Portes Restaurant

Portes Restaurant occupies the premier dining position at the GDM Megaron, one of Heraklion's most distinguished luxury hotels at Beaufort 9, with panoramic views sweeping across the city's ancient harbour and the iconic Koules Venetian fortress rising at the harbour mouth. The hotel's rooftop and terrace setting gives Portes an outlook that few Cretan restaurants can rival, and the kitchen under Chef Stelios Trilikis has built a reputation for modern Cretan cooking that is both technically accomplished and deeply rooted in the island's agricultural identity. The menu draws on Cretan ingredients through a refined contemporary lens — Cretan beef with local cheeses, citrus-cured local fish, deconstructed dakos with heirloom tomatoes and aged graviera, and a dessert built around Cretan thyme honey ice cream that showcases the island's extraordinary floral honey production. The wine programme is one of the most comprehensive in Heraklion, covering all the main Cretan appellations — Peza, Dafnes, Sitia, Kissamos, and Archanes — with particular depth in aged whites from native Vidiano and Thrapsathiri varieties alongside Liatiko reds from Sitia. The dining room is elegant and subdued, with polished service typical of a five-star hotel environment. Dress code is smart-casual; the atmosphere leans sophisticated rather than stuffy. Portes operates for dinner only, from 19:00 to 23:00 daily, and reservations are essential throughout the year — the harbour-view tables are among the most sought-after dining seats in Heraklion. Average spend per person sits around €55 excluding wine, placing Portes firmly at the upper end of the Heraklion dining market. The restaurant is accessible to non-hotel guests and makes an excellent special-occasion destination for those visiting the city.