Ouzeria

Maria Karpathiotaki and her partner Nikos Kasotakis have taken over her parents' Greek restaurant in the Belgian Quarter and turned it into a trendy, vibrant fine dining spot. While she cordially welcomes guests front of house in the well-kept rustic-style bistro space, the chef is to be found at work in the kitchen, cooking up modern, creative dishes with Mediterranean and Asian influences. The menu includes a lovely selection of starters, plated in slightly smaller portions that are good for sharing and for trying out several – examples include "baby calamari, red pepper, pine nut pesto" and "half a corn-fed poulard breast, fermented celery, baby pak choi, ponzu, miso-samos-nectar espuma". Naturally, the menu also features ouzo. There is a small terrace laid out on the pavement.