Greek Gastronomy
Eastern flavors of Asia Minor on the Eastern Edge of Athens
To eat food without understanding its origin is like having food without flavor!
At the foot of Mount Ymittos, there is a neighborhood called Kaisariani. It is at the eastern outskirts of Athens proper, bordering Pagrati. In 1922 the great “population exchange” took place between Turkey and Greece. The big powers of the time had decided [...]
Eating local in an Athens winter
If you’ve ever been to a Greek restaurant outside of Greece, you are certainly familiar with the ubiquitous “Greek Village Salad”, aka “Village Salad”.
The ingredients never vary, whether you are dining in Chicago’s Greektown, New York’s Astoria, or Paris’ St. Michel, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, feta topped with a few Kalamata olives. And of [...]
Ariston - Grab a bagful and have a pita party in Syntagma Square!
10 Voulis Street, Syntagma Square (closed Sunday)
From Syntagma Square, face McDonald’s and walk one block down Ermou, Ermou is the center street just to the left of McDonald’s. At the first street, which is Voulis, turn right. Go 1.5 blocks down and you’ll find the bakery on your left hand side, just after one of [...]
Alegro - Ag. Fanouriou 6 at Imittou, Pagrati
One might wonder how come all the restaurants we write about are great. The reason is that we go to many places that we spend alot of time eating at places that we don’t write about …
Our quest usually takes us to side streets and places that are not usually written about or visited [...]