The Best Mediterranean Food in Greece
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The best Mediterranean food in Greece, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Botrini's comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Athens and Dafni.
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CTC Urban Gastronomy and Pelagos 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. Botrini's
Mediterranean
A former school on the outskirts of Athens now houses one of the city's more personal fine dining rooms, where the menu moves between Corfu, Thessaly, and Tuscany as if the chef's biography is the tasting course. Ettore Botrini runs the kitchen, and the cooking has earned a Michelin star. There's a chef's table, an open kitchen, and outdoor seating when the weather cooperates. The menu comes in two set formats, with room to add on.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Botrini's (this place) 85.680
- #1 CTC Urban Gastronomy 85.680
- #1 Pelagos 85.680
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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
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Botrini's 85.680
- #1 CTC Urban Gastronomy (this place) 85.680
- #1 Pelagos 85.680
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Rank 1. Pelagos
Mediterranean
The terrace at this Michelin-starred restaurant in the Four Seasons Astir Palace faces the Aegean, which sets the table before the food arrives. Chef Luca Piscazzi runs a Mediterranean kitchen with Italian and French threads woven through it, drawing on local ingredients and a career's worth of island-inspired ideas. The tasting menu is the move if you want the full argument, but the à la carte holds its own.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 Botrini's 85.680
- #1 CTC Urban Gastronomy 85.680
- #1 Pelagos (this place) 85.680
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Rank 4. Jerár
Mediterranean
The open kitchen faces the dining room, so you can watch the team at work while you graze through a menu built for sharing. This casual, spacious restaurant sits outside the tourist orbit, pulling in a local following with cooking that layers Greek produce from small-scale suppliers under French and Italian technique. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the cacio e pepe with Mikrolimano shrimp is the dish people talk about afterward.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 5. Cookoovaya
Mediterranean
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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Rank 6. 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
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 DOLLI·S (this place) 68.544
- #6 GB Roof Garden 68.544
- #6 Okio 68.544
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Rank 6. 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
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 DOLLI·S 68.544
- #6 GB Roof Garden (this place) 68.544
- #6 Okio 68.544
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Rank 6. 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
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 DOLLI·S 68.544
- #6 GB Roof Garden 68.544
- #6 Okio (this place) 68.544