Where's the Craft Beer in Chania?
- Bonnie
- Jun 13, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 26, 2025
If you are travelling to Crete Island in Greece, you may ask yourself important questions such as: ''Where can I find local craft beer in CHANIA?".
If that sounds like you, get ready to satisfy your thirst for Greek beer & Cretan breweries at local shops & beer tours in Chania. You'll find in this article a short list, recommended by us, the beer lovers at award-winning Bonnie and Clyde Urban Tours travel agency.
This is the right time to Fall in love with Greek beer!
Flashing back to Spring 2021, we at Bonnie and Clyde Urban Tours pioneered to proudly create the first ever Craft Beer Tours in Greece! Since then, the Beer Scene in Greece is growing & now counts over 115 independent breweries, 16 of which are right here on Crete Island.
This blue-skied country is booming with top-notch beer. We're here to spread the news far & wide that GREEK CRAFT BEER IS AWESOME.
Where to Taste Local Craft Beers in Chania
Our first suggestion as to where to find Craft Beer in Chania, is to join our Craft Beer Tours in Chania and Rethymno, Crete. We've done the legwork to find the best local beers from across Greece & showcase them to our thirsty international guests. Our tours are in friendly small-groups, non-touristy, delicious & fun! It's all about more people loving independent Greek beer & authentic travel.
Our award-winning tours are:
The original & fan-favourite Sunset Craft Beer & Food Tour in Chania's Venetian Harbour for an evening of great beers, local foods & fun!
Discovering Rethymno in an alternative way on our Craft Beer & City Tour in Rethymno's Old Town.
Travelling via cruise ship? Enjoy our specially-made non-touristy shore excursion The Cruise Ship Guest Beer Tour in Chania's Venetian Harbour.
" A must for ALL beer fans visiting CRETE! "
Beers paired with Cretan foods at iconic restaurants,
aromas and tastings of all kinds, craft beer made in Greece,
while learning much about the history of Cretan culture and beer.
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Where to Shop for Craft Beers in Chania
This is a short list of a few suggestions of local shops where you can buy craft beer in Chania, Crete.
📍CHANIA OLD PORT / VENETIAN HARBOUR
THE GROCERY STORE
Delicatessen & Convenience Store
Representing almost all microbreweries of Crete with at least one of their beers, including rare finds from the remote parts of the island, which are almost impossible to find elsewhere in Chania.
Find a broad selection of craft beers in cans & bottles from all over Greece as well.
A delicatessen grocery store with quality Greek products to taste & enjoy: beers, wines, honeys, liquors, nut butters, skin care, ice cream, special snacks & much more.
Location: Zampeliou 43
📍 CHANIA SUBURB
CHARITAKIS
State liquor store
This store specializes in high quality beer & coffee products.
In a warehouse-style location, this shop is worth the detour with its specialized variety of craft beers from across Greece.
One of the first suppliers to offer a craft beer selection to local stores in Chania.
Location: Riga Fereou 8
📍KALATHAS, AKROTIRI
STOP AND SHOP
Mini-Market
Small neighbourhood market with fresh produce, groceries, deli & bakery products as well as convenience items of various kinds.
The beer fridge showcases a surprisingly wide range of styles.
Excellent location for those headed to accomodations & beaches in the Akrotiri peninsula.
Location: Filias ton Laon, Kalathas
These are a few suggestions from us, local beer lovers & travel agency who put a lot of attention to find these local gems for beer fans to satisfy their thirst for real local beer.
We hope you enjoy our tips & to see you during your visit.
Join a craft beer tour in Chania & Rethymno, Crete, for a fun evening of Greek craft beer, local culture & fun beer tasting!
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Thank you for your kind comments. We are always trying to make the Greek craft beer society bigger & bigger. Hope you will share our post to your friends & family. Looking forward to have you with us soon!
Bonnie & Clyde Urban Tours
Super useful, thank you! I plan on visiting Crete soon, this will be so tasty, I had no idea Crete had such a good beer scene. 🍻
Thank you guys for the very useful information. I am in Chania & will try to visit some of these places. I have the feeling that the right thing to do is book one for your beer tours first for the full experience, so that's what I am going to do. See you soon😀