first met Poppy and Nek Vasilopoulos around 10 years ago when they ran the highly successful Rementzo restaurant in Frikes on Ithaca. Over the years, we established a friendly, symbiotic relationship whereby we would supply her with books by Sabrina Ghayour and Yotam Ottolenghi...and she woud improve my fledging Greek. Rementzo stood out because it took traditional Greek dishes and tweaked them into Rementzo specials. They obviously worked because the Tripadvisor reviews were singing their praises. Two years ago the pair took a massive leap of faith, quit the lease on Rementzo and started building their own restaurant and cookery school called Myrtia in the hills neart Stavros. The vision behind Myrtia was to create dishes from the freshest, organic local produce and create a menu and restaurant that could look at high end eaterie in the world straight in the eye and they have succeeded. And it is not just the food that is traditional, but cooking methods, too. As they explain on their website: "beyond the natural local ingredients, there are also traditional cooking methods and techniques to be captured, learnt, shared and passed on to the next generations. My aunt has made us a traditional tserepa (after a cousin fished an old battered one out of a neighbour’s barn) made of local white clay and goats hair. The tserepa is used like a sort of mobile wood oven for roasting dishes under its white hot lid." On our three visits this year, we started with shared Cumin and honey roasted carrots, braised Chickpeas with caramelised onion, parsley and dill, strained Kefalonian yoghurt and sesame seed filo cracker, Destination Ithaca Blue cheese, crisp green apple, baby spinach, charred spring onion, lime and honey dressing with wood oven apple crisps, Locally sourced Katsenos Feta cheese in a polenta crust, with a sour cherry syrup and crisp fried sage leaves, Mountain Amaranthus Blitum Greens stir-fried with garlic, wine vinegar and a taramasalata creamy cod roe and pan-fried Green Beans with toasted almond, black olive and herb crumb and whipped feta. Mains included Selino Rigatoni egg pasta with courgette, chilli flakes, garlic and local Graviera cheese topped with crispy shoestring courgette, dill and parsley fritters, Locally reared Ithacan Goat and potatoes slowly baked in the wood oven scented with myrtle berry leaves, Grilled local Lamb and pistachio patties with preserved lemon yoghurt, garden fresh rocket salad, olive oil and sumac and Myrtia garden Courgettes, stuffed with caramelised onions, local herbs, spinach, bulgur wheat and jujubes cooked under the Tserepa clay lid, with a shaved fresh courgette, lemon, olive oil salad. Yes, read that closely and you will see mention of the Myrtia garden. Not only have Poppy and Nek built a stunning and stylish restaurant, but they have a garden that provides them with most of the vegetables they need to create magical dishes. I find it uplifting that two very driven (but relaxed) individuals have managed to chase their dream and turn it into concrete reality.More

A magical evening at this wonderful restaurant. It’s a very special place with a menu that is creative and provides a surprising twist on the Greek dishes I have had in the past. Warm welcome and attentive knowledgable staff. The view is possibly the best...on Ithaca. We rebooked for a second meal before we go home. I can see this would be a brilliant venue for weddings or parties.More

I waited until I had visited a few times before writing this review as sometimes new restaurants open with great fanfare and fall away thereafter. In the case of Myrtia it continues to exceed expectations and surprise me in equal measure. Imagine how brave it...is to build a restaurant from scratch in the hills of a remote island and push the boundaries of classic Greek cuisine. Myrtia has everything, a fantastic, imaginative menu with provenance throughout ( you can see the veg garden on the terraces), service like no other and a beautiful outlook onto glorious Ithaca. As if that isn’t enough the owners, Poppy and Nektarios are the perfect hosts who care about every detail of the customer experience. Congratulations 👏More

This is one of the most spectacular restuarants I've been to. The food is authentic, with all ingredients locally sourced. The service is 10/10 and the hosts Nektarious and Poppy were fantastic! The sunset from the balcony overlooking Frikes was incredible. The most perfect place...to enjoy and authentic Greek meal. I'd highly recommend a visit.More

After a week eating out all over Ithaca this new restaurant was really interesting. The setting and buildings are first class and some of our dishes where really exceptional - a lot of imagination and care all around.

Poppy and Nectario have created a wonderful new restaurant on the hill in Platrithias Ithaki. The food is new but traditional a clever use of locally produced and sourced product and cooked with care and attention.

The food was delicious! The hospitality of the owners is so generous! We were very lucky that Mrs Poppy had homemade galaktompouteko for desert!!! We will definitely come again next year!!!