Greek gastronomy in the spotlight at Grand Café d'Athènes

After Filakia, Chloé Monchalin and Benjamin Rousselet have just opened Grand Café d'Athènes, in the heart of the 10th arrondissement, just in time to enjoy the beautiful terrace throughout summer 2019.

This large, chic bistro is a veritable invitation to travel and discover the flavors and colors of Greek gastronomy, from breakfast to dinner. With friends or family, we come here to share colorful, gourmet dishes, and simply to take our time.

In the morning, we sit at the counter with a typically Greek coffee accompanied by koulourias, round, oven-baked homemade sesame buns, and warm bougatsas, delicious homemade turnovers with cream and cinnamon.

At lunchtime, you'll be served large salads with Mediterranean flavors, spit-roasted free-range pork gyros, or beef cheek confit. As an appetizer, we were tempted by kolokithokeftedes (6€), a rather barbaric name for these excellent zucchini, feta and fresh herb fritters.

We also couldn't resist the feta psity (7€), baked in the oven and topped with herbs and condiments; and the spanakopita (8€), a generous turnover with spinach shoots, wild fresh herbs, pepper and feta. This lunch begins under the best of auspices.

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We continue our discovery of Greek gastronomy with the octopus (17€), served with warm potatoes, parsley, smoked chili pepper and melting to perfection; and with the leg of lamb kebab (19€), finely chopped, grilled on a skewer, and accompanied by lemon confit potatoes (a marvel) and grilled pita.

As for desserts, the Grand Café d'Athènes offers some original and tempting ones, to say the least. For us, it's the loukoumades (9€), traditional hot doughnuts with cinnamon ice cream and honey syrup; and the roasted figs with Otto's Vermouth (9€), homemade vanilla ice cream and light whipped cream, a real success.

In the evening, enjoy cocktails based onGreek spirits such as Mastiha, a mastic alcohol produced only on the island of Chios, or delicious glasses of Greek wine.

In short, a beautiful address that perfectly reflects the love the two founders of Filakia have for Greek gastronomy and products.

Please note that it's been over 4 years since our last visit, so the place and experience may have changed.