Arcadia Restaurant, Greek restaurant in Makrygianni, Greece.
Arcadia is a restaurant in the Makrygianni neighborhood near the Acropolis Museum that prepares traditional dishes using fresh local ingredients, quality meats from Greek producers, and extra virgin olive oil. The menu focuses on recipes from the Peloponnese region, with specialties that change with the seasons.
The restaurant opened in 1977 and has remained in its location opposite the Acropolis Museum. Throughout its decades of operation, it has maintained a focus on serving recipes from the Peloponnese.
The name draws from the Arcadia region in the Peloponnese, and its culinary heritage appears in dishes like goat with oregano and kleftiko lamb. These regional specialties are prepared here following the methods traditionally used in their home area.
The restaurant is located near Acropolis metro station and easily accessible on foot from the museum. It serves lunch and dinner throughout the year, with breakfast available during summer months.
The restaurant prepares moussaka using an older recipe that omits bechamel sauce and follows historical Greek cooking methods. This version differs notably from the modern style and shows how the dish was made in earlier times.
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