To Patriko

@topatrikon is a one-of-a-kind restaurant in Cyprus: they honor Cypriot ingredients and Cypriot cuisine in a fine dining setting. The new seasonal menu is here and is available as 5-course (€45), 6-course (€60) or 8-course (€80). A wine-pairing with Cypriot wines is also offered for an extra charge. We tried the 6-course dinner and were astonished by the combinations of flavours and textures! Kudos to @chef_kiriakosfokou ! As a starter, you get the sourdough bread with herbed pork fat, pitta tis satzis with buttermilk, honey and almonds. Then comes a torched onion with mushroom juice, asparagus, jerusalem artichoke truffle oil and coffee (one of our fav dishes!) Next up is a twist on makaronia tou fournou: beef tartare with crispy pasta, kaskavalli bechamel and choiromeri - such a unique dish! Fish of the day follows. We had the cod with savoro sauce, squid, carob vinegar and maggaloi - tender, fried to perfection. Final main was the pork tenderloin with beetroot and clementine, yoghurt and kolokasi fries. A dessert we’ll definitely remember: rose and jasmine mousse in a meringue, lying on a bed of pastichi, with citrus fruit. The perfect balance of sweetness. Safe to say we’ll be back for more. We’re very to see young people honoring the Cypriot cuisine with such love and excitement. Thank you to @stavros_fokou also for the hospitality! #topatrikon #cypriotfood #cyprus #cypruseats #tersefanou #finedining

This was our second time visiting @topatrikon in Tersefanou, a restaurant known for its traditional Cypriot approach to Fine Dining that serves some of the most creative dishes in Cyprus. The new Seasonal 5-course set menu created by the Fokou siblings is a really unique experience of traditional Cypriot flavors and our favorite we tried so far at Patrikon! The cost of the menu, served between Thursday & Saturday, is 45 euro per person with an optional wine pairing for 25 euro, which we think is a great value for such an amazing experience! Menu: *Welcoming Course *Commandaria Seated Octopus/Black Sesame Tahini-Mayo/Apple & Hibiscus Puree / Wild Roots / Fresh Black-Eyed Peas/Apple Lollipop *Herbed chicken mousseline with cabbage / sourdough fermented cauliflower foam / potatoes with wine / wild roots oil *Beef fillet / black olive glaze / eggyolk cream / caramelized pastourma / barley / fried pickles *Almond cream / black olive biscuit / candied almonds / bitter orange sweet / hot palouze #cyprus #larnaca #restaurant

Every time we visit @topatrikon it is a different experience! With a set menu which changes every few months we took the opportunity to try their latest theme menu “Sea & Mountain” which includes 13 different plates! We picked our favorites ⬇️ 1. Chicken in a creamy trachana sauce with black olives and quail pickle eggs 2. Pork belly in a grape sauce, bulgar, grapes, corn cream 3. Pastourma cream, seasonal vegetables, katsioures (κατσιούρες) 4. Roasted aubergine, tahini with apple, talatouri, posirti (ποσιρτή) 5. Zalatina (pichti), bitter orange sweet, chips, tomato sauce 6. Egg whites, egg yolk cream, fried okra, caviar, hibiscus 7. Xaroupomelo bread 8-9. Balls of rice pudding (rizogalo) with berry cream, coffee biscuit 10. Lemon cake with lavender & olive #lunch #lunchtime #foodpics #foodphotography #foodgram #lunching #traditionalfood #gourmetfood #gourmet #tavern #cyprus🇨🇾 #foodlovers #foodaddict #foodforsoul #foodtime #world_food360 #foodblog