Tavern "Thanasis 1948" - Kon/nou Kavafi 48

Positive: Food was good. Negative: 1. made a booking, upon arrival hostess didn’t find it. 2. Definitely overpriced. 3. Paid with cash - no invoice was given. When you do such a things you (I mean, owner) has to be sure, that your guests are okay with your cheating with a tax office… Definitely will not come again

One of the most famous and central souvlaki/ tavernas in the center of Athens. Great cuisine, try either the kebab, or the Souvlaki. Of course there is a wider selection of food to select from. A must go place when you are in Monastiraki. Ideally grab a seat outside and watch the people passing by while you eat. One of my favourite places since my childhood.

One of Athens' top places for excellent meat. Most cuts are uniquely selected and top-top quality. There are no "simpler" cuts on the menu, however, which makes non-expert guests harder to please. Prices could be a tad lower, me thinks.

Very friendly stuff, tasty meat and salad. Tried the picanha and tagliata which we really liked!

Hands down one of THE BEST steak houses in Athens. Got the skirt stake and it was unbelievable. Awesome grilling, perfectly thin sliced and just all around great. An appetizer also with a medium rare stake with a smokey flavor and chimisuri was also super tasty. A definite go if you're into good meat. Personally I'll be visiting many more times.

We visited the restaurant on November 2nd 2021, a party of two people. It is claiming to be the oldest tavern in Athens (although I have no reason to doubt it). The place is situated in a not-so-popular part of Athens but is however frequented by celebrities. I was persuaded to go from a friend of mine who told me is has the best meat in Athens. So, I arrived with high hopes. We ordered: 1) French fries with truffle and parmesan cheese: We really liked them. We got a second portion as well 2) Carpaccio wagyu al tartufo: Again a very nice dish. 3) Yakiniku wagyu A5: 2 portions of 100g each which are prepared in front of you with a torch. Very delicate meat melting in your mouth 4) Armenian small cheesepies: Tasty but not memorable 5) Pleurotus mushrooms on the grill: Tasty and well cooked 6) Tagliata flap steak: Delicious meat cooked to a perfect medium as we asked We wanted to try something more and we asked for a menu. Our server proposed a picanha. 7) Picanha: I am afraid the picanha was a disappointment. Too fatty (for a picanha), the meat-to-fat ratio was in some places 50-50. I do know that pichanha tends to have fat on, but this was not a good quality piece. So -1 star for this. When our server asked us how it was we told him it was too fatty, to which he replied "this is how picanha is" to which we said: "it is too fatty for a picanha". He apologised and I thought that would be the end of it. We asked for dessert and the ekmek with ice cream was also nice. EDIT 1: I forgot to mention in my original post that our servers were very friendly and professional. I asked to pay and the waiter asked me to come with him as the did not have a wireless POS. There I was greeted by an older gentleman (I do not know if he is the owner or the person in charge) and the following discussion occurred: M: Me, H: him H: How was your meal? M: Everything very nice, but as I explained to our server, the picanha was too fatty H: This is how picanha is. M: It was too fatty for a picanha H: Probably you've never had picanha before M: I assure you I have H: Probably it was not a picanha, it was kiloto (a type of Greek cut). M: Please allow me to disagree. Right then, someone behind me asked: "What is he (me) saying?". The older gentleman said: "He said something about the picanha. I explained but he paid either way". At this stage I want to point out that we never asked for this to be excluded from our bill. I happily paid but since I was asked my opinion by both the server and the older gentleman, I provided it as I do in all places when asked. And I did not do so in bad faith since I liked (or really liked) everything else. This kind of hostile behaviour will probably deter me from going back. I am taking out one more star because of this and when a place charges you around 150€ per person for what we ordered- wine included- you would expect to take your feedback seriously and try to improve. Looks like the taverna mentality does not go hand-in-hand with the prices. A shame

Amazing food for meet lovers! The stake was tender and as much cooked as you want ! Starters of melitzana so delicious, cheese balls so yummy!!

A nice and cozy meat restaurant. Although its prices are higher than normal it offers a variety of meat that are perfectly served and cooked. The portions could be a little bigger. The steaks we ordered were good. I was expecting them to be even more tasty but it's ok. The dessert we tried at the end, the proffiterol, was extraordinary! Very. very tasty!