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50 BEST GREEK RESTAURANTS ON THE EASTERN COAST OCTOBER 25-26, 2014 The National Herald T H D E L N A AT ER IONAL H www.thenationalherald.com 2 50 Best Greek Restaurants On The East Coast THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 25, 2014 The National Herald The East Coast’s Top 50 Hellenic Dining Spots A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. As the pastel days of summer give way to autumn sauce of roasted tomatoes, onions, and capers), a Mediterranean cuisine. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), chill, bringing classes back into session and noses back moussaka (a robust casserole of baked eggplant, As always, you will find the restaurants listed by reporting the news and to the grindstone, meal cravings change along with ground beef, and creamy béchamel), a youvetsi (a state, accompanied by photos of some of their most addressing the issues of the season. On balmy days, a crisp salad of fresh, stick-to-your-ribs stew of meat or seafood with orzo delectable dishes to whet your appetite. paramount interest to the Greek bright-colored vegetables or fruit often provides pasta) or a smooth and hearty fasolada (white bean We’re hungry already! Tuck into this issue to read sufficient fuel for the day. But as temperatures drop, and vegetable soup), Greek gastronomy has about new eateries, hear from experts about food American community of the stomachs seek more substantial nourishment. And something for every palate. And Greek chefs continue trends, and try recipes from some of the dining spots United States of America. Hellenic cuisine offers an abundance of comfort food. to apply their considerable skills to creating ever more we love. Whether it’s a luscious plaki (baked fish bathed in a inviting dishes to satisfy the growing appetite for Kali orexi! Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos Special Section Editor Sophia Stratakis Huling Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros Marketing & Design Director Anna Angelidakis 37-10 30th Street LIC, NY 11101-2614 Tel: (718)784-5255 Fax: (718)472-0510, e-mail: EOS RESTAURANT MYKONOS GREEKTOWN GRILLE [email protected] G R E E Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, water, Fla. (727) 447-7800 K CONNECTICUT C Athens, 10671, Greece greektowngrille.com Entrées: O R Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598 $12-$25 N E R EOS Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776 R E Winner of Best Greek Restau - MYKONOS S e-mail: [email protected] T A rant in Best of the Gold Coast Listed by the Tampa Bay U R Connecticut, Fairfield County Times as one of the 13 top spots A N 2009-2014. in Tarpon Springs in 2011; 2014 T 490 Summer Street Stam - Trip Advisor Certificate of Ex - ford, Conn. 06901 (203) 569- cellence. 628 Dodecanese Blvd., 6250 eosgreekcuisine.com En - Tarpon Springs, Fla. 34689 trées: $14-$37 (727) 934-4306 Entrées: $10- $20 A M Y FLORIDA MANDOLIN AEGEAN BISTRO K Zagat Best Places to Travel Drive to Baltimore” in 2014; (508) 879-8424 and 640 GREEKTOWN GRILLE Back in Time in Miami in 2013; Open Table Diners’ Choice Win - Arsenal Street, Watertown, Named by Tampa Traveler 2014 Trip Advisor Certificate of ner for Hot Spot, Outdoor Din - Mass. 02472 (617) 923- one of the 10 best restaurants Excellence. 4312 NE 2nd Ave, ing, and Scenic View. 1000 Lan - 7771 in Clearwater’s Cleveland Street Miami, FL 33137 305-576-6066 caster Street, Baltimore, Md. aegeanrestaurants.com En - district; Editor’s Pick and Best mandolinmiami.com Entrees: 21224 (443) 708-5818 trées: $12-$26 Greek on Local Eats. $17-$33 www.ouzobay.com Entrées: 1230 Cleveland Street, Clear - $19-$75 GREEK CORNER RESTAURANT GEORGIA MYKONOS GRILL Trip Advisor Certificate Washington Post editor’s of Excellence for 2014. The KYMA pick; Open Table Diners’ Choice Food Network’s “Diners, One of Zagat’s Best Seafood Award for Best Food, Neighbor - Drive-Ins and Dives” fea - Restaurants in Atlanta in 2014; hood Gem, and Best Restaurants tured their pastitsio. 2366 Trip Advisor Certificate of Ex - in Rockville. 121 Congressional Massachusetts Avenue, ITHAKI MODERN MEDITERRANEAN cellence 2014; Wine Spectator Lane, Rockville, Md. 20852 Cambridge, Mass. 02140 Award of Excellence 2013. 3085 (301) 770-5999 www.mykonos - (617) 661-5655 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, Ga. grill.com Entrées: $14-$31 www.greekcorner.us. En - 30305-2624 (404) 262-0702 trées: $11-$17 buckheadrestaurants.com En - SAMOS trées: $24-$36 One of Zagat’s “Best Food in ITHAKI MODERN Baltimore/Annapolis” for 2013; MEDITERRANEAN USA Today 10Best Greek in Bal - On Zagat’s list of Restau - MARYLAND timore; Trip Advisor Certificate rants with the Best Service of Excellence 2014. 600 Oldham in Boston; Trip Advisor OUZO BAY St. Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 2014 Certificate of Excel - MANDOLIN AEGEAN BISTRO OUZO BAY One of Zagat’s “8 Reasons to 675-5292 www.samosrestau - lence; Open Table Best rant.com Entrees: $16-$25 Restaurants in Ipswich. 25 Hammatt Street, Ipswich, Mass. 01938 978-356-0099 OLYMPIA RESTAURANT MASSACHUSSETS ithakicuisine.com Entrées: $21- $38 ket Street Lowell, Mass. 01854 AEGEAN RESTAURANT (978) 452-8092 newolympia.com One of Zagat’s Top Mediter - OLYMPIA RESTAURANT Entrées: $9-$24 Best Imported Feta Cheese ranean Restaurants in Boston. “An authentic Greek restau - 257 Cochituate Road, Route 30 rant that has stood the test of Continued on page 4 Framingham, Mass. 01701 time,” says a Yelp user. 453 Mar - T N A R U A T S E R N S A O E G M E A S A Made from Sheep and Goat Milk (Protected Designation of Origin – P.D.O.) From the Mesolonghi region of Greece. Εxclusively imported by Kontos Foods, Inc. Available in fine restaurants and select retail outlets. Kontos Foods offers over 50 varieties of hand-stretched Flatbread - from traditional pitas, Nans and Wraps, to our new authentic French-style Crepes. Fillo dough and Fillo products including appetizers and desserts like Spanakopita and Baklava. Manufactured products are Certified Kosher and Halal. Kontos Foods, Inc. PO Box 628 | Paterson, NJ 07544 Call us at 973.278.2800 Vist us at www.Kontos.com Find us on: /KontosFoods THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 25, 2014 The Best Greek Restaurant On The West Coast 3 Long Island's Limani To Add Rockefeller Center Spot Top: Limani, which opened in 2009 at 1043 Northern Boulevard Center left: The main dining room is lighted with gold-colored in Roslyn, Long Island, has been working on a second location mica chandeliers. Bottom left: The white marble bar. Center to open in Rockefeller Center, New York City. Most recent re - and center right: A private dining room. Bottom right: The ports state it will open soon. day’s fresh fish display. 4 50 Best Greek Restaurants On The East Coast THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 25, 2014 AMPHORA A TASTE OF GREECE AXIA IT’S GREEK TO ME VARKA ESTIATORIO BZ GRILL LOUKOUMI TAVERNA OVELIA BAHARI ESTIATORIO NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY Greek cuisine.18 Piermont Road Tenafly, N.J. 07670 (201) 569- 5999 www.axiataverna.com En - AMPHORA A TASTE OF GREECE trées: $17-$40 New Hampshire Magazine Ranked #1 Restaurant in Editor’s pick for Best Greek River Edge on Trip Advisor. 935 IT’S GREEK TO ME Restaurant; #2 Restaurant in C Kinderkamack Road, River “Casual, simple Greek clas - Derry on Trip Advisor. Edge, N.J. 07661 (201) 967- sics in huge portions,” “kid Hood Commons, 55 Crystal 0029 atasteofgreecenj.com En - friendly” and “affordable,” says Avenue, Derry, N.H. 03038 trées: $13-$17 Zagat. 1611 Palisade Avenue (603) 537-0111 Fort Lee, N.J. 07024 (201) 947- amphoranh.com Entrées: $13- AXIA 2050 – plus eight more loca - $28 On Open Table’s list of 5 Best tions. www.itsgreektome.com Restaurants in Tenafly and Din - Entrées: $8.50-$35 TELLY’S TAVERNA STAMATIS ers’ Choice Award Winner for VARKA ESTIATORIO Rated by Zagat one of the four best seafood restaurants in New Jersey; on Open Table’s list of the 5 Best Restaurants in Ramsey and Diners’ Choice Award Winner for Mediter - ranean. 30 North Spruce Street, Ramsey, N.J. 07446 (201) 995- 9333 varkarestaurant.com En - trées: $27-$59 GREEK ISLANDS OKEANOS NEW YORK (ASTORIA) 9056 tellystaverna.com Entrées: $12-$30 BAHARI ESTIATORIO “Excellent Hellenic home ZENON TAVERNA cooking served with a smile,” “The next-best thing to hav - praises Zagat. 31-14 Broadway, ing a doting Cypriot mom with Astoria, N.Y. 11105 (718) 204- a FedEx account,” gushes New 8968 bahariestiatorio.com En - York Magazine. 34-10 31st Av - trées: $9-$29 enue, Astoria, N.Y. 11106 (718) 956-0133 zenontaverna.com BZ GRILL Entrées $11-$47 “One of the best sandwiches in the city – if not the best gyro in New York,” raves Serious NEW YORK (BROOKLYN) Eats. 27-02 Astoria Blvd, Asto - ria, NY 11102 (718) 932-7858 bzgrill.com Entrees: $14-$25 OKEANOS ZENON TAVERNA YIASOU ESTIATORIO (for two) “Flapping fresh seafood, an eager-to-please staff and reason - LOUKOUMI TAVERNA able prices,” praises Zagat. 314 “Excellent, authentic taverna Seventh Ave. (8th Street), fare leads the charge at this Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 (347) warm, inviting Astoria Greek,” 725-4162 okeanosnyc.com En - praises Zagat. 45-07 Ditmars trées: $16-$29 Boulvard, Astoria, NY 11105 (718) 626-3200 YIASOU ESTIATORIO toloukoumi.com Entrées: $15- The Village Voice named it $32 on its list of 10 Best Bargain Seafood Restaurants and 10 OVELIA Best Greek Restaurants in New One of the restaurants cho - York City. 2003 Emmons Ave. in sen to cater to the world’s most Sheepshead Bay, NY (718) 332- discerning palates at the 2013 6064 Entrees: $18-$60 Specialty Food Association trade ETHOS GYRO PALACE show at the Javits Center.