Il Maestro

Gate-side in Terminal 1, Il Maestro is one of CFU’s main sit‑down Italian options once you’re through security. It sits in the departures area of Terminal 1, so it works for any flight leaving Corfu, Schengen or non‑Schengen. Expect mid-range pricing (think $$: pasta or pizza often lands around typical European airport prices, not fast-food cheap, not white-tablecloth expensive).

Il Maestro leans local and Italian, so you’re looking at pasta, pizza, simple mains, and Greek-leaning appetizers instead of international chains. It’s firmly post-security in Terminal 1, which means you can stay closer to the gates instead of backtracking to landside cafés. With only one terminal at CFU, you don’t have to guess if it’s in the right building; every departing passenger walks past this zone eventually.

There’s no published opening time, but CFU’s morning departures often start before 08:00, and airport reports put food outlets opening roughly in that window too. If you have a 06:30 departure, don’t count on a full hot meal here; plan it more as a late breakfast or lunch spot. For a standard pizza, expect roughly mid-teens in euros; salads and small plates usually under that, drinks on typical airport markups.

Menus focus on familiar Italian standards: think Margherita-style pizzas, simple tomato-based pastas, and basic grilled dishes instead of chef-driven specials. Given the “Local · Italian” tag from the airport’s own listing, you’ll see at least a few Corfu or Greek touches mixed in with the Italian core. If you only have 30 minutes from boarding time, stick to pizza or cold dishes; cooked mains in a busy summer bank can push your stress level as boarding at CFU often starts 30–40 minutes before departure.

Practical tip: Corfu’s security queues can spike in high season, so clear security in Terminal 1 first, then sit down at Il Maestro; don’t burn time at landside cafés and end up eating a bag of chips at the gate.