Primo
Risotto allo zafferano
Carnaroli rice, saffron, prawns, a last spoon of parmesan folded in off the heat.
Sea and mountains, on the same table.
An Italian kitchen at Aliathon Plaza, a few steps back from the Paphos coast road. Dinner every night from six.
Mare é Monti
The name is
the whole menu.
In Italy, mare e monti means putting the sea and the mountains on one plate — prawns with mushrooms, fish with something from the hills behind it.
We took it as an instruction. One side of the kitchen looks out to the water: sea bass, prawns, saffron risotto, salmon linguine. The other looks inland: beef fillet, slow ragù, arancini, mountain cheese. Order from one side, or put both in the middle of the table and let everyone reach.
Dal mare
The sea
Landed on this island, cooked simply, finished with lemon and good oil.
- Branzino al forno Sea bass
- Risotto allo zafferano con gamberi Prawns
- Tartare di gambero e avocado Cold starter
- Linguine al salmone Pasta
Dai monti
The mountains
The slower half of the kitchen — grills, ragù, things that take an afternoon.
- Filetto di manzo al balsamico Beef fillet
- Carpaccio di manzo Cold starter
- Arancini al ragù To share
- Pollo alla salsa cremosa Chicken
What people order twice
Four plates we
are known for.
Antipasto
Carpaccio di manzo
Beef fillet sliced thin, rocket, capers, shaved parmesan, lemon and olive oil.
Antipasto
Burrata e pomodorini
Whole burrata, cherry tomatoes of both colours, rocket, aged balsamic.
Primo
Risotto di zucca
Roasted pumpkin, spinach, sultanas and black pepper — the autumn one people ask for all year.
La cantina
40
labels, on the wall behind you.
Cyprus, Greece and Italy, picked to sit beside the food rather than argue with it. Nothing is hidden in a cellar — the list is the room.
Tell the floor what you have ordered and roughly what you want to spend. They will point at the rack.
Six o'clock
The light comes in low, and the terrace fills.
Doors open at 18:00. For the first hour the sun is level with the tables, the glasses throw stripes across the wood, and the room is quiet enough to hear the kitchen.
Later it turns into the other kind of evening: candles, second bottles, the long table at the back singing to somebody. Both are worth booking for — just tell us which one you want.
Check availabilityA table of four
Arancini, risotto, branzino, carpaccio — and one bottle of rosé between everyone.
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Reservations
Book a table
+357 26 964 400Walk-ins are welcome when we have room, but weekends and the terrace go early. Tell us if it is a birthday and we will do something about it.
Daily 18:00 – 22:30
Aliathon Plaza, Kato Paphos