Seychelles Restaurant

Seychelles is a taverna in Metaxourgeio that serves quality Greek food made with traditional ingredients from different parts of the country. The atmosphere is laid back and cool in a hip, bohemian way. The crowd is generally young and chill. It is pretty popular, so it’s better to book ahead if you are going on a busy day, i.e. Sunday noon.

Reason to go

The food is very tasty and you can find types of food that are generally harder to come across – such as buffalo kavourmas from Kerkini, apaki (smoked pork) from Crete and manouri cheese from Northern Greece. The food is clearly value for money as it is a pretty inexpensive place for what it offers. Its location and atmosphere are inviting as well. It is generally pretty relaxed and its location on Avdi Square gives you the feeling that Seychelles Restaurant is not in the city center but is rather in a small, countryside community.

It combines traditional ingredients in a modern, gourmet way. You will definitely enjoy the beef cheeks, green pea mush with cuttlefish in lemon sauce, dolmadakia (rice-stuffed grape or lettuce leaves) and the shrimp. To make a wild guess, if you are accustomed to French cuisine you will also appreciate Seychelles!