Restaurants in Madrid to feel like in Greece

The Greek word

means something similar to a banquet and illustrates well what Greek meals are like, with tables full of dishes, almost always to share, in evenings that can last for hours,

Tardeo, actually, they invented it.

Greek gastronomy has a lot to do with Spanish cuisine,

, with a predominance of dishes made with vegetables, salads with tomatoes, fish and meat.

They have their version of our meatballs with tomato and their stuffed empanadas.

Also stews and dishes cooked for hours over low heat in tomato sauce in the oven.

Many restaurants have opened in recent years, most of them run (at least initially) by Greeks.

or the classic dishes at Dionysos, one of the chains that is established in several cities.

1. Aegean

Some of the dishes of the Aegean restaurant

Thanasis says that in Europe

.

One is yours, Greece, another is Portugal and the other is Spain.

"I chose the best to stay," says this Greek businessman from the island of Leros who asked to do an Erasmus scholarship in our country and has already stayed in Madrid.

He worked on television and in the end he ended up setting up a restaurant in Madrid, in the Lavapiés area.

Aegean, the establishment in Thanasis that takes its name from the blue sea of ​​Greece, is a

, which is what meat dishes served on skewers are called in Greece.

Other times they are wrapped in pita bread.

It is one of the specialties of the country.

Just before the pandemic began, Egeo opened its second tavern in Madrid and in two weeks it opens the first in Valencia.

Egeo offers the essence of the country

Its souvlakis stand out, its Greek sauces (eggplant, melitsanosalata; fava, which is made with beans; or tzatziki, the classic yogurt and cucumber) or desserts such as portokalópita (orange drunk cake) or baklava, the pastry with pasta filo, lots of honey and nuts.

Address: Calle del Barco, 41. Telephone: 912321359

2. Journey

Cafe PeriploTHE WORLD

It is a secret corner in the heart of Madrid, in the Chamberí neighborhood,

.

It is run by Yannis and Lukas, from the island.

It has been open for a number of years and is a tiny bar with a few highly coveted tables.

Now they have a terrace with more tables, which they were able to open due to the pandemic.

Yannis is responsible for explaining the menu to customers in detail, dish by dish.

It tells, for example,

which comes from Crete and gets its name from the type of toasted bread (dakos) that is usually placed as the base of the salad, instead of lettuce, and is seasoned with cheese feta, tomato and oregano.

This one, he points out, always comes directly from Greece (the difference is noticeable).

There is Greek beer, Greek wine and, apart from the starters, most are off-the-menu dishes that Lukas prepares on the day.

For dessert, the classic Greek yogurt with honey and nuts stands out.

Address: Modesto Lafuente street, 4. Telephone: 622638974

3. Alevi

spanakópita, by Alevri

This monothemed tavern

(empanada in Greek).

Unlike ours, they are made with filo dough, they are thin and can be filled with feta cheese or spinach (tirópita or spanakópita), although they have many more ingredients: tuna, meat, chicken or garlic, cheese and honey. , among other.

They also have sweets: galatópita or milópita (milk or apple).

It can be purchased whole or in portions, to take away or drink on the spot with a Greek beer, one of the three best known: Mythos, Alpha and Fix.

The place was recently opened by Lafayette Veiga, a Brazilian from Sao Paulo, and Dimitra Souvleri, a Greek from Athens carrying pitas.

Special mention deserves its koulouri, a kind of sesame bread roll, very difficult to find in Madrid.

Address: Calle Cardenal Cisneros, 37. Telephone: 617906652

4. Dionysus

Dionysus Tavern

Further away from what is a popular Greek tavern,

such as mousaka (a dish filled with vegetables and meat), yémista or stuffed tomatoes (they are also accompanied by peppers and are stuffed with rice ) or imam (baked eggplant with feta cheese).

It also has some of the classic meat dishes, such as the gyros or the aforementioned souvlaki.

On the cellar side they have a variety of wines from the country.

One of the best known is Retsina, exclusive to Greece, although the country has a wide variety of whites and reds.

They also highlight the ouzo, like anisete that is taken with water, not necessarily eating, or the raki, a liquor that is also very typical.

Address: Augusto Figueroa, 8. Phone: 915 22 51 83

5. Kritikos

Baked feta, Kritikós tavern

The word Krititós means "Cretan, which comes from Crete", although

It is in the Madrid neighborhood of Chueca and it is a charming place that has some of the main dishes of Hellenic gastronomy.

In the starters, in addition to the aforementioned tapas (tzatiki or hummus) they have dolmadakia, which are small rolls of rice wrapped in vine leaves.

They are usually accompanied by a yogurt sauce.

Baked feta cheese (saganaki), another classic, is also on the menu.

Unlike other Greek restaurants, Kritikós has slightly more fusion dishes, such as fish or meat.

Address: Calle San Gregorio, 11. Telephone: 913197731

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