One of my favorite Greek restaurants in the city is Molyvos, a place that has been there for years and that I was glad to go back to after my restaurant dining hiatus. It did not change besides the fact that the dining room was not as lively as it used to be and the fish station was closed. Still, we had a great dinner with some classic Greek dishes. Here is what we had:

To start, we ordered some spreads that were served with a delicious pita bread which is the only thing they are not making there. The three spreads were:

- tzatziki (sheep’s milk yogurt, cucumber, garlic, mint),

- roasted pepper with feta cheese,

- melitzanosalata (roasted eggplant, tomato, garlic and herbs).

I had that with a glass of ouzo.

Then, we could not not order their saganaki that is haloumi cheese covered in ouzo and set on fire. This is a must have for sure!

For her main, Jodi went for the classic Greek salad that had lots of feta in it, while I went for the grilled octopus that was served with a puree made with santorini fava beans. I admit that it looked spectacular, but the flavor lacked a bit of acidity. However, the octopus was well cooked, not rubbery at all.

Last was dessert and of course, we went for their baklava. This is another must have: delightfully sweet, it was cut in half and looked like bone marrow!

We left a Molyvos full and satisfied, happy that this place is still around, and it will not be our last visit.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Molyvos- 871 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Greek Dinner at Molyvos in NYC, NY

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