The kiosk - a Greek institution

The kiosk ("periptero" in Greek) is an institution in the whole of Greece. In towns you can find them on many street corners and every (larger) village will have one as well. Kiosks have long opening hours and stock many items you might need when other shops are closed. The list is exhaustive: cigarettes, drinks, sweets and snacks, toothpaste and toiletry items, condoms, telephone cards, ballpens...just ask and they will probably have it!

Many kiosks are also newsagents and will often have foreign newspapers and magazines in touristic areas.
You can also make metered phone calls (useful if you call abroad and want to use more than the equivalent of a phone card) and buy stamps but these last two services carry a surcharge of around 10%.

Chania and Rethymnon and some other places also have all-night kiosks - just ask a taxi driver (or almost anyone else) where they are.