Romios

Romios is a Greek and Mediterranean restaurant at Sofokleous 15 in the Old Town of Rhodes, Greece. Sofokleous is one of the main restaurant streets inside the medieval walls of the South Aegean island's capital, and Romios stands on it amid several seafood and taverna options. What sets it apart is a separate vegan menu alongside gluten-free options, which is uncommon in a district dominated by grilled meat and fish. The wider menu covers Greek and Mediterranean cooking. Dishes named include moussaka, a baked layered dish of aubergine and minced meat under a béchamel crust, and gnocchi, which reflects the Mediterranean side of the kitchen, along with the dishes of the vegan menu. Prices are in the middle bracket, in line with other sit-down restaurants in the Old Town. The dining room is informal and casual in dress, with street seating on Sofokleous and a moderate noise level typical of a busy pedestrian lane. The service style is relaxed. The drinks list follows the Greek restaurant norm, with house and bottled Greek wines, beer and spirits such as ouzo and tsipouro. Reservations for dinner in summer are made via the restaurant's website, and booking ahead is sensible for groups or for evenings in July and August, when the Old Town is at its busiest. In the shoulder months and at lunch, walk-in tables are generally easier to find. Because the restaurant caters to vegan and gluten-free diners, mixed groups with different dietary needs find it practical, and visitors with allergies should still confirm preparation details with the staff. Like all of the walled city, the surrounding streets are cobbled and best reached on foot through one of the medieval gates, after parking or a taxi drop-off outside the walls.