How I Found Some Of The Best Food In Athens Greece 🇬🇷

[@elenidrogaris6645]

Hi, Compliments on a well prepared and informative video! Small correction: The meat in souvlaki and gyros is pork, not lamb! Dolmadakia are usually without meat. If they are, it is never lamb, it's beef or veal mince and they will have avgolemono (whisked egg and lemon sauce) on top. You may take my word for it, as a Greek from Athens who loves gastronomy! ❤ And Yes we usually do give a tip: 1 or 2 euros for the waiter, at restaurants, cafés and delivery staff! You don't have to, but unless you are on a really tight budget or not satisfied, a little something is courteous.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thank you so much 😊 I appreciate your contribution as an Athenian and fellow foodie! Pork souvlaki and a tip, all great advice ❤️👏🏽👍🏽

[@ereini0n]

Athens has amazing food! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Totally agree 💯 We ate sooo well in Athens! Thank you so much for watching 😁

[@traceybartlam7737]

I want to go back! I love Spanakopita (and everything else we have to be honest) tzatziki is such a lovely accompaniment to everything. We also had a Michelin star meal at a restaurant at Mikrolimano Harbour, Piraeus, it was the first time we’ve ever done it and it was a fabulous experience. I really enjoyed your video, bought back great memories - and showed me how much we missed!

[@FrolicAndCourage]

I TOTALLY know what you mean and I want to go back, too 😩 Ooo, we were debating a Michelin star restaurant on the harbor, too, but ultimately decided with CTC. What was the atmosphere like on the harbor? In my mind I imagine a table at sunset by the water 😊 Thanks so much for watching and I wish you a very happy return trip!

[@traceybartlam7737]

@@FrolicAndCourage the harbour was lovely. It was already dark so no sunset. The whole area was a bit busy but becoming more so by the time we left, the surrounding restaurants weren’t busy when we went in from memory. The restaurant was open fronted at first floor level (I think you might call it second floor in USA as we call the ground level ground floor?!) so the table was under cover but “outside” so we had a lovely view too. Ours was part of an arranged trip so we didn’t know anything much about it other than it was a fish based restaurant. The level of detail on presentation was unbelievable. We enjoyed all the food so much. I really enjoyed places where it felt like it was home cooked. One location, again as part of the tour was large labels to share with paper table cloths and lots of food to share - huge Greek salads, and other things I can’t remember the names of (tomato fritters?) it was relaxed and fun (very similar to in Turkey too ) We are Northern Europe next so very different. Happy travels

[@FrolicAndCourage]

@traceybartlam7737 this sounds like a magical experience - seafood by the stars! 🤩

[@mikaelkyriakos4438]

This is may special food i love spanakopita in Greece yiamas 😂

[@FrolicAndCourage]

@mikaelkyriakos4438 spanakopita is sooo good!!

[@welcome_Moscow_walks]

It's very interesting to try food of different cultures 😊

[@FrolicAndCourage]

It really is! Food is one of the highlights of every trip we take. It expresses the heart and culture of the people ❤😊

[@annamartin3489]

Great, informative video!

[@valeriegriffith3415]

Hello, once again you do it, you show is the most fabulous things to see in your travel, you should become a travel agent, you give the best commentaries on where to go what to do and what to eat and where to shop, let's make that happen gurl, much love ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Hey Valerie! Thank you for your continued support 😊 Hmm, never thought about being a travel agent hmm 🤔 I’ll give it some thought! Hope you are doing well ❤

[@valeriegriffith3415]

@FrolicAndCourage keep me posted on you decision lol

[@FrolicAndCourage]

@valeriegriffith3415 lol, will do 👍🏽

[@lilianaamin4868]

Thank you. Traveling to Athens in few weeks for a major celebration and I will plan to visit a few of the restaurants you mention. I am grateful for all your awensome information.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thanks for watching lilianaamin! Have a great time at the celebration 🎉and enjoy the delicious Greek food 😊

[@stevetrigger3718]

I am heading to Athens on Saturday for a week. I will definitely be checking out a few of these spots you mentioned. Thanks for the great info!

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Awesome! I hope you have a wonderful time (and eat all the great food) in Athens, Steve! 🙂

[@GoExploreGreece]

Great video which I enjoyed watching. So glad you found some of my favourite places to eat each time I'm in Athens. Very tempted to add more 😊

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thank you so much for watching! Feel free to add your recommendations, I’d love to try them in our next visit and I’m sure others will as well 😊❤️👏🏽 One thing I’d like to try more of is seafood - any great recommendations?

[@kobiorama]

Thank you for sharing the experience. We will be in Athens next month and we intend to go to CTC. What is the dress code for it?

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Happy to share, kobiorama, thank YOU for watching! Based on what we and people around us wore, I’d say the dress code is “dressy casual”. Guys had collard shirts 👕 and/or blazers. Women wore nice dresses 👗 or a nice silky shirt and fashionable jacket with pants. The atmosphere is upscale yet relaxed. No shorts, flip flops, athletic shoes, or anything too casual or revealing. I also didn’t see anyone with a tie or anything super formal, but we sat outside under heat lamps for a few hours, so be mindful of the temperature at night 👍🏽🙂

[@JhreynoldsPort]

Great job on all your videos, thanks!

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thank you so much Jhreynolds! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave an encouraging comment 😊❤️👍🏽

[@نورالأمريكية]

Woooooooww جمييييل جدا 😊😊😊

[@mountainvibe8427]

Thank you very much for the informative video. I would disagree only when you said whether the greeks are waitng ti be tipped. Of course they do i am greek. I dont know what they do in michelin star restaurants but for the rest please tip . Thank you

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thanks for watching 😊 and for confirming a tip is a courteous thing to do 👍🏽

[@gianni3942]

gyro is only made from pork not lamb sometimes from chicken as well

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thank you, Gianni! Pork and sometimes chicken ✅ 😊

[@KevIRL77]

The food looks so good in Athens, I had Popeyes for dinner feeling unhealthy.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

😂 I’m not gonna lie, the food in Athens was very fresh!

[@ar144]

The food you describe here are just the basic types of greek food, like the most touristy. So much more delicious food is to be had in Greece. Like baked feta or giouvetsi to name just two not to mention all the sweet treats or desserts . I think you have to go back to Greece

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Baked feta with honey is delicious! I agree - I must go back to Greece to try more Greek food!

[@SM-BN]

The music is too loud. I couldn't watch the video to the end.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

Thanks for the feedback! Im focusing on the right audio level balance in my future videos 👍🏽❤️

[@franktriansilos849]

get out of athens if you want to discover real greece

[@FrolicAndCourage]

There are plenty of great places to visit in and out of Athens, for sure 👍🏽

[@erdemozcan5435]

90% of the dishes you mentioned are Turkish. yoghurt, baklava, tzatziki, gyros (Turkish doner), dolma, loukma-des, mousakka.

[@FrolicAndCourage]

That's what I've heard! There are a lot of similarities between Turkish and Greek food (and other Mediterranean food for sure!) It makes me want to visit Türkiye to taste for myself 😊 ❤️ 🍽

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@FrolicAndCourage You should definitely come and try the original dishes.

[@antogou]

The Turks adopted Greek foods from the Greeks of Asia Minor. How is Turkish? Did they cook them on the steppes of Asia where the Turks come from?

[@erdemozcan5435]

@@antogou really? These dishes belong to the Turks both etymologically and historically. Turks didnt eat rocks in Central Asia. Before the 1920s, there were no gyros or moussaka in Greece.

[@MrAdmitos]

@@erdemozcan5435 nope, most of these foods have other names also, but due to ottoman rule over the area some turkish or arab names still are in use. Secondly, most of the ingredients are mediterranean, that's why you can see the similarities between greek, arab persian etc cuisine. As for gyros the main ingredient is pork, just saying. You have to understand that people use to eat here even before the arrival of the turks. Plus, we have many recipes in greek, arabic and farsi that are older then 12 ce. AD. Cheers!