Kollias Seafood Tavern in Piraeus, Greece
Filed Under (Greece) by admin on 03-08-2008
Tagged Under : athens, Greece
Kollias is a tavern in a working class neighbourhood of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece.
It may be the best seafood tavern in Greece.
The owner has given the tavern its name, and quite deservedly so. He is always there, meeting the customers, cooking, serving, chatting. He is the heart, the mind, everything.
I visited the tavern on a Friday, when thousands of people were departing from the port of Piraeus for their summer holidays. The tavern was open, Kollias was there and so were the customers.
The first dish was “Asparagus of the Sea”. They come from the island of Lefkada.
The taste of sea prominent, crunchy and enjoyable.
He then served “Stuffed Mushrooms”. They had cheese, shrimps and clams with white wine. Quite tasty.
When it came to the fish, the chef recommended “katsoules”, a fish very popular in Piraeus and the Saronic Gulf Islands. They are like flattened red mullets. They are very tasty and [...]
Tags: athens, Greece