Hi Chugo,

There are a good selection of restaurants that are aimed at families with young children, with secure play areas etc close to the dining areas. We were in Protaras in May last year and my kids are 2, 3 and 11, so I know where your coming from.

As far as supplies/groceries go, the local supermarkets tend to just have your basics, but if you are hiring a car, its well worth the trip upto Orphanides (Cyprus' answer to Tesco!!! ) where you will find plenty of fresh fish, meat etc and all your other groceries a lot cheaper than the mini markets.

We'll be over there the last week in May and the weather usually great so you should have a good time.

Thanks thats great a great help. We fly out on 10th May for 2 weeks, only 8 weeks to go (not that I'm on a count down !!!) Have you any idea of the names of the restaurants with kiddies play areas as they sound just the thing for keeping my 2 occupied? Knowing my pair we'll be living off McD's, Pizza Hut & Indians!! I'll note the name of the Cypriot answer to Tescos-wheres that located? Thanks again. Claire

Orphanides is located on the main road to Paralimni, just past the Kapparis roundabout, approx 2-3 miles from where you're staying.

One of our favourites for the kids is Hippocampus, it doesn't look much from the outside, but there is a secure playground at the back and the food is excellent and cheap!!!

Flintstones is quite good as well and that also has a secure kids area with Disney videos and kids films playing all the time. Theres a magician and various other acts on at Flintstones too and our younger 2 loved it.

You can't go wrong with Protaras though, as it is very family friendly.

Thanks for all your info you've been a great help!

Rising star has a good restaurant, you can go half board for 3 consecutive days and its good if you want to stay for kids disco. I think it was about 10 cyp pounds per adult and you could choose anything from the menu, they also have various speciality nights and the cypriot one was pretty good. As said before most of the restaurants in protaras are very family friendly and we didnt have a problem with any of them they really welcome families.

Starting at the Paralimni end of Protaras with the Sfinx Bar on the corner (the coolest bar in town) we have McDonald's. Is there a place in the world not untouched by their awful food? It is hard to believe anyone eats there when there is a good choice of food elsewhere. Obviously for sad English tourists who have absolutely no taste in food. Watch the film Super Size Me (available on DVD) for the downside of eating at McDonald's!

A little further down the street (opposite Odessa Hotel), Delicious - The Inn Fast Food, the place for real fast food. Open until the early hours of the morning, it is often packed at 2am with an amazing atmosphere.

In the centre of Protaras (between Sunrise Beach Hotel and Silver Sands Beach Hotel) No 1 Restaurant. Very good on grills, excellent pancakes. A good place to eat. Very popular at weekends with Cypriots.

A little further down the street past No 1 (next to Friends Pub, opposite Cheers Pub) is a small ice cream parlour open until the early hours of the morning. Excellent local ice cream.

At the far end of Protaras, just before the street curves round to the main road, Nicolas Tavern. Nicolas Tavern is an open-air, traditional Greek-Cypriot taverna, the place to eat in Protaras, especially if you want to eat traditional Greek-Cypriot food. Try the kleftico, lamb cooked for several hours in a traditional wood-fired clay oven, served in an earthenware dish with vegetables. Look in at around 11am, an you will see the clay oven being fired with wood logs. Nicolas Tavern also has a good selection of local wines from small family vineyards and wineries.

http://www.heureka.clara.net/sunrise/protaras.htm
http://www.heureka.clara.net/sunrise/nicolas-tavern.htm

For last year's comments on eating out in Protaras see

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=320257

We were in Protaras 4 weeks ago and ate at Nicolas Tavern 5 nights out of 7, and for 3 of those 5 nights we both had kleftico We've been all over Greece but Nicolas kleftico is the best we've ever had, anywhere.

Nicolas = good food

I got back from Protaras last wednesday And I have to say that the best food we had was in the number 1 resturant and the staff were so friendly!

I shall certainly try the Number 1 restaurant but also Nicolas is a must as i've seen it mentioned on here many times before.

I'm off to Protaras in a few weeks time, my first time to Cyprus!

fly in two weeks will be eating at anatolia and nicolas can't wait

We'll be eating at Anatolia too, but will give Nicolas Tavern a miss!

I havent been to either of these places but will definately be giving them a try next week

Try the Red Indian on the top road ...go to the sphinx bar turn left at the lights and its on your left there food is great

Also Shennanigans on the strip

My family is going to Protaras in July and have got a few good tips for restaurants to go to.
We are staying in the Vangelis Apartments and would be grateful if anyone could give me directions to these restaurants.
Anatolias, Nicolas Tavern, No1.
Any other restaurants that can be recommended will be appreciated.
Only 20 days till we go and countimg ye haaaaa

Hi choco

Nicolas Tavern - come out of the Vangelis onto the strip and turn right. Walk right along the strip (past the fountains) and Nicolas is near the end of the strip on the right.

No. 1 - come out of Vangelis and turn right, the restaurant is not too far from the Vangelis on the left (between Sunrise Beach and Silver Sands hotel)

Anatolia - come out of the Vangelis and turn left. Go right along the strip (past the other fountains) past MacDonalds and up to the Sfinx (Egyptian) bar on the corner and turn right, the restuarant is on the right.

Hope you have a great holiday, we are there the same time as you are.

Kezza

Hi Choco,

Ive stayed at the vangelis watch out for the crazy barman with the blonde hair.When you check in you have to ask for the remote control for the tv and aircon a small deposit is refunded at the end of your holiday.Ive been to protaras 7 years running,a few of my favourite places to eat are,turn right at the sphoeinx keep walking and on the left hand side of the road is a place called Rocks,on the main strip le strada is good my two favorites are at the bottom end of the resort romeos across from nicolas and on the end diva and the corner house both are excellent.

hi choco. to the anatolia turn left on to the strip go right up to the top to the sfinx bar, turn right as though your walking to penera it's 50m from sfinx on the right.

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for all the info, we are all getting excited and really looking forward to Protaras.

Cheers