Taverna Filippou

Taverna Filippou Review

This unassuming urban taverna is hardly the sort of place you'd expect to find in chic Kolonaki, yet its devotees (since 1932) have included cabinet ministers, diplomats, actresses, and film directors. The appeal is simple, well-prepared Greek classics, mostly ladera (vegetable or meat casseroles cooked in an olive-oil-and-tomato sauce), roast chicken, or fish baked in the oven with tomatoes, onions, and parsley. Everything's home-cooked, so the menu adapts to what's available fresh at the open-air produce market. In summer and on balmy spring or autumn evenings, choose a table on the pavement under the ivy; in winter, seating is in a cozy dining room a few steps below street level.