If I were offered the option of eating just one country’s cuisine forevermore, it would have to be Greek. Even on a rainy day in north London, just one bite of souvlaki is enough to conjure sun-drenched landscapes, fresh olive oil and vibrant Mediterranean flavours. 

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Clearly plenty of others agree. Greek restaurants seem to be popping up all over London – with at least five opening in the past two months. There’s more to come with the much-anticipated opening of Zylia in Covent Garden next month, from Greek chef Nick Molyviatis (formerly of Borough Market hotspots Oma and Agora) and Cypriot restaurateur Barry Karacostas. No wonder lifestyle platform SheerLuxe was cooing about ‘London’s love affair with Greek food’ earlier this month. If you can’t get your feta fix in Corfu any time soon, it’s becoming easy enough to find closer to home. 

Even so, Greek cuisine often gets a bad rap – mainly from those who haven’t explored it properly. To those anti-classicists, all I ask is that you steer clear from the street market stalls and tuck into a real Greek feast........

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