Drossia Restaurant Malia
Hospitality, service, courtesy, high-quality materials, taste, relaxation, nature and aesthetics are the ingredients we mix daily at Drossia, to offer every guest a unique experience.
With renewed food & beverages menu and with its unsurpassed aesthetics is ready to travel you to a plethora of tasteful destinations. Drossia is a high quality restaurant with high standards. The classy interior with its open kitchen and the warm welcome from its people are just the beginning of a magical gastronomical journey.
Traditional Cretan diet.
The history of the Cretan diet and Cretan cooking is a continuous tradition that dates from the Minoan times and reaches as far as our days. Finds of archeological excavations show that the Minoans, the ancient Cretans, consumed almost the same products 4,000 years ago as the Cretans do today. In the palaces of the Minoan period large jars for the storage of olive oil, groins, legumes, fruit and honey were found.
Nowadays, olive oil is highly valued for its beneficial properties and apart from the main ingredient of the Mediterranean diet, it is also considered worldwide the provider of a unique ‘secret’ for longevity.
These timeless values of the Cretan cuisine served as principles for Lambros and Sophia Tsagaraki when they first opened their tavern Drossia back in 1974. Drossia, in our turn, continue their tradition by combining these values with fresh herbs and vegetables from our own garden and turn them into traditional Cretan, Greek and Mediterranean dishes. Drossia offer you only the best quality and our products are made almost exclusively with Cretan raw materials.
The kitchen of Drossi is characterised by distinct Mediterranean style with clear references to traditional Greek cuisine. Familiar flavors, contemporary techniques and high-quality materials from local producers, make the creations that are cooked by our chef Dimitris Sfakianakis.
At Drossia you will discover indigenous rare local grape varieties and new producers, but you will also find classic quality wines of the Greek vineyard. Our wine list, based on the same concept as our menu, changes often according to our new finds! We will be glad to answer all your questions. Our head sommelier Ioannis Tsagkarakis will be there to help you choose the right wine to ideally accompany the dishes you have chosen. Do not hesitate to ask the waiter about other available choices.
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