Zakynthos

Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Zakynthos from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Accolades in Zakynthos

Tsilivi holds 10 venues in our guide and Akrotiri holds 6. Restaurants and hotels are equal citywide in our guide. The hotels with a Michelin Key are Porto Zante Villas & Spa and Olea All Suite Hotel in Tsilivi, Lesante Cape in Akrotiri, Leeda's Village in Lithakia and Contessina Suites & Spa in Tsilivi. Lesante Cape follows a traditional Greek village layout, with a central square, a taverna, a café and an on-site winery. Leeda's Village in Lithakia has its own organic farm among olive groves and serves food from that farm, and its restaurant holds a Michelin Key. Our guide has 1 exceptional wine programme. Lesante Blu in Tragaki is Michelin Selected and a Leading Hotels of the World member. Adults are the only guests and the hotel sits on the beachfront. Suites have private infinity pools, and the resort has Ionian Sea views and a spa.

Hotels with a Michelin 1 Key

Porto Zante Villas & Spa in Tsilivi, Lesante Cape in Akrotiri and Leeda's Village in Lithakia each hold a Michelin 1 Key for 2026.

Porto Zante Villas & Spa
Porto Zante Villas & Spa in Tsilivi holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026. The beachfront villas have Armani Casa furnishings, and the hotel has a Waterfront Spa. The hotel is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member and a Virtuoso Luxury Hotel Partner, and it appears on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List.
Lesante Cape
Lesante Cape in Akrotiri holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026 and is a Leading Hotels of the World member for 2025. The resort has a private beach and villas with private pools. The layout follows a traditional Greek village, including a central square, a taverna, a café and an on-site winery.
Leeda's Village
Leeda's Village in Lithakia holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026. The stone villas were built by the family and sit in olive groves. Dining is farm-to-table, drawn from the property’s own organic farm, and the restaurant holds a Michelin Key.

Design-led stays

Olea All Suite Hotel in Tsilivi combines thatched roofs, oak and bamboo with tropical-modernist cube structures. Lesante Blu in Tragaki uses Venetian and vernacular building traditions in its architecture. Contessina Suites & Spa in Tsilivi uses modern minimalist design.

Olea All Suite Hotel
An all-suite retreat in Tsilivi with a 4,000 sq.m pool, olive grove setting and panoramic Ionian Sea views. Its architectural identity and suite format place it firmly in the island’s design-led tier.
Lesante Blu
In Tragaki, this adults-only beachfront resort combines private infinity pools in suites with Ionian Sea views and a spa built around personalised service. It belongs in the quieter, design-conscious side of Zakynthos hospitality.
Contessina Suites & Spa
This Tsilivi suite property is an adults-only retreat with a grotto-like spa, an indoor pool carved into stone, and modern minimalist design steps from Tsilivi Beach. It holds a Michelin 1 Key for 2026.

Planning FAQ

Which neighbourhoods matter most for dining in Zakynthos?

Tsilivi and Akrotiri hold the most venues in our guide, with 10 in Tsilivi and 6 in Akrotiri. Tsilivi hotels in the guide include Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Olea All Suite Hotel, Contessina Suites & Spa, Lesante Classic, King Jason Zante and Contessina Hotel. Lesante Cape is in Akrotiri.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Zakynthos in your guide?

Zakynthos has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Michelin Keys for 2026 are held by Porto Zante Villas & Spa, Olea All Suite Hotel and Contessina Suites & Spa in Tsilivi, Lesante Cape in Akrotiri, and Leeda's Village in Lithakia.

Where are the island’s strongest tasting-menu style stays?

Our guide includes contemporary Mediterranean and Greek seafood tasting-menu dining citywide. The citywide restaurant selection also includes modern Greek fine dining, refined Mediterranean fine dining, Greek-Mediterranean hotel dining and Mediterranean buffet restaurants.

Which places have the strongest wine angle?

Lesante Cape in Akrotiri has an on-site winery, and our guide has 1 exceptional wine programme. The hotel follows a traditional Greek village layout, with a central square, a taverna and a café.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Porto Zante Villas & Spa

On a private beach in a secluded Zakynthian bay, Porto Zante Villas & Spa occupies a tier of Greek island hospitality defined by beachfront villas with private pools, Armani Casa furnishings, and a Waterfront Spa. A consistent presence on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List and recipient of the 2025 World Travel Awards for World's Leading Boutique Villa Resort, it draws guests for whom privacy and a direct relationship with the Ionian Sea are non-negotiable.

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Olea All Suite Hotel

At Tsilivi on Zakynthos's northeast coast, Olea All Suite Hotel occupies a distinctive architectural register: thatched roofs, oak, and bamboo set against tropical-modernist cube structures threaded through by flowing water. The all-suite format positions it squarely in the design-led end of the island's accommodation market, where material honesty and spatial coherence tend to define the guest experience more than room count.

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Lesante Cape

Lesante Cape occupies Akrotiri village on Zakynthos, a site of documented historical importance where the island's noble families once built their manors. Constructed as a working replica of a traditional Greek village, complete with a central square, taverna, café, folklore museum, and its own church, it is a Leading Hotels of the World member and the architecturally deliberate property on the island.

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Contessina Suites & Spa

Contessina Suites & Spa holds a Michelin Key distinction for 2025, placing it among a select tier of recognised properties on Zakynthos. Set in Tsilivi on the island's northeast coast, the suite-format property offers direct access to a calmer, more residential stretch of shoreline than the island's busier southern resorts. For travellers weighing Ionian island options, it represents a mid-island address with credentials that most comparable properties in the area lack.

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Leeda's Village

Leeda's Village holds a Michelin Key (2025) and sits in the southern reaches of Zakynthos near Lithakia and Agios Sostis, positioning it among a smaller cohort of recognised properties on the island. The address places it close to the quieter lagoon-side terrain that defines this part of Zante, away from the resort density of the northern coast. For travellers prioritising atmosphere and editorial recognition over scale, it warrants serious consideration.

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Lesante Blu

A Leading Hotels of the World member in Tragaki, Lesante Blu positions itself in the quieter, design-conscious tier of Zakynthos luxury.

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Lesante Classic

The scale allows for dedicated wellness infrastructure that smaller properties in the same market cannot sustain. For travellers whose itinerary centres on structured recovery rather than barefoot minimalism, it sits in a different register than the island's villa-led alternatives.

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Contessina Hotel

Contessina Hotel sits in Tsilivi on the eastern coast of Zakynthos, holding MICHELIN Selected status in the 2025 guide. The property occupies a position in the island's mid-to-upper accommodation tier, drawing guests who want a considered base for the Ionian rather than a resort built around volume. Its selection by Michelin places it alongside a small cohort of Zakynthos hotels that meet the guide's hospitality and quality thresholds.

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Domes Aulus Zante, Autograph Collection

Domes Aulus Zante, Autograph Collection is a Michelin-selected hotel on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, positioned in the southern coastal zone near Kalamaki. The property sits within Marriott's design-led Autograph Collection, a flag that signals editorial curation over standardised hospitality. It is one of a small number of Michelin-recognised accommodations on the island, placing it at the upper end of Zakynthos's growing premium hotel tier.

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King Jason Zante

King Jason Zante occupies a position in the Planos area of Zakynthos that places it squarely within the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 tier, a designation that signals consistent standards across comfort, service, and guest experience. For travellers weighing Zakynthos options, this recognition separates it from the island's broader mid-market accommodation pool and aligns it with a smaller cohort of properties that meet Michelin's editorial threshold.

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