7 St. George's Tavern

7 St. George's Tavern is a family-run Cypriot tavern at Anthipolochagou Georgiou Savva 37 in Yeroskipou (Geroskipou), the village-like suburb just east of Paphos town known for its Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi and its Cyprus delight. The kitchen specialises in set-style meze, the traditional Cypriot way of eating in which dozens of small dishes arrive in waves without a printed menu, and the format is the main reason visitors seek the place out. The cuisine is straightforward home-style Cypriot cooking rather than fine dining, and the family-run character is the point: portions are generous, service is personal, and the pace follows the table rather than the kitchen clock. Signature dishes include grilled halloumi, the firm Cypriot sheep and goat cheese served hot with a squeeze of lemon; kleftiko, lamb cooked slowly until it falls from the bone; and sheftalia, the small minced-pork parcels wrapped in caul fat and grilled over charcoal. Around these, a meze round typically adds dips, salads, pulses, olives and a sequence of grilled and oven-cooked meats. The dining room is informal and casual, with no dress code, a moderate noise level and an atmosphere that suits families and groups more than quiet romantic dinners. Prices are moderate for Cyprus, at about EUR 22-30 (roughly USD 25-34) per person for a full meze. Opening hours listed for the venue are daily from 19:00 to 22:30, with Monday closed, so the tavern is an evening-only option. Reservations are taken by phone on +357 99 655824, and booking a day or two ahead is sensible in the summer season and on weekends, when Paphos fills with holidaymakers. Because the tavern sits in Yeroskipou rather than on the Kato Paphos harbour front, it draws more local diners than the tourist strip, and most visitors reach it by taxi or car. Arrive hungry, since a meze round can run for two hours or more, and pace the early dishes so there is room for the meat courses that arrive last.