I am on an adventure to check out the Restaurants in my neighborhood. This is one of them.
We went to a Greek Tavern called ELA! The word means come or come in English.
They serve not the usual Greek platters of food which are starting with all kinds of Greek Gods or Goddesses names, but they serve small plates with seasonal food. It is similar to Spanish Tapas.
The best way to eat here is to come with friends and sit around a small table and share the dishes.
The three of us did just that.
The table was tiny and the waiter had to play Tetris to get 4 or 5 dishes on the table in one serving.
Each of us ordered their 4 favourite ones to try and so 12 dishes came to us.
After that, we wanted to finish the evening with some sweets, but there were non on the menu. The chef came and recommended 2 desserts to share with 3 spoons - what a great idea. We were so into these desserts that I even forgot to take a picture.
We all love Tsaziki and that was no.1 on our list. Then Tamaras- white fish roe cream and Fakes salata - a lentil salad with thyme. Aubergine salad was next.
Great tasting black olives.
Have you heard of Kolokithokeftedes? Grated Courgette with Carrots bind with some cheese into balls served with some mint dip. Delicious.
More hot dishes followed. Hart Greek cheese coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried with lemon juice.
Meatballs with tomatoes and cheese out of the oven and Suflaki.
A prawn and cheese dish came last. It was too salty for my taste. We ate all of the dishes with fresh baked olive bread.
After 12 shared dishes we were full.
Two lovely sweet treats helped us to finish our evening. Walnuts almonds and rusk crushed and drenched with honey and baked in the oven topped with vanilla custard with cinnamon. Finger licking good. The other was a small tower with creme patisserie between two layers of cake and topped with chocolate ganache and a cherry.
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