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Friendly staff serve daily specials such as lemon lamb with potatoes, and an excellent
zucchini and avocado salad.
To Steki tou Ilia
TAVERNA $
( 210 345 8052; Eptahalkou 5, Thisio; chops per portion/kg €9/30; 8pm-late; Thisio)
You'll often see people waiting for a table at this
psistaria
(restaurant serving grilled
food), famous for its tasty grilled lamb and pork chops. With tables under the trees on the
quiet pedestrian strip opposite the church, it's a no-frills place with barrel wine and
simple dips, chips and salads.
Jamon
TAPAS $
( 210 346 4120;
www.jamon.gr
; Elasidon 15, Gazi; tapas €1.75-7; 2pm-late; Kera- mikos)
Scrumptious tapas and paella (€10), served with Spanish wines and flare, streetside by a
gregarious owner.
Gevomai Kai Magevomai
TAVERNA $
( 210 345 2802;
www.gevome-magevome.gr
;
Nileos 11, Thisio; mains €6-11; lunch & dinner;
; Thisio)
Stroll off the pedestrian way to find this small corner taverna with marble-
topped tables. Neighbourhood denizens know it as one of the best places for home-
cooked, simple food with the freshest ingredients.
Oina Perdamata
TAVERNA $
( 210 341 1461; Vasiliou tou Megalou 10, Gazi; mains €6-9; lunch & dinner; ; Kera-
mikos)
Unpretentious, fresh daily specials are the hallmark of this simple spot off busy Pi-
reos. Try staples such as fried cod with garlic dip and roast vegetables, or pork stew, rab-
bit and rooster.
Athiri
MODERN GREEK $$$
( 210 346 2983;
www.athirirestaurant.gr
; Plateon 15, Keramikos; mains €16-19; 8pm-1am Tue-
Sat, 6pm-midnight Sun; Thisio)
Athiri's lovely garden courtyard is a verdant surprise in
this pocket of Keramikos, The small but innovative menu plays on Greek regional clas-
