This cuisine pays great attention to the sequence of dishes and the taste followed by each one of them (Politiki Cuisine- Originated in Konstantinoupolis). This succession dictates a number of starters (binelikia), followed by the main course that should be quite filling.
There is also a variety of meat dishes, or meat prepared on the spit like steak (mprizola), lamb, kontosouvli and kokoretsi. The famous gyros, served in regular way, or in sandwiches, should not be missed out.
An outstanding characteristic of this cuisine is that it takes care to serve dishes with distinctive taste, avoiding the mixing of flavours.
A sweet treat in chocolate, or cream with dried fruits (walnuts, nuts, almonds) and syrup, completes any decent lunch or dinner.
Talking about syrup, it’s worth saying a few things about some very special sweets, namely siropiasta. These are small parts of pastry submerged in syrup, including walnuts, or pistachios. Do not miss the chance to try some of them, carrying quite strange names as, kourkoumpinia, rox, mpaklavadakia, kantaifakia.