Then you can linger for as long as you like over mini pastries and coffee.
Breakfast is also a winner: deliciously crunchy granola, chunky fruit compotes, homemade mini pastries and a cooked-to-perfection full English.
The petit version, which could double as lunch, features a selection of tea sandwiches, mini pastries, Belgian chocolates and cookies with tea or coffee.
After checking into the beautifully appointed Milos Breeze in Pollonia, on the northeastern corner of the island, we tucked into a breakfast of mini pastries (spinach pie, toast with homemade marmalade) and had a "consultation" with the owner, Dimitris, to get a sense of the best way to explore the place.
The results are two menus each night, with house signatures like the salmon and crème fraîche in mini-pastry cones; oysters and pearls that are simulated by tapioca; and the tiny cinnamon-dusted doughnuts served with a soft and creamy cappuccino semifreddo.
The bistro owner living next to my parents commissions me to make freebies for her favourite customers: keychains, magnets, earrings, necklaces and mini-pastries – she calls them "wearable delights".
On the bottom platter are tiny sandwiches like layered egg salad and eggplant-squash spread, and cream cheese and nuts on fruit bread; on the middle platter, a crumpet and a hot scone with whipped butter and jam; on the top, fruit, chocolates and mini-pastries.
** Morrison's mini lattice pastries 342g, £1.999 A lot of pastry to filling but still surprisingly light.
We ventured to the second floor and stood in line for a pretty substantial buffet: chicken and fish, rice, asparagus, salad, rolls, mini puff pastries, after-dinner coffee.
Price: £3 for 6 x 40g Mark: 2.5/5 Our judges disagreed on the pastry of these mini pies from the Co-op, with some finding it bland and claggy and others thinking it had a nice crumbly texture.
