The family of Nikos Sarakinos was the first that resided in Agios Stefanos at the beginning of the 20th century. It was already a big family and quickly became even bigger

 A proof for that is the great number of locals who have “Sarakinos” surname. Nikos Sarakinos’s grandfather (Nikos) was a fisherman who used his fishing skills to nourish his family, before the wave of tourism came to Corfu. When this happened, he slowly moved from his honorable profession to becoming a taverna owner, the first in Agios Stefanos bay. The taverna had no attractions other than its friendly and welcoming people. Antie “La” was one of them, renowned among the regular visitors of the taverna. Nikos’s father, Kostas, did not take over the restaurant business. He was talented in constructions and thus became a building constructor. Many houses from Kerasia to Kassiopi are his creations. 

Nikos Sarakinos, the grandson, took over the taverna business just after the completion of his military service and quickly started to transform it in order to meet the demands of the ever changing tourism industry.