Taverna Onisimos, located in the center of Peza just south of Heraklion, is exactly what the doctor ordered for the traveller weary of tourist traps. Warm personal attention by the owners and good, genuine food. We had an assortment of starters, stuffed peppers, fried eggplant slices, etc, all very good, followed by savoury lamb chops, all with the house wine,... More

We drove to Peza after visiting the Knossos palace. This restaurant was recommended to us by another local business owner. We are SO glad that we stopped here!! We were served by the owner who made special recommendations of what was good that day on her menu. My husband is also from the Aegean region and we have sampled his... More

This restaurant is half an hour drive from the center of Heraklion, but one should profit from the location and take a tour in the wineries and beautiful vineyards in the area. It's a traditional restaurant in a very small but pleasant village, with nice people. Food is what one should expect from Cretan cuisine. I've tasted various dishes and... More

On a trip to Peza, trying to see some less touristic cretan villages, we stopped by at Onissimos for late lunch - that turned out to be a lucky decision (we did not check any reviews, simply by the looks), as we finally got to taste some excellent local food (even more so ompared to the mediocre hotel cuisine...). We... More

Even though this restaurant is 18 klm away from Heraklion, you should not miss it!!! You will taste the REAL cretan cuisine, without paying too much. The dishes are all cooked with natural cretan products, some of them grown from the owner, Mr. Onisimos. The wine is his, and, if I am not mistaken, the porks, lambs, etc. His wife,... More