Apparently more than 60% of restaurants and pubs are closed in Paphos for the winter, a not uncommon phenomenon in Mediterranean tourist areas. Probably higher than that in Rhodes. We benefit in one way, in that monthly prices are significantly lower offseason than they would be in the summer - which is too hot and humid in any case. Larnaca, like Limassol and Nicosia, is not really a tourist city, though it does have beaches and attracts some tourists. Not a high enough percentage to affect local prices much, though, unlike Paphos where British expats and tourists combine to persuade food sellers that customers can and will pay more. (An advantage for the sellers but not really for Cypriot customers who also get to enjoy higher prices).
The flip side of the Paphos coin is that waterfront pubs and cafés often discount beer significantly in order to lure in scarce offseason patrons, whereas in Larnaca beach area restaurant customers are likely to be well heeled locals or Russians or possibly Scandinavians - all more or less immune to high prices. Out of sight of the sea, in the poky little back streets, there is more genuine atmosphere and warmth, no playing at being the rich and famous, and lower prices. However, gentrification proceeds apace, with much muttering in the press about attracting a better class of tourist, i.e. one who spends a lot more. In Sioux Lookout suppose that might translate as someone who stays at a lodge and hires a boat and guide rather than bringing a tent and a fishing rod.
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