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Kalamaki 299 ZakyNthos Greece +30 697 856 52 32

Tapas Restaurant
Essence

Opening days for season 2023

May 2nd - October 21nd

Essence Restaurant

Established in 2010 by an Austrian chef Filip Blazek and his Slovak business partner Oxana Litvajova.

The mission of Essence is to provide fine dining in a relaxed and romantic atmosphere. Tapas, in Greek „meze“, is a style of dining, common in the Mediterranean.

You will be delighted to eat your dinner slooowly - like the Greeks do - and enjoy several courses and delicious wine under the stars in our garden.

Shared joy makes love grow.

Oxana

SINCE

2010

MENU

MENU

Our seasonal menu is accompanied by our daily special menu to offer you the freshest produce of the season, preferably local and hand-picked daily

Vegetarian & vegan

Vegetarian & vegan

We love veggies too!
Our menu satisfies all vegetarians.
Vegan?
Don’t be shy to ask.

FISH

FISH

We offer catch-of-the-day and seasonal fish, delivered daily by local fishermen of Zakynthos.

Wine

Wine

Our wine is a selection of excellent Greek wines. Our philosophy is to serve local products for your authentic Greece experience. Try outstanding Greek varieties like Preknadi, Malagouzia, Assyrtiko and many more.

7,-

tirokafteri (spicy cheesy dip), olives, oregano oil

7,-

8,-

crispy potatoes, marinara sauce, garlic aioli, parmesan

8,-

tomato-chili salsa, walnuts, yogurt

13,-

fava puree, Greek style pickled octopus

12.50,-

cold sliced roastbeef, goats curd, honey-sesame dressing

10.50,-

potatoes, tomato sauce, herbs crumbs

10.50,-

prawn pie with spinash, feta and garlic

18,-

taramasalata, harrisa oil

18,-

whole seabream, tomatoes, olives, preserved lemons

16,-

fresh mussels, tomato salsa, feta, oregano

19,-

parmesan fondutta, cotto ham

18,-

tomato - clam salad, herbs

18,-

confit rabit, butter beansm pancettam mustard

15,-

1/2 chicken, lemon yoghurt, tomato relish

12,-

Greek rice pasta, mushrooms, creme fraiche, truffle oil

9,-

salted cod, oregano, capers

10.50,-

beef meatballs , mint yoghurt, tomato salsa, Graviera cheese

12,-

creamy burrata, mushrooms, roasted hazelnuts

Dessert

7.50,-

vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate brownie, hot espresso

8.50,-

melted chocolate, halva crumble

Upcoming Events

Upon personal contact, we can also provide special menus for smaller parties.

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