Matthaios Home Cooking
Εστιατόριο Ματθαίος
Father-and-daughter eatery beside Faneromeni Church, open only for breakfast and lunch, serving Cypriot home-style stews for over 40 years.
Matthaios sits right beside Faneromeni Church in the Old Town. Metal cans planted with flowers and jasmine line the entrance, and you can dine in the shade of trees beside the church. Run by a father and daughter for over four decades, it is said to be one of the last traditional small eateries in Nicosia. The menu is small and made fresh daily: oven-baked lamb, lamb stewed with tomato and onion and served with spinach, red wine pork Afelia, rabbit and lamb liver. Vegetarian options and a Cypriot breakfast are also available. Prices are low, an English menu is available, and dessert is often offered on the house. Open only on weekdays for breakfast and lunch. There is no air conditioning, so it can be hot in summer.
Opening hours
Monday–Friday 7:00–15:00; closed on weekends
Nearby sights
- Faneromeni Church & Square
- Ledra Street & Crossing Point
- Bandabulya (Municipal Market)
- Shacolas Tower Observatory
- Büyük Han
- Bedesten (St Nicholas Church)
- Ömeriye Mosque & Hammam
- Selimiye Mosque (Cathedral of Saint Sophia)