You need to travel outside Heraklion for a broader and higher delight of Cretan cuisine. Indeed, you don’t have to drive too far away to reach one of the top restaurants in the area – 7 Thalasses is located in the small town Nea Alikarnassos next to the Nikos Kazantzakis Airport. The meaning of the name is Seven seas, so here is the place to treat yourself with the Greek culinary tradition on a full-scale - grilled fish, shrimp saganaki, calamari with pesto, and dozens of Mediterranean meals in the menu.