Taverna Platanos
8 expert reviews
“Indoors, the walls are decorated with great old black and white photos and outside, tables spread beneath a shady plane tree (platanos means plane tree).”
– Frommer's
"Platanos is just what you want when you set out to eat unpretentious, grilled, and unreconstructed Greek dishes (try the lamb with artichoke, and the eggplant salad)."
"Set on a picturesque pedestrianized square, this is one of the oldest tavernas in Plaka (established 1932)." Full review
"Dig into reliable home-style fare, such as chicken with okra, at tables under a giant plane tree." Full review
"Taking its name from the plátanos (plane) tree outside, this 1932-founded taverna showcases meat-based stews and laderá (cooked vegetable dishes) in its repertoire."
"A long-established taverna, with outdoor summer seating in a quiet square under the plane tree from which it takes its name."
"One of several evening-only tavernas around the main square of the upper town, serving inexpensive, earthy rural food (the owners also have a butcher’s shop)."
"The walls are decorated with great old black and white photos and outside, tables spread beneath a shady plane tree...on the plates, the food has been consistently good spitiko fageto since 1932." Full review