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Just the place to cool off after a drive around the Troodos, the Skylight restaurant has its own swimming pool – free to diners, with a minimal charge for those just dropping in for a cold drink. The menu features fresh mountain trout, an array of dishes from the charcoal grill, and some decent local wines.

This traditional taverna is an ideal year-round choice: in warm weather there are tables outside under a shady terrace, and in the cooler months there is a large, cosy indoor dining room. The menu runs the gamut of Cypriot dishes to grilled trout and international favourites.

Catch your trout, then eat it at this open-air restaurant on the northern outskirts of Platres. Also serves kebabs, mixed grills and salads.

A typically Cypriot hybrid of English-style pub and traditional café, with cold beer and soft drinks, kebabs and other light meals, sandwiches and ice creams on offer.

Get here in time to watch the mountain sunset. All the favourite Cypriot grills and casseroles can be enjoyed here.

This restaurant stands beside a clear stream that flows over the waterfall above and specializes in fresh river trout.

A British expat’s home from home, with a nostalgic 1970s-style menu of prawn cocktail, chicken Kiev and Black Forest Gâteau.

Old-fashioned furnishings, a leafy outdoor terrace and a menu of Cypriot standards.

The riverside restaurant of Kakopetria’s large hotel features trout and international standards.

This taverna offers a truly Cypriot experience, with a menu of mountain trout, Troodos pickles, candied cherries and other regional specialities.