Cypriot cuisine combines Mediterranean ingredients with distinctive island traditions. Local meals often include grilled meats, vegetables, cheese, bread, seafood and shared meze.

Foods to Try

• Halloumi
• Cypriot meze
• Sheftalia
• Souvlaki
• Kleftiko
• Kolokasi
• Loukoumades

Halloumi

Halloumi is one of Cyprus’s best-known foods and can be grilled, fried or served in salads and other dishes.

Meze

A Cypriot meze meal can include many small dishes, allowing visitors to sample a wide variety of local flavours.

Village Cuisine

Mountain villages offer traditional cheeses, breads, preserves and seasonal produce.

Explore more destinations in our Cyprus Travel Guide.

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