Psomi & Alati – Where Bread, Salt, and Laughter Come Together
- Lillu Art
- Jun 17
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 18
We didn’t just go to Psomi & Alati to eat.
We went to collaborate.
Our idea was simple: bring some of the handmade porcelain pieces we feature at Lillu Artisanal Creations out into the real world. Photograph them in use, filled with real food, made by real people, on the island we love so much. Not in a studio. Not staged. Just honest beauty, shared around a table.
For this shoot, we used pieces from the incredible Bulgarian brand Pottery and Poetry. The name says it all. Every dish is handmade, poetic in shape, and crafted with care you can feel the moment you touch it. At Lillu, we’re proud to showcase their work. It speaks to everything we believe in artistry that’s functional, soulful, and full of character.
So, we packed a few of our favorite plates and headed to a place we already knew we loved - Psomi & Alati.
You’ll find Psomi & Alati at the entrance of Kontopouli, right where the road forks toward Moudros. The restaurant was recently renovated and now has a bright, open, fresh and inviting, just like the people who run it. It’s the kind of place that feels familiar even if it’s your first time there.
We arrived, set up the dishes, and got to work.
But as always on Limnos, “work” quickly blurred into something else.
After the shoot, we sat down with the staff and the owner for dinner and that’s when the real story began.
We started with a salad that completely won us over: crisp greens tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, toasted cashews, and generous flakes of parmesan. It was fresh, nutty, and full of texture, light yet deeply flavorful, the kind of salad that doesn’t feel like an afterthought.
Then came the dolmadakia—grape leaves rolled with seasoned rice, served warm and lemony, the kind of comfort food that tastes like home.
The shrimp pasta was rich and satisfying, full of flavor and clearly made with care, lightly spicy, perfectly cooked, and just the right amount of sauce clinging to every bite.
But one dish surprised us most: the sun-dried octopus on fava.
This is their specialty.
The octopus is caught by them, by hand and dried right in their backyard under the Limnos sun. Then it’s grilled to tender perfection and served over creamy yellow split pea purée.
Earthy, salty, smoky, sweet. It tastes like summer by the sea.
Oh, and the mushrooms with parmesan flakes? An unexpected favorite. Sautéed until golden, umami-rich and silky, topped with fine shavings of sharp, nutty cheese that melted into every bite.
We talked about everything and nothing.
They joked that when you catch an octopus, you must beat it and ask it where the others are hiding.
They warned us about going into the sea with pale legs, apparently, white attracts octopus.
They shared secret recipes.
And we laughed. A lot.
Their kitchen, it turns out, runs on humor as much as it does on olive oil.
We didn’t speak the same language fluently. The owner knows about as many words in Bulgarian as we do in Greek. But it didn’t matter. We understood each other through gestures, shared food, and laughter that needed no translation.
That dinner turned into something we’ll never forget.
Not because of a fancy dish or a perfect picture setting, but because everything, the food, the people, the warmth felt so real.
This blog isn’t about listing places.
It’s about celebrating them.
It’s about the people and stories behind the meals. About pairing our favorite Limnos food spots with the handmade art we’re proud to bring to the island through Lillu Artisanal Creations.
So if you find yourself near Kontopouli, look for the road that splits.
You’ll find Psomi & Alati right there, waiting—with good food, kind people, and maybe a story or two.
Try whatever’s fresh.
Don’t miss the octopus.
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Photo credit: Ryan Chatterton
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