Hytra Restaurant & Bar

We went to Hytra for my boyfriend’s birthday dinner and it was such a delight!! Everything from the food to the service was incredible, down to the smallest detail. Couldn’t have chosen a better place to celebrate! We had several amazing staff members working with us throughout the night but sadly only remember the name of one server, Maria was exceptional!

Dinner at Hytra was a fabulous experience. Service was impeccable. Food was great. As with most fine dinings restaurants portions are on the smaller side but presentation was impeccable and everything we tried tasted fantastic. The atmosphere is on the casual side with a nice view of the hills surrounding Athens.

We had an excellent meal overlooking the city of Athens yesterday evening! We opted for the 10 course degustation and each dish was delicious. Even the bread course stood out as both interesting and delectable! Our main server, Orfeas, was warm and professional with excellent English speaking skills. The whole staff, in fact, was great and very accommodating to us considering we had a stroller and a young infant with us. We would totally recommend Hytra to people who are looking for a fine dining/tasting menus in Athens!

This was one of the most amazing meals I’ve had in my life. Every plate was an explosion of flavors, all perfectly blended to create a superb culinary experience. The service was impeccable. My only complaint was the location, which is temporary. My understanding is their new space closer to the tourist areas will be open soon. This is an expensive restaurant, especially if you order alcohol, but to me it was worth every penny.

Hytra boasts a charming setting nestled on a green hill up a short garden path - it also boasts 1 Michelin star and may make your list of dine dining haunts in Athens. (If you can find it) It’s confusingly playing neighbor to another restaurant, Fuga, that seems to be located directly in front of it and hogging half the signage… but fear not, just follow the path upward and to the right from the entrance on the street where the main “Hytra” label sits on the map and emblazoned on the wall next to a sign for “Fuga”. Google reviewers have uploaded photos from inside Hytra under Fuga’s name… making this even more confusing. Fuga is apparently a temporary rebranding of Hytra’s space for events… is this common in Greece? I have absolutely no idea. The restaurant is decorated classically and resembles many American fine dining establishments. Comfortable seating, glossy black tables, and modern lighting all fit the bill here. Some people dining nearby had even brought their children - it was really very low key. If you don’t want the usual pressure of a Michelin star restaurant but you want the food quality, you will probably love this. Absolutely zero pretense or stuffiness— just be aware that some people like that and will find this off-putting. Maybe they’re in a new space recently having moved? It all felt weirdly staged and maybe the restaurant will move spaces? The view is very nice in the evening, can’t deny that. We’ll see how it develops in the future. But the Michelin reviewers got it right here, I think: the food is captivating and surpasses the elegance of the venue. You’ll find a relatively condensed tasting menu, strong offerings of local wine for a pairing, and no pressure to follow the usual “you must do X or Y” here. You can adjust reservations and dining preferences up to the moment and they’re very accommodating (again maybe reflecting a heightened sensitivity to tourists who might not understand normal Michelin grade strictness?). All the guesswork aside, the plates are well presented and the food is really top notch. I found myself wanting more and could have maybe eaten two of the smaller 90€ menus. Take that as you will. Bread is a standout, and as is common in Greece, assumes its own course. Always found that funny when it’s an “intermission” plate in American restaurants. Local fruit and vegetables take center stage and a tender, lush cod main round out the menu - desert is light and fresh and dishes flow well into one another. Again, set expectations appropriately but definitely try this place if you aren’t perhaps a more seasoned Michelin eater and you’ll find that Hytra helps bridge the gap easily between fine dining and the next step up. I bet it looks even more spectacular in the earlier evening before nightfall.

Lovely place with a beautiful setting and the views. We had the degustation menu and enjoyed a lot of dishes. However for a Michelin starred restaurant I would expect that they would cater also to the non-drinking crowd at least at some basic level, but was disappointed to hear that my options are limited to soda or non-alcoholic beer.

We came for a birthday celebration meal, we had pre-ordered the menu we wanted to eat, and when we arrived the waiter handed us a menu anyway and we were a little confused. We wanted to taste wine and order a glass and the waiter offered us a bottle and in the end we paid a lot. The waiter spoke very quickly and we had a hard time understanding him. He was charming and helpful, so I would like to praise him for that, but it's not just because of the service that you come to a restaurant like this, we came to eat and we were disappointed. We chose a vegetarian route, and I have to say that if you don't know how to handle vegetables well, it's better not to give the option, the first courses were strange, not tasty and really strange textures. The bread with butter was delicious, the beets with butter and soy sauce were okay but a very simple dish that anyone can make at home, and the desserts were very tasty. I have to say that we left the restaurant feeling nauseous, the food was very not to our taste, and there was also a long wait between courses. And I didn't mention that they poured the water we ordered for another table, there was a cat sitting next to us at the next table, and the restrooms were not as clean as expected for a restaurant like this. Unfortunately, I will not recommend and will not return to the restaurant.

Truly an exceptionally good dinner!! Each course felt well thought and delicious. The space is very nice and you get to walk through a small park on the way to the restaurant’s entrance.