30 editor picks across United States.
30 greek restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Estiatorio Milos at the Venetian is Costas Spiliadis's Mediterranean seafood emporium, fish flown from Greek and Mediterranean waters and a produce-market.
OrderThe Milos special: paper-thin zucchini and aubergine chips with tzatziki.
TipLunch prix fixe is significantly cheaper than dinner; the produce-market plates run all day.
Mayflower Cafe, open since 1935, is Jackson's oldest restaurant and birthplace of comeback sauce. Greek-owned; fried shrimp in original vinyl booths.
OrderFried shrimp plate with comeback sauce, or the broiled trout
TipThe comeback sauce recipe has never been formally written down; buy a bottle at the counter to take home.
Mayflower Cafe, open since 1935, is Jackson's oldest restaurant. The Greek-owned counter invented comeback sauce and serves fried shrimp and broiled trout.
OrderFried shrimp with comeback sauce and coleslaw, or the broiled red snapper
TipThe lunch trade peaks between 11:30 and 13:00; arrive early or late to avoid the counter queue.
Manoli's on Harvey Milk Boulevard, chef-owner Manoli Katsanevas' Greek small-plates room since 2015, reinterprets Greek mezze with seasonal local ingredients.
OrderHalloumi with black olive honey, dolmathes, spanakopita and a Greek pour off the list.
TipClosed Mondays. Saturday and Sunday brunch 10:00-14:30; dinner Tue-Sun from 17:00.
Manoli's on Harvey Milk Boulevard, chef-owner Manoli Katsanevas' Greek small-plates room since 2015, reinterprets Greek mezze with local ingredients.
OrderHalloumi with black olive honey, dolmathes and a Greek pour off the by-the-glass list.
TipClosed Mondays; weekend brunch 10:00-14:30; dinner Tue-Sun from 17:00.
Demetri Tsolakis's Krasi on Gloucester Street has poured the country's largest all-Greek wine list in Boston's Back Bay since 2020. Priced at $$$.
OrderThe taramosalata with house pita and a glass of Assyrtiko.
TipReservations open four weeks out on OpenTable. The bar serves the full menu for solo diners.
Demetri Tsolakis's Krasi on Gloucester Street has run a regional Greek tasting room in Boston's Back Bay since 2020. Country's largest all-Greek wine list.
Estiatorio Milos in Miami Beach is Costas Spiliadis's Greek seafood dining room in South of Fifth at 730 1st Street, a 2025 Michelin Recommended pick.
OrderWhatever the whole-fish display offers; flown in from Greece and the Med, sold by the pound.
TipLunch prix-fixe at $39 is the city's best fine-dining value. The wine list runs deep into Assyrtiko.
Stella's on Lafayette has cooked the Dikos family Greek menu since the Lafayette opening in 2011 (the original Stella's debuted in 1983). Mid-week meze.
OrderLamb shank, Spanakopita, Greek meze
Stella's on Lafayette in the Museum District has cooked Stella Dikos's family Greek menu since 2011. Meze nights, lamb shank and house wine.
OrderLamb shank, Spanakopita
Psomi on North Howard Avenue in Tampa holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Chef Christina Theofilos' Greek daytime kitchen and bakery. The patio fills first.
OrderOctopus ceviche, house-made dolmades, and a Greek coffee with the bougatsa.
TipTheofilos runs a daytime-only kitchen: breakfast and lunch Wednesday through Friday, brunch on weekends; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Psomi on North Howard Avenue in Tampa holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Chef Christina Theofilos' Greek daytime kitchen and bakery. The patio fills first.
OrderOctopus ceviche, house-made dolmades and a Greek coffee.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday; breakfast and lunch Wednesday to Friday, brunch on weekends.
Sophia's on Military Road in North Buffalo is the Greek-American breakfast and brunch counter every local recommends, with massive omelets and weekend lines.
OrderGreek omelet, Pancakes
Sophia's on Military Road in North Buffalo is the Greek-American breakfast and brunch counter every local recommends, with massive omelets and weekend lines.
OrderGreek omelet, Pancakes
Ji-Roz runs a small-room modern Greek restaurant on North Main: lamb chops, spanakopita, whole branzino. Locally owned, gluten-free menu noted.
OrderLamb chops, Spanakopita, Whole branzino
Elia Authentic Greek Taverna in Las Vegas is the family-run taverna now on West Sahara Avenue, plating grilled lamb chops, pastitsio and hot saganaki.
OrderLamb chops grilled over open flame with lemon and oregano; ask for the saganaki to start.
TipLunch runs daily specials at a lower spend; the dinner mezze platter feeds three to four.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami's Buena Vista is the 1940s-bungalow Greek-Turkish dining room on NE 2nd Avenue, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 for taverna.
OrderThe Greek village salad and a whole grilled fish for two.
TipSit in the garden under the bougainvillea. The takeaway shop next door sells Mandolin's house olive oil.
Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami's Buena Vista is the 1940s-bungalow Greek-Turkish dining room on NE 2nd Avenue, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 for taverna.
OrderThe Greek village salad and a whole grilled fish for two.
TipSit in the garden under the bougainvillea. The takeaway shop next door sells Mandolin's house olive oil.
Giorgios Bakatsias's Michelin-recommended Greek restaurant at Brightleaf Square serves sharing plates, grilled meats and Greek wines, plus weekend brunch.
OrderSpanakopita, Lamb souvlaki, Tzatziki and pita
A Michelin-recommended Greek restaurant at Brightleaf Square. Small plates, grilled meats and curated Greek wines from the Bakatsias group on W Main St.
Kiki's on Division Street has poured retsina and grilled lamb chops in the Lower East Side, New York City since 2014. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans greek.
OrderLamb chops, saganaki, peasant salad.
TipWalk in at 17:30 or 22:00 for the only two short waits. The garden out back is the prize.
Manoli's on Harvey Milk Boulevard, chef-owner Manoli Katsanevas' Greek small-plates room since 2015, reinterprets Greek mezze with seasonal local ingredients.
OrderHalloumi with black olive honey, dolmathes, spanakopita and a Greek pour off the list.
TipClosed Mondays; reserve via the operator's site for weekend dinner.
Souvla in San Francisco is a counter-service Greek spit-fired meat sandwich house with four sites citywide, and the Hayes Valley original is the test kitchen.
OrderLamb sandwich with horiatiki salad and a frozen yogurt with olive oil.
TipThe 12:30 lunch line is faster than 13:00; order ahead via the app to skip it altogether.
Athenian Grill plates gyros, spanakopita and baklava on South Ashland Avenue in Chevy Chase, the sit-down home of Lexington's favourite Greek kitchen.
OrderGyro, Spanakopita
TipOpen 10:30-21:00 daily; the gyro bowls travel well if the small dining room is full at lunch.
Athenian Grill plates gyros, spanakopita and baklava on South Ashland Avenue in Chevy Chase, the sit-down home of Lexington's favourite Greek kitchen.
OrderGyro, Spanakopita
TipOpen 10:30-21:00 daily; the gyro bowls travel well if the small dining room is full at lunch.
Parthenon Gyros on State Street, Wisconsin's first gyro restaurant since 1972, serves house-made gyros and Greek plates with a rooftop patio for outdoors.
OrderA house-made gyro plate with a Greek salad on the side.
TipOpen 11:00-03:00 daily; the rooftop patio fills first on summer evenings.
Petra Greek on 16th Street, midtown Sacramento, is the family-run Greek room with gyros and lamb plates, the anchor on the 16th Street midtown strip.
OrderThe chicken or lamb gyro; the lamb plate with tzatziki; baklava to finish
TipCounter for quick lunch. Sister locations downtown at Golden 1 and at the Palladio in Folsom. Patio fills fast.
Greek Islands in Chicago is the Greektown standard on South Halsted since 1971, with the flaming saganaki tableside-presentation that the neighbourhood made.
OrderSaganaki (Opa!), lamb on the spit, gyros plate to share.
TipSunday lunch with the family is the room's natural use. Book a long table and a bottle of Boutari.
Pegasus Taverna on Monroe Street has anchored Detroit's Greektown since 1981. The flaming saganaki and the Greektown casino crowd are the constants.
OrderSaganaki cheese set alight at the table and a plate of grilled lamb chops.
TipOpen through 02:00 on weekends; the late-night kitchen runs the cluster.
Keifer's Restaurant on Poplar Boulevard has been Jackson's first taste of Greek-inspired food since 1980, serving gyros, feta dressing, and hummus to a loyal.
OrderClassic gyro plate with hummus, or the Greek salad with Keifer's feta dressing
TipLate-night crowds from the Fondren bar scene fill the counter after 21:30; the kitchen runs until close.
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