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Greek restaurant · Marylebone
Greece's long coastline and thousands of islands mean seafood is a genuine everyday part of Greek cooking, not a special-occasion addition. Grilled whole fish, octopus, calamari and prawns are taverna staples alongside meat dishes like souvlaki and moussaka, and it's common for a Greek restaurant to have a specific fish or seafood section on the menu, sometimes priced by weight for whole fish.
Greek restaurants in London typically follow the taverna model, a relaxed, sharing-focused format built around mezze-style small plates, grilled meat and fish, and simple salads. Dishes lean on olive oil, lemon, oregano and feta, and the format generally encourages ordering several plates for the table rather than one dish per person.
Across London's 4 greek restaurants in our directory, the highest concentration is in Westminster (4), Kensington and Chelsea (1), Hammersmith and Fulham (1), Barnet (1).
Expect mezze plates like dips, halloumi and dolmades to start, followed by grilled meat or fish as a shared or individual main, and salads built around tomatoes, cucumber and feta rather than leafy greens. Retsina and other Greek wines are commonly available alongside a standard wine list.
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There's real overlap, shared dishes like dolmades, halloumi and grilled meat skewers appear across the eastern Mediterranean, but Greek cooking has its own distinct emphasis on olive oil, feta, oregano and fresh grilled fish that sets it apart from Turkish or Lebanese menus.
You can order a single main course at most Greek restaurants, but the mezze, sharing-plate format is central to the cuisine, so ordering a few starters for the table alongside mains is the more traditional way to eat there.
We list 4 across London, with the largest concentration in Westminster (4 restaurants). Use the filters above to narrow down by borough or price.
