Fourogatos restaurant Chania – Creative Cretan Cuisine
About Restaurant
In the heart of Koum Kapi, right by the sea, the new all-day restaurant Fourogatos has opened its doors to offer a refined and original culinary experience in Chania.
The team behind Fourogatos presents dishes deeply rooted in traditional Cretan cuisine with a creative twist that makes each plate unique. Their approach blends authenticity with imagination, offering flavours you won’t find anywhere else on the island.
The restaurant also boasts an impressive wine list, featuring carefully selected Greek and Cretan labels and local Chaniotiki beer – the perfect match for the bold and elegant flavours on your plate.
With excellent ingredients, warm hospitality, a simple yet tasteful seaside setting, and value-for-money prices, Fourogatos is everything you could ask for in a relaxed lunch or a delightful dinner in Chania.
What We Recommend You Try
Salads
• Kriteze: Sliced tomato with fresh mizithra cheese from Chania, basil pesto, olive oil, and fresh onion.
• Fourogatos: A hearty salad with lettuce, Lola, rocket, tomato, handmade skioufihta pasta, peppers, grilled chicken, fresh onion, grated nuts, graviera cheese, and a sesame & ginger sauce.
Appetisers
• Crepe: Filled with apaki, mushrooms, and chicken in a creamy graviera cheese sauce.
• Smyrna Kebab: A mildly spicy mix of lamb and veal kebab in pepper sauce, served with yoghurt and pie.
• Meat Pie of Chania: A traditional pie with lamb, local cheeses, and sesame.
• Melotigano: A rich mix of chicken, pork, spicy local sausage, and peppers in a mustard seed, honey, and cheese sauce.
Main Dishes
• Pork or Chicken Kontosouvli: 500g of grilled meat served with fried potatoes, roasted peppers, marinated carrots, and dip.
• Undercoat Pork: 500–600g of specially bred pork, marinated for 12 hours and served with fried potatoes, grilled peppers, and a local wine sauce.
• Snails with Wheat: A beloved Cretan delicacy.
• Velvet Moussaka: This dish is made with minced beef, eggplant, pumpkin, potatoes, and a velvety béchamel-style cream.
These are just a few of the standout dishes at Fourogatos. The menu also includes seafood and other intriguing options.
Why Fourogatos?
The name refers to a rare wild Cretan cat that survives in the island’s remote wilderness. Known for its resilience and strength, the Fourogatos (Cretan wildcat) symbolises nature’s bond with the Cretan spirit – wild, proud, and enduring.
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Kadi Jette Tamjärv
in the last weekFood is incredible and portions are generous. Views onto the sea are beautiful. Service is friendly but sometimes between multiple servers messages got lost. Overall, a culinary highlight of our Crete trip.
Violeta Minkova
a month agoTasty food, though we expected a bit more. Mostly traditional dishes with a modern twist – not sure that’s always an advantage. Definitely didn’t like apaki. No house wine, but a nice wine list. We appreciated the complimentary raki and orange pie at the end. Nice sea view. Likely to visit again.
Mariush Minkov
a month agoThis is a truly lovely and traditional spot, situated just a short distance from the sea, which offers wonderful views. The food is exceptionally delicious, expertly prepared, and they also have a good selection of wines to choose from. As a special touch, you'll enjoy complimentary dessert, and of course, a small bottle of raki at the end of the meal.
Georgi Genchev
a week agoGreeted by very friendly staff. We got our starters quite fast, feta saganski and green leaf salad with mustard dressing and chicken ! Main course took a while but it was stated when we order it so we had a good communication with the waiter. The chicken skewer with home made fries was just incredible, highly recommended! At the end we got a complimentary dessert bites and local alcohol «raki». This place for us was with probably the best food in Crete!
Sorin Decuseara
3 months agoGood food, good local wines. I would recommend grilled squid and other seafood grills. It is not too crawdy, far away from noisy center, near to seaside, perfect to try multiple dishes, one of my favorite in Chania.