Hello RethymnoHello RethymnoRethymno's Old Town is the best place in the district for Cretan food, packed into Venetian and Ottoman lanes between the harbour and the Fortezza. For a special meal, Avli sits in a 15th century Venetian mansion with gourmet Cretan cooking and a cellar of hundreds of Greek wines, while Veneto offers refined Cretan cuisine and carries the official Cretan Cuisine quality label. For honest, everyday mageirefta and grills, look to backstreet tavernas off the main tourist runs, where the daily specials change with the market and the cook. As a rule, walk one or two lanes back from the seafront promenade for better value and more locals, and book ahead in high summer for the well known places.