6 Best Restaurants in Glyfada, Attica and Delphi

Ark is part of the Asteras Complex, an attempt to turn a strip of coast into your entire day: lounging, dinner, drinks, dancing. Ark, however, is focused on the culinary side, and under the guidance of chef Yannis Baxevanis it is a tempting affair. By day the café churns out smoothies, excellent coffees, and cakes; by night its waterside setting (including tables that line a jetty jutting into the harbor) indulges chef's Greek-French culinary leanings, from organic beef tenderloin served with a potato tart, to his signature wild local sea bass cooked in a wood-fired oven.

There is nothing glitzy about George's, but it is a piece of Glyfada history. What started out as a butcher's shop in 1951 has expanded over the decades, prompted by regulars from the old U.S Air Force base before it shut. Back then this area was dubbed "Burger City," and little has changed. Steaks and biftekia (thick, grilled, hamburger-like patties of ground beef and pork served without a bun) still hit the plate with regularity. The service is fast, so don't be disappointed if all the tables are taken; there's a continuous stream of diners coming and going. You get value for your money here.

Seafood, particularly mussels and oysters, is the order of the day at this popular spot. A light, airy interior stretches into the street terrace and the staff err just on the right side of attentive. This is one of few spots in Glyfada where grilled, fresh sea fish—something that should be easy to get right on the coast—is rarely a letdown, and prices, which are always a tricky thing to gauge with fish, are accurately listed in the menu, so there are few surprises.   

There are two big rivals in the eyes of locals for the crown of best seafood in Glyfada: Barbouanki and Sardelaki. The former is fully franchised across Greece now; Sardelaki (meaning "sardine"), on the other hand, has stuck to the region where it all started, with restaurants in both Glyfada and Vouliagmeni, and feels a little more authentic because of it. It's also excellent. The Vouliagmeni branch might have the views, but this is where it began. A menu packed with fried anchovies, classics like saganaki shrimp (shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce with feta cheese), and grilled sardines with tomato and onion ticks all the comfort food boxes at a good value.

A longtime local favorite that never fails to impress. The terrace outside gets no "pretty points" for running alongside the road, but inside, its open kitchen, glass walls stuffed with ingredients, and black-and-white press cuttings from days gone by always provide something interesting to look at. The food is down-the-line classic grillhouse fare, yet done with elan and no little skill. Rustic-style village sausages arrive in baskets filled with greaseproof paper and great hunks of grill-seared meat are tender to the touch. Classics from tigania (pan-fried pork) to potato skins topped with sheep's butter delight, and there are a few veggie mezes (its particularly good on mushrooms) to balance out the meat sweats. Great value.