Must-Try Authentic Greek Dishes in Athens

📍 Location Navigate directly to Karamanlidika on Google Maps. If there's no queue, approach the staff to check for available seating. If there's a line, just join it. (Pro tip: Arrived at 1:30 PM with no wait, but it got packed by 2 PM! 🔥) 🍽 Complimentary Starter You'll receive two slices of cured meat with cheese—not too salty and surprisingly tasty! (Forgot to snap a pic.) What We Ordered (For Two) 🥖 Complimentary bread included (super hard—tear with hands!) 🚻 Restroom tip: Walk straight, turn right into the alley, then upstairs on the right. 1️⃣ Traditional Greek Salad 🥗 🌟 Not recommended—overly salty! Tomatoes, cucumbers, greens, drowned in feta cheese and olive oil. Staff said, "That's how Greek food is!" 2️⃣ Herb Beef Stir-fry 🥩 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Clean-plate award! Tender beef cubes with potatoes and cumin—perfectly seasoned and flavorful. 3️⃣ Potato Meatballs 🥔🍡 🌟🌟🌟 Just okay. Salty meatballs with Greek flatbread (texture like Xinjiang naan) and crispy-on-the-outside, soft-inside potato slices. The sauce underneath was great for dipping! 4️⃣ Greek Yogurt 🥛 (Complimentary) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Absolutely divine! Thick, tangy yogurt (unsweetened) topped with plum jam—balance of sweet and sour with rich layers of flavor. Other Recommendations Cured Meat & Sausage Platter Quinoa Rice Dish (Didn't try these—let me know if you have!) 📖 Full menu here for pre-meal research: https://www.karamanlidika.gr/language/en/menu/ #HiddenGems #GlobalEats #FoodieTravel #AthensMustEat #GreekCuisine