Fodor's Expert Review Ampelaki

This family-run restaurant on the waterfront serves the best Kefalonian meat pie according to many of its adoring customers, but before verifying the rumor, try the grilled haloumi with honey, octopus marinated in vinegar, and feta-stuffed lamb wrapped in vine leaves—all of which are designed to capture the smells and tastes of the island. The layout is mostly traditional, with simple square tables arranged in the usual sequence throughout the interior and roofed outdoor section, but the red walls, chairs, curtains, and wall art are a nice change from the ubiquitous blue and white in Greece.