Diethnes
On summer Saturdays, all of Sparta seems to eat lunch in the Diethnes's shady garden after shopping at the street market around the corner. If you're going to eat only one meal in Sparta, it should be here; in fact, unless you really don't like eating in the same place more than once, why go anywhere else? The grills (including local loukanika sausages) are excellent; the vegetables are drizzled, not drenched, in oil; the local wine is eminently drinkable; and the waiters move at the speed of light through the crowds. If the Diethnes is too crowded, try the similarly priced but less tasty Elysee, a few doors away at 113 Paleologou.
On summer Saturdays, all of Sparta seems to eat lunch in the Diethnes's shady garden after shopping at the street market around the corner. If you're going to eat only one meal in Sparta, it should be here; in fact, unless you really don't like eating in the same place more than once, why go anywhere else? The grills (including local loukanika sausages) are excellent; the vegetables are drizzled, not drenched, in oil; the local wine is eminently drinkable; and the waiters move at the speed of light through the crowds. If the Diethnes is too crowded, try the similarly priced but less tasty Elysee, a few doors away at 113 Paleologou.
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