Ellinikon – Maastricht

Ellinikon is my little Maastricht girl! I love Greek food, but I find it quite complicated to find restaurants that offer real vegetarian choices. The restaurant’s menu is quite small, which for me is a guarantee of quality. The setting is really nice, with a terrace on the banks of the Meuse. It’s the perfect place to soak up the sunshine. I really felt like I was on vacation.

We welcome you with a small glass of ouzo and olives. The menu is made up of cold and hot mezzés, as well as main courses. To start, we tried the dip fava, a fava bean purée with capers and onions, and the feta filo, feta cheese in filo pastry fried with honey and sesame seeds. Tasting these two dishes, I knew the rest of the meal was going to be incredible. I’m not a big fan of feta, but this was simply the best feta I’ve ever had!

Then I tried one of my favorite dishes that I often prepare in summer: vegetarian moussaka! And here again I was not disappointed. The dish was delicious! I rediscovered the real taste of moussaka, with markers like eggplant, tomato, potato and feta.

Another positive point: the wine list. Many Greek wines are available at reasonable prices. We accompanied our meal with a very good bottle of white wine made from a grape variety grown exclusively in Greece, Moschofilero.