ΤΟ ΜΑΡΚΟΠΟΥΛΟ — Restaurant in Athens

A great experience at a properly local Greek restaurant. A very kind guest helped translate between ourselves and the lady in the kitchen whereby we ordered lots of food. On the day we visited we ordered roasted chicken with orzo, grilled sardines with tomatoes, stewed greens.

Everything was great and the staff were extremely friendly despite us only knowing a couple words of Greek. The kind man who translated even sent us over a drink on him. A really good intro to Greece on our first day and meal in the country during our stay.

It should be noted as well that they were genuine with the price, as there was no menu on which to base prices from. The bill came to €32 with a mountain of food and two...

First night in Athens. We found this restaurant through Maps and was interested because of the reviews mentioning "Mother cooking in kitchen", something authentic. It was quite an experience! Not only aren't there any menus but they don't speak English! Lol luckily my mother spoke some Greek. The owner is a very lovely and kind 82-year old woman who told us that we can call her grandma or "ya ya". Her son is the waiter. There were some customers at a table next to ours and one of them even offered some of his own food! Everyone was so warm and welcoming. We're not even sure what we ate! But it was delicious! And very affordable. I'll always remember this night and our...

By far the best meal we had whilst visiting Athens and Sifnos. We couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome despite the language barrier- if anything it contributed to how much we enjoyed the experience. We were led into the kitchen to choose our dishes from a selection of pots. Huge portions of selected dishes were brought to our table. The wine- house wine( no choice just the anonymous one they had) was fantastic. Excellent value for money (we couldn’t believe the bill). Please please visit this restaurant when you are in Athens. It feels like you have visited your Greek parents who are...