Private Chefs in Cyprus: Dinner at Home, Meal Prep and Villa Chefs, with Prices (2026)

A private chef in Cyprus cooks a restaurant-style dinner in your own kitchen, from about €80–85 per person in 2026, or comes once a week to fill your fridge with meal prep from about €150 per visit. Villa chefs for holiday homes and yachts start at about €245 per half day. This guide lists who to call in Limassol, Paphos, Nicosia, Larnaca and Ayia Napa, what the price includes, and how to book a chef at home for Christmas and New Year.

Our own picks, checked in November 2026. Prices and availability change, especially over Christmas, so check before you book. Know a great chef we've missed? Tell us.

Private chefs in Cyprus at a glance

Private chef dinners at home in Limassol, Paphos and Nicosia

BIOTROFI (island-wide)

BIOTROFI offers the widest range of chef-at-home services in Cyprus, four under one roof. A private dinner costs from €80 per person: the chef designs the menu with you, shops for seasonal ingredients, cooks, plates and serves at your table, then cleans the kitchen. Groceries are included, and staff are added for larger groups. On the booking page you pick the occasion and the number of guests, children under 12 are counted separately and the first two eat free, and the price per head is shown online; the date is secured with a deposit. Menus run from canapés to multi-course tasting formats, built on Cyprus produce such as Kathikas halloumi, line-caught sea bass and Akamas honey.

The co-founder and culinary director is Chef Dimitris Kamaritis, who trained at Le Cordon Bleu, cooked at The Ritz London and Bibendum, and helped launch Mauro Colagreco's restaurant at Raffles OWO in London. He recruits the chefs and signs off every menu. Book through Build your plan, call +357 22 030 800 or email contact@biotrofi.com. Tip: book two to three weeks ahead as a rule, and earlier for December.

Christina Christofi (Limassol)

Christina Christofi cooks modern Mediterranean menus of seven sharing plates, from €85 per person, at your home or hers. The minimum is eight guests (smaller groups pay for eight) and the maximum about 30. The price covers ingredients, cooking, service, handmade menus and cleaning of the prep area; washing your own tableware is not included. A 50% deposit secures the date, and long trips outside Limassol may cost extra. She also runs cooking classes before dinner. Instagram: @christina.christofi. Tip: availability is limited, so ask for December dates now.

Take a Chef (all districts)

Take a Chef is a booking platform with about 72 chefs listed in Limassol, 70 in Nicosia, 57 in Larnaca and 50 in Paphos. You describe the evening, chefs send menu proposals within hours, and you pay online to confirm. The price includes groceries, cooking, table service and a clean kitchen; plates, glasses and usually drinks are not. Prices are shown in US dollars: a typical booking in Cyprus is about $166 per person, and the all-in price per guest falls from about $257 for two to about $182 for 13 or more. Tip: read each chef's reviews and ask for the full menu in writing before you pay.

Chef Emil George Ciurea (Paphos)

Chef Emil George Ciurea is a Paphos-based private chef cooking Mediterranean, Italian, seafood, Japanese and Cypriot fusion menus for 2 to 20 guests. Five set menus run from about $60 per person (Mediterranean Sea Breeze) to about $294 (Cypriot Luxury Fusion). Request a date online with the number of guests and any dietary needs, or call +357 96 309891.

KounenisKatering and Chef Andreas Thoupos (Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol)

KounenisKatering, led by Chef Evangelos Kounenis, offers private chef dinners alongside canapé, buffet, BBQ and live-cooking menus in Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol, with menus tailored to dietary needs. Prices are by quote. Chef Andreas Thoupos, based in Nicosia, works as a private chef and caterer in Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca, cooking French, Italian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and vegan food; email contact@chefthoupos.com.

Villa chefs in Paphos, Limassol and Ayia Napa

A villa chef cooks for your group during a holiday stay, from breakfast to dinner, and shops and washes up too.

• BIOTROFI Holiday Chef costs from €245 per half day (one meal) or €480 per full day (two meals), for villas or yachts. In Paphos it covers Coral Bay, Peyia, Tala, Yeroskipou, Kato Paphos and the Akamas coast, with weekly rates on request and BBQ nights.
• Pafos Chef, run by Executive Chef Petros Mavros, now does private events only, anywhere around Paphos: buffet parties at €35 per person, finger food at €25 and children's parties at €15 per child, for 15 to 70 guests; private chef dinners are quoted individually. An 80% card deposit secures the date. Email info@pafoschef.com; Instagram @pafoschef.
• Gourmet On The Go, based in Chlorakas, caters villa dinners, BBQs, buffets and afternoon teas for 8 to 60 guests and offers a private chef at €350 per day. Children aged 2–10 pay half price, and linen and serving equipment are included under 16 guests. Call Amanda on +357 99 611011.

For Ayia Napa and Protaras, BIOTROFI's meal prep covers both resorts, and Christina Christofi travels island-wide; confirm any travel charge when you book.

Weekly meal prep and household chefs in Cyprus

For busy families, meal prep in Cyprus means a chef comes to your kitchen, shops that morning and leaves portioned, labelled meals in your fridge for the next four to five days. BIOTROFI meal prep starts at €150 per visit (one adult, one meal a day, three days covered), in Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos, Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Protaras. Groceries are billed separately at cost with itemised receipts, menus change each week, and calorie or macro targets are standard.

A household chef is the same chef every week, cooking around your family's routine, from €160 per visit. BIOTROFI puts three visits a week at about €480–750, plus groceries of about €150–300 a week for a family of four.

Christmas dinner at home in Cyprus with a private chef

A private chef is the alternative to a hotel Christmas lunch or a New Year's Eve gala: no driving, children can go to bed upstairs, and you choose the menu. Our Christmas restaurants guide and New Year's Eve guide cover the eating-out options if you want to compare.

• Book in November for 24, 25 and 31 December. A chef can cook for only one party a night, and BIOTROFI already advises two to three weeks' notice in ordinary months.
• Agree the menu early. Say whether you want a roast with all the trimmings, Cypriot dishes or a tasting menu, and ask who supplies the turkey if you want one.
• Confirm the timings. Ask when the chef arrives, how long the kitchen is needed and when they leave.
• Plan the shopping. Shops close by 18:00 on 24 and 31 December, and in 2025 they stayed shut on 25 and 26 December; check our what's open at Christmas guide.
• Hosting family from abroad? Our hosting guests at Christmas guide helps with the rest of the visit, and our Christmas hampers guide covers gifts for the table.

How private chef pricing works

• Per person or per visit. Dinners are priced per person and get cheaper per head as the group grows. Meal prep, household and villa chefs are priced per visit, half day or day.
• Groceries. Included in most dinner prices (BIOTROFI, Christina Christofi, Take a Chef). Often billed separately for meal prep and villa chefs; ask for receipts.
• Deposits. Expect to pay part up front: 50% with Christina Christofi, 80% with Pafos Chef, and online payment on Take a Chef.
• Extras. Drinks, serving staff for big groups, tableware hire and long journeys can add to the bill.
• Tipping. Optional. Cash for the chef at the end of the night, shared with any serving staff, is the easy way.

Dietary needs and kitchen requirements

Every chef listed here adapts menus for allergies, vegan, gluten-free or medical diets, but tell them when you book, not on the night: the shopping is done that morning. BIOTROFI also offers calorie and macro targets and nutritionist-led plans.

Most home kitchens are fine. A working oven and hob, some fridge space, a clear counter and somewhere to plate are enough for most dinners. BIOTROFI chefs bring what is missing, but on Take a Chef plates, glasses and cutlery are yours, so count them before the night.

Questions to ask before you book

1. Is the price per person or per visit, and does it include groceries, VAT and travel?
2. How many courses, and can I see the full menu before I pay?
3. How much is the deposit, and what happens if I cancel?
4. Do you bring serving staff, and who washes the plates?
5. What do you need from my kitchen, and what will you bring?
6. Can you handle the allergies and diets in my group?

What to do next

• For a dinner, decide on the date and number of guests, then compare BIOTROFI's online price with Christina Christofi or a Take a Chef proposal.
• For weekly help, try one meal prep or household chef visit before you commit.
• For Christmas or New Year's Eve, book this month and get the menu and deposit terms in writing.