The Best Mediterranean Food in Athens
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The best Mediterranean food in Athens, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. CTC Urban Gastronomy comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Athina.
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Cookoovaya and DOLLI·S hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. CTC Urban Gastronomy
Modern Mediterranean
A tree-lined urban terrace draws the summer crowd to this Michelin-starred modern Mediterranean restaurant in Athens, though the softly lit interior holds its own through cooler months. Chef Alexandros Tsiotinis runs an eleven-course tasting menu whose dishes are kept secret until each one arrives at the table, a theatrical touch that somehow avoids feeling gimmicky. The cooking leans on classical foundations and quietly pulls them apart.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 2. Cookoovaya
Mediterranean
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 3. DOLLI·S
Mediterranean
The open kitchen sits on the fifth floor of a converted mansion, with the Acropolis framed in the window like someone set it there on purpose. This hotel dining room blends Mediterranean and Asian cooking, plated with the kind of precision that makes you feel slightly underdressed. Evenings lean further into the tasting experience, and the wine list pulls from both established estates and smaller producers.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. GB Roof Garden
Italian Mediterranean
The Acropolis sits dead ahead from the eighth-floor terrace of this Mediterranean restaurant atop the Hotel Grande Bretagne, which means half the table will be ignoring you. The menu leans Italian in spirit, with pasta and risotto given their own corner of the card, and the kitchen keeps things seasonal without turning the whole thing into a lecture about it.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Okio
Mediterranean
A corner restaurant steps from the Acropolis Museum that earns its sightseeing-crowd location by actually deserving it. The kitchen turns out contemporary Mediterranean cooking with a quiet lean toward Asia, so expect clean, precisely balanced plates and the occasional textural surprise. There's a lounge, a terrace for warmer evenings, and a private room upstairs when someone needs to organize a group dinner nobody else volunteered to plan.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant