Marylebone, Greek Restaurant Guide

“Excellent modern Greek food” is served in “an aesthetically pleasing space” at this well-established venue (est. 2014), from the team behind highly rated Funky Gourmet in Athens (its more casual Soho sibling INO closed in summer 2024). As may be expected of the address and smart styling, it’s “spendy in the Marylebone manner” (with a high entry level for wines per bottle). Top Menu Tip – “lamb shank to die for”.

“A thoroughly modern twist on Greek cuisine” wins a solid following for this “atypical” and vibey Fitzrovia venue, whose “intimate setting and candlelit interior” help create a “great ambience”. An early exponent of smart, upscale Aegean dining in London when it opened nine years ago, it has branches in Mykonos and Riyadh. Founder Peter Waney worked with his brother Arjun, the man behind Zuma and Roka.

This “fantastic ‘fin-to-gill’ fish restaurant” in Marylebone, from the Greek team behind nearby Opso, provides a “really interesting” experience. The main event is, say fans, “utterly astonishing: your party chooses a whole fish from the alluring ice display, and the entire fish is then used to prepare your meal – even the bones, used to make a delicious soup, and the head and collar, fiercely grilled to smoky crispness and served with a fabulous Greek salad”. It’s “v. pricey”, and “if the restaurant itself is a little austere, the resulting focus on the food is worth it!”

“A great little find” with a “nice choice of wines” (many natural) – this Fitzrovia three-year-old claims to be the first Cretan restaurant outside Greece (and it takes its name from the year of the island’s revolution, which led to unification with Greece). Top Tip – “the lunch set menu is a steal!”.