Diporto

Diporto is an old ‘mageirion’, which means an eatery where people used to eat at affordable prices after work. The place offers a couple of dishes every day, usually one of them ‘cooked’ (made in a pot) and one ‘of the hour’ (made on the spot, such as fried fish or grilled meat).

Reason to go

Mageirion Diporto always takes me to how I imagine the 1920s in Greece; when people would visit the small local tavernas to enjoy some wine and rebetika music. At Diporto, you go down a set of stairs to reach the building’s basement where you’ll find wine barrels lining the walls (these contain the house wine) and a cellar-like atmosphere. Some regulars who know the owner might bring him some meat or fish from the nearby market and ask him to cook it for them.

In general, you don’t know what you are going to eat so suspense plays a part in the general atmosphere! The food is guaranteed to be fresh. The salads are very good and everything is nice in its simplicity. When we go, we somehow always end up paying €15 per person. The food selections are limited but the quality is really good and the atmosphere is totally worth experiencing.