Leo was our delightful waiter at 2 Mazi in Athens. We were not surprised to learn that he has another job as an actor.
Leo is on the left with former chef and current chef.
A friend sent us some restaurant suggestions for Athens and 2 Mazi was on the list. We took a while to find it only to discover that it was just around the corner from our hotel. In our defence, not all street names are written in English and we can’t read the Greek alphabet.
The summer restaurant is beside the winter room in a little courtyard. There are some quirky decorations. I love the hats used as lightshades.
Leo charmed us immediately as he explained the menu with obvious pride and delight. We knew we were in for a treat.
The amuse bouche was delicious, egg whip and fish roe.
There were 2 types of bread, focaccia and carob bread, served with tarasamalata butter.
I ordered pork with celeriac pure. Leo added the egg lemon sauce.
Jim’s lamb was also excellent.
We don’t usually have dessert for lunch, but we expected it to be wonderful and it was.
Jim had chocolate in several forms.
I had apple pie.
Thank you Leo for making our lunch a fun experience and thank you to the chef and his team for the delicious food. Leo reminds me of our lovely friend Luis, from Paris Boheme in Lucca. It is always fun to be with enthusiastic people.
2 Mazi is creative Greek cuisine. Find it at 48 Nikis St, on the edge of the Plaka district in Athens.