greek comfort foods DINNER moussaka layers of lightly sautéed eggplant, zucchini and potato baked in a clay dish with aromatic ground meat sauce and béchamel 15

epipleon piata (side dishes)

Happy Valentine’s Day! greek yiayia’s fried potatoes wedges of hand-cut fried potatoes served with grated greek sheep’s milk cheese and oregano 5 The Greeks, who gave the world Eros and Aphrodite, know a thing or two about love. horta seasonal greens, blanched and tender, served with The myths are filled with love stories, but in extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice 6 real life the practical matters, too. patates psites roasted potatoes seasoned with lemon, Ever-wise, the Greeks say that "hungry oregano, garlic and extra-virgin olive oil 5 bears don't dance," an euphemism for the need to be sated first with good food before attempting to be sated otherwise!

On Valentine's Day here at PYLOS we're offering up a menu of sensual foods sure to appeal to every...appetite.

epidorpio (sweet)

PYLOS kardoules sokolatenies kai voutirenies me rustic greek home cooking marinarismenes fraoules hearts of chocolate— raspberry-mousse filled shortbread cookies served with marinated strawberries 8 PYLOS honors traditional greek cuisine by bringing fresh, wholesome cooking from all regions of greece to the east village. hot drinks christos valtzoglou, manager/proprietor coffee, tea 2 diane kochilas, consulting chef espresso 3 diane kochilas is the world’s foremost authority on greek cuisine. she is an american of greek descent, a born-and- greek coffee 3 bred new yorker, who has been living in greece since the early 1990s. now, she divides her time between three cappuccino 3 places: new york city, athens and ikaria, a beautiful, peaceful island in the eastern aegean where she runs a small restaurant and cooking school each summer.

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mezethes soupes (appetizers served cold)

avgolemono me sampania champagne poikilia a trio of greece’s three best dipping sauces— avgolemono, PYLOS’ smooth as silk classic egg-lemon soup tzatziki, the thick, tangy yogurt dip; taramosalata, the robust and with chicken stock and rice 5 lemony fish roe dip; and melitzanosalata, a luscious eggplant condiment made with char-grilled eggplants and extra-virgin greek olive oil 9 salates piperia gemisti me kafteri feta half a roasted red pepper filled with spicy feta whipped with sweet and hot peppers horiatiki the classic greek village salad, with fresh 8 tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, capers, kalamata olives, feta and a simple dressing of extra-virgin greek olive oil and red patzaria psita me kopanisti apo feta kai dyosmo wine vinegar 10 Napoleon of olive-oil-rubbed roasted beets filled with mint-and- feta mousse 8 patzarosalata roasted beets served with extra-virgin greek olive oil and beet greens 8 mezethes maroulosalata tender lettuces, dill, scallions and feta (appetizers served hot) served with extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon dressing 8

anginares moussaka artichoke heart moussaka, kreata layered with caramelized onions, herbs and three greek cheeses (meat specialties) (meatless) 10 kolokythakia kai melitzanakia tyganita crisp, brizola aged new york cut sirloin steak served with fried zucchini and eggplant rounds served with tzatziki 8 greens and greek yiayia’s fried potatoes 28 gigantes sto fourno me anitho kai aromatiki frangokota tis mamas mou greek mom’s roasted saltsa tomata greek giant beans baked to perfection in a cornish hen marinated in lemon, orange, cumin and honey. honey-scented tomato-dill sauce 8 served with homemade garlic mashed potatoes 16 saganaki tou merakli three greek cheeses melted in a paidakia galaktos stin schara marinated grilled clay pot 9 baby lamb chops. served with greek yiayia’s fried potatoes 28 soutzoukakia smyrneika PYLOS’ delicious ground meat sausage seasoned with cumin and served in an aromatic tomato sauce 9 psaria kai thalassina kalamarakia tyganita crisp fresh fried squid 9 (fish and seafood) garides ouzo large shrimp cooked in a light ouzo and tomato cream sauce 12 solomos ston atmo poached salmon served over spinach-rice pilaf with sun-dried tomato and olive sauce 17 htapothi scharas classic grilled, marinated octopus 12 garides kai hteniame slatsa ouzo servirismena me hilopites shrimp and sea scallops in a creamy ouzo-flavored tomato sauce. served over greek egg noodles 19

psari sta karvouna classic grilled whole fresh fish, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice 28