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| Cuisine | International, Seafood | ||
| Hours | Mon-Sat about 8pm-midnight | ||
| Address | 80 Piraios | ||
| Location | Gazi-Kerameikos-Thissio | ||
| Transportation | Metro: Kerameikos | ||
| Reservations | Reservations necessary several days in advance | ||
| Phone | 210/522-8400 | ||
| Web site | www.varoulko.gr | ||
| Prices | Dinner for 2 from about 120€ ($156); fish priced by the kilo | ||
| Credit Cards | Not accepted | ||
| Season | Closed Sun | ||
Frommer's Review
After years in an unlikely location on a Piraeus side street, chef-owner Lefteris Lazarou has moved what many already consider the greater Athens area's finest seafood restaurant into more fitting digs in central Athens with a drop-dead gorgeous view of the Acropolis. I had one of the best meals of my life here -- smoked eel; artichokes with fish roe; crayfish with sun-dried tomatoes; monkfish livers with soy sauce, honey, and balsamic vinegar -- and the best sea bass and monkfish I have ever eaten. Sweetbreads, goat stew, and tripe soup have joined seafood on the menu.
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