Athens: Top Restaurants for a Taste of New Greek Cuisine

"Set on the Athens Riviera within The Margi’s discreetly luxurious boutique hotel encircling a vast, lounger‑lined pool, this table offers a unique gastronomic experience that feels both modern and authentic. Chef Panagiotis Giakalis keeps things resolutely Greek, drawing on personal memories to reinterpret tavern and kafenion rituals: sea urchin salad arrives with an ouzo emulsion to evoke the Greek aperitif; Aegean cuttlefish is lifted by spinach pesto and the salinity of fish roe; and traditional suckling lamb comes with a comforting olive purée and ginger‑flavoured aubergines, before a nostalgic dessert of strawberries, vanilla and almonds. To rediscover natural flavors, the restaurant cultivates a huge vegetable garden on the plain of Attica and is now virtually self‑sufficient for vegetables, herbs and fruit—a virtuous approach recognized with a MICHELIN Green Star." - The MICHELIN Guide