Below is a list of the most common dishes served at taverns throughout Greece.
| Hors d'oeuvres - Mezedes |
| Greek Name |
English Name |
Description |
| Garides |
Shrimps |
Barbequed or boiled and served with oil and vinegar or sauce |
| Oktapodi |
Octapus |
Barbequed or boiled and served with oil and vinegar |
| Kalamari |
Squid |
Fried and served with lemon |
| Keftedes |
Meat balls |
Made from mincemeat, onions and bread, fried in oil |
| Dolmadakia |
Stuffed wine leaves |
Made from rice or mincemeat and wine leaves sprinkled with lemon |
| Tzatziki |
Yogurt dip |
Made from fresh yogurt blended with oil and garlic |
| Melitzanosalata |
Eggplant dip |
Made from fresh eggplant blended with onion and garlic |
| Taramosalata |
fish roe dip |
Made from fish roe yogurt blended with oil and bread |
| Skordalia |
Garlic sauce |
Made from potatoes and garlic |
| Spanakopita |
Spinach pie |
Made from spinach and cheese, rolled with pastry |
| Tiropitakia |
Small cheese pies |
Made from feta, milk, flour, eggs and rolled with pastry |
| Melitsanes |
Fried aborigines |
Aborigines fried in oil |
| Kolokithakia |
Fried courgettes |
Courgettes fried in oil |
| Main Dishes |
| Greek Name |
English Name |
Description |
| Mousakas |
Moussaka |
Layers of egg-plant, minced meat and potatoes topped with béchamel; baked in the oven |
| Pastitsio |
Type of macaroni |
Layers of macaroni, minced meat and béchamel; baked in the oven |
| Yemista |
Stuffed tomatoes or peppers |
Stuffed with rice or minced meat; baked in the oven |
| Papoutsakia |
Stuffed aubergines |
Stuffed aubergines with minced meat and béchamel; baked in the oven |
| Stifado |
Veal stew with onions |
Veal stew with onions, tomato sauce and herbs |
| Fassolada |
Bean soup |
Bean boiled with onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes |
| Souzoukakia |
Meat balls |
Meat balls with tomato sauce garlic and herbs |
| Frikase |
Lamb casserole |
Lamb boiled with celery and herbs |
| Yuvetsi |
Veal casserole |
Veal boiled with tomato and pasta |
