We went looking for a traditional Cypriot meal – and found it in Larnaca

Some meals are planned weeks in advance. Others arrive courtesy of visiting friends. When our guests from abroad announced that they wanted “somewhere traditional”, the challenge began. Not because Cyprus lacks traditional tavernas, but because everyone has a different idea of what traditional means.

As it happened, there was already somewhere on my list that I had been meaning to try: Stou Roushia. Traditional food and with a sprinkling of some popular dishes from Greece....