Taverna Athene in Berlin

An absolute insider tip for anyone who loves Greek food! We're from Hamburg and were just visiting Berlin – we stumbled upon this restaurant by chance, and what can we say: We're absolutely thrilled! The food was simply unbelievably good – fresh, incredibly aromatic, and prepared with so much attention to detail. Every single component on the plate was perfectly balanced. You can immediately taste that the food is prepared with high-quality ingredients and true passion. We were particularly pleasantly surprised by the value for money. We would have expected much more for this quality – here you get truly first-class food at very fair prices! The service was also top-notch: friendly, attentive, and warm, without being intrusive. We immediately felt at home. Conclusion: When we're back in Berlin, a visit here is a must.

A great evening with delicious food, a great space, and excellent service. There was also a wide selection of vegan options. Big thanks to Stelios and Panos for the musical accompaniment. Efcharistó for a wonderful evening!

Delicious food. Very friendly, attentive staff. We'd love to come back on our next stay in Berlin.

If it weren't so far away, we'd come here more often. Everything's great!

Delicious dinner at this restaurant, we opted for a classic gyros (unfortunately a bit dry) and a chef's specialty, marinated rack of lamb (it was excellent, it melted in the mouth). The service was kind and smiling right from the start, the only flaw was that we waited a long time to receive a pita, which after having asked for it 3 times arrived practically at the end of the meal. I recommend

I had high expectations based on the great reviews, but my experience at Taverna Athene was disappointing. Despite having a reservation, I received little attention and had to wait quite a while. The table offered was not great, and overall the service felt disorganized. The dish I had was okay, but definitely not exceptional—nothing that would justify the wait or make the visit memorable. Maybe it was just an off night, but I expected more from a place with such high ratings.

Very friendly, very good food, nice atmosphere! Highly recommended ✨

The best Greek restaurant we've ever been to. There are plenty of vegan options, like vegan beefaki, gyros, etc. Plus, the staff and owner are very friendly.

Cosy, relaxed, delicious authentic Greek and very tasty food (with ouzo of course) Close to hotel Holiday Inn Stresemannstrasse

Ordered Gyros Metaxa with fries. Nothing to complain about! Dishes are plentiful, food is exquisite and they serve it with the right temperature. Prices aren't bad either. Will repeat, definitely.

The food was delicious, the ambiance was perfect for a Greek restaurant, and the dining room offers many different areas, so it's always quite cozy and the noise level is pleasant.

Great vegetarian food, finally a Greek restaurant that offers classic meat dishes in a vegetarian version and it's really tasty too!

The restaurant is still cozy, the service is friendly in its own way, and they still serve ouzo as a delicacy ;) Thanks for that. The food is delicious - however, I think that meat platters definitely need a larger portion of tzatziki per dish. Unfortunately, the vegetables in my dish were overcooked. It was prepared in a stew - I wouldn't order it like that again (as I prefer crunchy vegetables with their vitamins and a bit of a bite, but okay - that's how they prepare it here). The fries are top-notch and a good size. You can expect to pay around €30 per person here.

A dream! Pure family…! Definitely go in and eat!

Never eaten such delicious vegan and Greek food :D

Really tasty food Great service

Great souvlaki and friendly staff

Staff very kind and funny Great food also Nice address

I've eaten at many Greek restaurants. But today this one was by far the best! The food is soooo delicious, the menu is fantastic and there's a fantastic selection, including vegetarian and even vegan options. The service is so friendly, and you feel completely at home here. The staff are also very fond of children. And again, about the food... a huge compliment to the chef. Every piece of meat is absolutely perfect. Be it the juicy skewers on the grill plate or the absolutely amazing bifteki, which is also beautifully presented on a board. Simply WOW! We'll be back!!! Thank you!

The food is simply amazing and the entire staff are super helpful and friendly. I regularly go there to eat sardines which are my favorite!

Spectacular, the service was great! The food was delicious ☺️

Excellent service and delicious food. Additionally, if you tip well, the waiters are generous with the Ouzo. The steak is recommended.

Hello, I had the grilled platter. Simply delicious. I've saved it as a location right away. Super friendly service. I'd love to come back. It was a Friday evening and the restaurant was packed. 👍 That says it all.

The service was good, thank you very much. The dishes could have been better; for example, we would have preferred more bread with the appetizers. The mayonnaise from various packets doesn't match the price either. Unfortunately, it's not a pleasant place to sit outside, as it's right on the street (you have to like that, that's fine). The restaurant has a rustic decor.

Totally cute, very good quality, and excellent service. The staff is very nice and friendly. We'd love to come back.

From the amazing food to the super friendly staff, this Greek restaurant impressed us. I haven't had such delicious food in a long time. The staff was very friendly and funny. Our friend from the company spoke Greek and it was a lot of fun. Thanks for the great food and stay. I would visit Berlin again just for this restaurant.

This restaurant is highly recommended. Delicious food and cheerful staff who even like to sing while they work.

The food was incredibly delicious, the chef and all the staff were very friendly.

There are many Greek restaurants in Berlin. But Taverna Athene is one of the top choices. Everything is truly delicious. The friendliness and service are also top-notch. Highly recommended!

Welcoming location, friendly, hospitable and kind staff, incredible food! What more do you want!? My birthday was perfect, I even received a gift from them💛 everything was wonderful, thank you so much! See you next time for sure!

From the amazing food to the super-nice staff, this Greek restaurant impressed. The extensive menu offered something for everyone, and the atmosphere was lively (it was nearly full, so definitely book ahead!). Service was a tad slow, but the staff were clearly working flat out. Our group appreciated the generous portions, the waiters' helpful recommendations, and the good variety of drinks. A great experience overall. I was here for the second time for my team party and would come again. Everybody loved it. Do try the homemade ice-cream even when you are full at the end of the meal - it is something really unique.

Very nice atmosphere, attentive service and delicious food

Our favorite Greek restaurant in Berlin! It's like coming to friends... The food is very good, plentiful anyway and the employees are super nice. Try! It's always worth it!

Really great restaurant, as a cook and having lived in Greece, I can tell it's a good restaurant, all dishes were amazing and the staff were welcoming and friendly with us. The ambiance is a bit cliché but that's what you want from a greek place ! I recommend and will come back next time I'm in Berlin

Amazing experience at Taverna Athene, very good food to share with friends, very good wine and amazing service from the staff. Thanks a lot for an amazing night. We were celebrating our friends birthday and we got a cake and even a present for our friends birthday by the staff. So sweet !!!

We ate excellently. The prices are reasonable, the service is friendly and attentive. Gladly again.

A very good Greek restaurant, the food, whether salad or meat, especially souvlaki, is really delicious. I can only recommend this, I would be happy to have something like this in our city.

Very tasty food, I can only recommend it

Very nice restaurant! Super tasty and a fast team. Unfortunately it is very loud - hence the deduction in the ambience, although it is well and pleasantly furnished. We were a little irritated that we had to pack the takeaway food leftover box ourselves. Could this be discussed with the young team members? Of course, this is a service of the kitchen and not of the guests 😂

Yes it is always very busy you have to order in advance but it is very tasty and service is good

Good food, although not outstanding. It is worth mentioning that many classic dishes such as gyros etc. also have a vegan version. Service and prices also good.

Taverna Athene was truly one of our highlights while’s visiting Berlin. We were in search of an authentic Greek restaurant to end our trip with an we can’t recommend this place enough! BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE WE HAVE WVWE HAD! The staff was so kind and caring, it felt like we were in the living room with family. We got recommendations from our servers and every bite is bursting with flavor and so much love! The spanakopita has the flakiest crust I’ve ever tasted and don’t even get me started on the tzatziki—creamy, garlicky, and ridiculously addictive. 12/10- please do yourself a favor and pay them a visit. Will be back every time we are in Berlin- we are in love!

The welcome and service were friendly and accommodating, and the food was excellent. The atmosphere is a bit cramped but still ok. The prices were reasonable. All in all a nice evening. Thank you!

Mega delicious food and cozy atmosphere. Food came quickly and the meat was tender. Delicious lamb

Mega delicious food and can definitely be recommended

The best food in Berlin. Especially if you have come from Greece and have eaten a thousand and two things in Berlin and you are still looking. Great meats, the stuffed burger is divine, etc., nice beers...I was impressed that the shop was full of Germans and that it had a full menu with a vegan menu. Greetings from Greece, best regards.

I was in Berlin for 3 days last week and ate there twice. Both times the food was excellent. I will definitely come back the next time I visit Berlin. Very friendly staff. If you like Greek food, this is the place for you.

Good Greek food at reasonably reasonable prices

We used to come here 20 years ago while living in Berlin. Decided to have a birthday dinner there on our trip to Berlin and we're so happy we did. They made the occasion special and everyone loved their food!

This place is just amazing! Delicious food, cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. The food really taste like a grandma made it, delicious and authentic 🤤 Definitely coming back for more!

Very nice polite staff, The food came immediately after ordering Completely satisfied and recommended

Travelling with a large group of teenagers and everyone had an excellent night. Made to feel very welcome and the food was enjoyed by all.

I would like to give 10/5 stars. That's how fantastic it was. So delicious, classic Greek dishes in vegan and ouzo on the house. Mega.

Very cozy and full of delicious food! Nice service and good price/performance ratio. The food was also delivered quickly. We had a plate for 2 and it was very tasty. Everything you could wish for! Gladly again! There was a brilliant dessert on the house😉

Very good food and very friendly hosts.

Very disappointing food at high prices, both for meat and vegetarian dishes. We found the “boss” to be very unpleasant and intrusive. Very warm inside, lots of traffic outside and the toilets were dirty. For the high prices there is much better elsewhere.

The best Greek restaurant experience I had leaving 15 years abroad (UK), great authentic Greek atmosphere with very kind and welcoming staff. Quality of food outstanding

Beste tent in berlijn aardig personeel goed geregeld toppers zijn het wij komen hier zeker terug als we in berlijn lekker eten niet te weinig echt perfect om de griekse cultuur mee te maken als je niet in griekenland bent

Goed eten, mooie service. Zijn opengegaan voor onze school en hebben hele lekkere giros en frietjes en zijn ook heel goed voorbereid en zijn ook heel aardig en gastvriendelijk

I think it's one of the best Greek restaurants in Berlin—if not the best—everything was so good: five-star food, five-star service, and five-star atmosphere! I love it ❤️ (Kotosouvlaki was very juicy and cooked well 😍)

Food was great! Service very nice. Is worth every cent.

Discovered it spontaneously while walking past. The fact that a Greek restaurant offers such an extensive vegan selection is a very positive surprise. In the end you get a starter, main course and dessert in vegan form, without missing out. The service is also great.

One of the best food and service experiences

Very tasty and very good service!

Excellent vegan food, Mediterranean ambient. Thank you!! 😋🌱

Wir waren zum ersten Mal hier gewesen! Sooo ein leckeres Essen! Großes Lob an die Küche!! Liebe im Detail angerichtet! Das Personal sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend!! Sehr schönes Ambiente! Gibt auch viele vegane Gerichte. Vor und nach dem Essen gab es einen Ouzo, Jamas! :)

Buen restaurante, la comida era de buen gusto y porciones muy generosas. Nos sentimos muy bienvenidos. El personal era muy amable. No es nada caro. Las mejores recomendaciones.

When you walk in you immediately feel at home. It feels like you're on a Greek getaway. When you come in, the guest room opens up as a lovingly furnished Greek tavern. You immediately feel like you are in Greece. The friendly, courteous and attentive staff around Maria add the whole thing to a harmonious overall experience. Plus a fantastic meal in which all the components harmonize wonderfully with each other. Here you can spend wonderful hours with friends and family. Always my pleasure!

Amazing sampler dinner and service! Best dinner in Berlin by far! What a warm and friendly place with wonderful food!

Best dinner of our Berlin trip!

Sehr gut!!! La comida era increíble, así como los servicios que eran extremadamente rápido y atento y cálido. 10 / 10 recomendación

Absolutely delicious. I had the mixed grill plate and my partner had the vegetarian moussaka. We also had a pita with garlic confit as a starter, also delicious. The first room is quite noisy, so don’t hesitate to request to sit in a different room, if you enjoy a quieter atmosphere.

Highly recommended, delicious cuisine and friendly service

Very good vegan selection with vegan gyros, souvlaki, tzatziki, and pita. Everything is delicious. Friendly owners and a great atmosphere.

Very cozy and nice authentic family run place. Food was very nice, very friendly owners

Very pleasant, friendly atmosphere, humorous and relaxed

I love Greek cuisine. However, not this one. The eggplant salad was very sour. The meat went like this, the salad with a baldamico dressing, which is more fitting for an Italian restaurant. Now, about 5 hours after eating it, the food bothers me. The wine was good, the staff friendly. Looking at most of the other reviews, it seems like I was really unlucky.

We had a (fine) meal here, the meat was tender and the taste was excellent. Only the gyros had nothing to do with gyros. Gyros are wafer-thin slices of meat. These gyros were chunks of sliced ​​fried pork. And ouzo should not be served cool. The potatoes that were served with it were a surprise and super tasty.

An authentic Greek restaurant with delicious food and extremely friendly staff. The atmosphere is well-kept, rustic and cozy, which makes your stay particularly pleasant. Great price. A recommendation for lovers of Greek cuisine!

Very tasty food that really tastes original Greek. The service is very warm, quick and attentive. Highly recommended!

Very, very tasty food and super nice staff 😊 so that was the best Greek restaurant I've been to so far. We'll definitely be back. 👍 I would also give 6 stars if it were possible

Very friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere :)

A trade fair tour with Gyros-Jieper is not that easy in the center of Berlin. A Google search then led me to Athene. The reception was not only nice, but “typically” warm and even as a single guest you feel very welcome. The mini version of a grill plate is great, with souvlaki and gyros etc... the gyros are really delicious, juicy and fresh. But my highlight was the souvlaki made from fillet, instead of dry pork loin, as I usually know from Germany! Insanely good! The staff is great, attentive, friendly and quick… A very clear recommendation! Thanks to the team and kind regards from Cologne😊

The atmosphere was really nice. The waiter also. The food too. The only complain is the presentation on the plate. Except that all was really good. Edit: Hallo, the plate from my wife and my kid was really nice. About mine, I took the Athena mix grill if I'm right. The food was really good but usually the deco is better. Here i had a feeling it was just meat drop on the plate. Except that the food was really good.

Very good food, friendly service.

Good food, very fast service, moderate prices. Everything is great!

Super good service especially from the older men! The mussels are definitely worth a visit!

I recommend the place, the food was really tasty, the staff were super friendly and I would love to come back. Finding a parking space is a bit difficult but the restaurant can't help that :)

Best gyros and tzatziki ever. Super friendly staff. A must see next time in Berlin!

The food was delicious. And the prices are high, but still fair. The evening was accompanied by Greek music, as it should be. The service was great, very welcoming, as you would expect. You can't go wrong with a visit here. I know a few Greek restaurants and Taverna Athene is definitely one of the better ones. We we will come back.

Super delicious food, lots of vegan choices and still delicious meat dishes. We really liked it, the service was very nice!

Can I recommend this place? Yes, absolutely. The ambience takes a bit of getting used to, and the acoustics are difficult when the store is full because it's loud. A few ceiling sails might work. There were three of us here, we had 2 gyros, one with vegetables, one with rice noodles and a vegan grill plate, with eggplant salad (which was made much better with a few drops of olive oil) and grilled halloumi as a starter (unfortunately the first portion of halloumi was grilled well beyond the point of roasted flavors and was replaced without any problem). Everything was delicious, and unfortunately we couldn't fit any more dessert, we thought. But there was a little something from the house (partly because the food arrived at a very different time), a vegan yoghurt with a piece of caramelized orange peel, which we would have liked to have had a bowl full of. So incredibly tasty, many thanks to the really attentive service. Why very attentive? Both Greek mochas came with a biscuit containing gluten, and the nice gentleman from the service (possibly the boss) took the biscuit from the plate of the guest, who cannot tolerate gluten, shortly before serving. We asked when ordering because a guest cannot tolerate gluten. So far, only very few restaurants have been able to implement this information so well. Ευχαριστώ πολύ. We'll definitely be back to try the other dishes and we're looking forward to it...

The food was very tasty and the staff was really nice. We celebrated a birthday and everyone sang Happy Birthday. It was a really pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant, very nice ambiance, I can only recommend it, very good Restaurant♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥ ️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Anyone who has tried many Greek restaurants (or those who want to be) in Berlin will stay here. Apart from the absolutely delicious food with perfect seasoning, the service is actually at its positive limit. Unfortunately there was a bit of a lack of cleanliness (tablecloths, napkins, cutlery), but everything was sorted out upon request.

Bester Grieche in ganz Kreuzberg! Super Bewirtung und ausgezeichnetes Essen sowie Ouzo en masse! Kommen gerne wieder!

Very good but very slow service. Arrived at 8:00 p.m., meal served at 9:15 p.m.

An Amazing food experience that it feels actually like Greece great food and service,the most tasty Greek salad with the original Greek oil and olives the meat is so well baked and tasty

I rediscovered the flavors of Greece. Good dishes and very friendly staff

Large restaurant with many, many vegan options, very, very tasty: meze platter, fried pepperoni, gyros, souflaki, bifteki, country bread with confit garlic - all recommended! The tzatziki was super creamy and surprisingly light, not a garlic bomb. We only got a table without a reservation because we were there early, and it got really full after 6/6:30 p.m. Very friendly service too!

Always a great experience at this family run Greek restaurant. The food, wine and atmosphere are authentic and the staff are friendly.