Part of the fun is the wacky and wonderful choices that my husband and two daughters concoct chicken and chocolate soup anyone? But my answer never wavers. Thai food. Every Time. The spicier the better. One of the biggest downers about leaving London and moving to Athens ten years ago was having to forgo my weekly Thai fix in fact, I could have easily eaten Thai five nights a week!
Even now, the southside is still scantily served when it comes to authentic Thai and Asian venues plating up restaurant-quality fare. Into this sad gastronomic void has finally come Mama Thai β a buzzy new Thai restaurant in Glyfada β that hallelujah actually knows how to pack some heat! Tucked into the old Riva Bar space opposite the Starbucks on popular Giannitsopoulou, in just a few short weeks Mama Thai has already become a local hotspot pun intended!
And a novel spin β the restaurant co-habits with iceroll, a new-to-Glyfada concept where you can customize your fantasy ice-cream and have it served in delicate cigar-shaped rolls in a dessert glass. Just the tastebud ticket after a hot and spicy culinary encounter. Many of the main dishes at Mama Thai, such as the beef with mushrooms and oyster sauce or the grilled pork with red spices and palm sugar , are nicely seasoned but fairly mild on the heat spectrum no doubt to cater for the afore-mentioned Greek palette.
They are the hottest dishes on the menu and in my opinion, by far the best. But I would say that. The space has a great upbeat energy, especially on weekends.
All the dishes we ordered were prettily plated and we thought the iceroll collaboration made for a great double act. My advice is to go Full Choc bueno chocolate with double caramel instead of faffing about with fruit and other variables. Or ask Nikos or Pantelis to devise something wicked for you. Tags Athens Restaurants food. Instagram Feed The Swiss performance troupe Mummenschantz are bri. This evening berniereliadesgallery opens the firs. Have you visited the recently opened mariacallas.
