For most people Greek food is just souvlaki, tsatziki and Greek salad. However, for Greeks and for foreigners who know, the cuisine of Greece is much more than this.
From the cheap Greek taverns to the most delicate and expensive restaurants there is a great variety of Greek dishes that will be offered to you. Greeks use a lot of olive oil in their foods and you’ll probably not be used to it, but it is really healthy and it has a delicious taste. They also use a lot of vegetables, cheese and red meta, while you can also have a lot of chicken and of course fresh fish.
If you would like to taste the everyday food of the Greeks you may visit in daytime Barba-Yiannis Restaurant at Emmanuel Benaki Str. 54 (to go there just get a taxi) or choose Yiannis at Ayiou Thoma Square near Laikon Hospital (a taxi is the best transportation solution to there, too). At both restaurants you won’t pay more than 15 euros (apr. 19 dollars) per person for a dish a salad for two and a bottle of wine for two.
If you would like to eat what tourist consider as Greek food, then you ‘ld better choose Plaka Restaurants, where in daytime or night you can enjoy your food in perfect environment. To meet the modern aspect of Greek food you may visit a delegated Greek restaurant such as Byzantino at Athens Hilton (50 euros, apr. 62 dollars per person or a dish, a salad for two and a bottle of wine for two).
Another good choice is the Kasteloriso Restaurant in Glyfada, where you can eat fresh fish by the sea almost at the same cost.
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