{"id":487134,"date":"2025-05-30T16:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/?p=487134"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T13:50:52","slug":"athens-riviera-restaurants-awarded-in-the-fnl-best-restaurant-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/food-drink\/athens-riviera-restaurants-awarded-in-the-fnl-best-restaurant-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens Riviera restaurants awarded in the FNL Best Restaurant Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

With glamour, a large audience, and standout distinctions, the 8th FNL Best Restaurant Awards took place on Monday, May 19 at the Athens Conservatoire, drawing the attention of gastronomy lovers across the country. Since its establishment in 2016, this prestigious institution has become the most reliable benchmark of quality in the Greek dining scene, and this year it honored a total of 263 restaurants from every corner of Greece.<\/p>\n

The awards, presented by The Food and Leisure Guide by Panos Deligiannis, are based on strict evaluation criteria, highlighting restaurants that invest in premium ingredients, technical excellence, innovation, and consistency. With energy, professionalism, and an air of emotion, hosts Nancy Zabetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos led an evening that, beyond celebrating excellence, showcased the evolving identity of modern Greek gastronomy.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s \u201cThe List 2025\u201d \u2013 the top ten most exciting restaurants of the year in Greece\u00a0 \u2013 once again features iconic names such as Pharaoh (Athens), Scorpios (Mykonos), Delta (at the SNFCC), and Papaioannou Restaurant (Vouliagmeni), reaffirming the link between quality and gastronomic experience.<\/p>\n

The List 2025 by FNL Best Restaurant Awards \u2013 Ten Restaurants in Greece You Must Visit This Year:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Pharaoh, Athens (No. 3 in 2024)<\/li>\n
  2. Scorpios Mykonos, Mykonos<\/li>\n
  3. Etrusco, Corfu (No. 2 in 2024)<\/li>\n
  4. Manari, Athens<\/li>\n
  5. Delta Restaurant, SNFCC, Athens (No. 4 in 2024)<\/li>\n
  6. dex.Silo.01, Dexamenes Hotel, Ilia-Peloponnese<\/li>\n
  7. Papaioannou Restaurant Vouliagmeni, Athens<\/li>\n
  8. Lygaria, Kea (No. 5 in 2024)<\/li>\n
  9. Zuma Mykonos, Mykonos<\/li>\n
  10. Kavos 1964, Isthmia-Peloponnese<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Award-winning restaurants on the Athens Riviera in 2025<\/h2>\n

    Among the many distinctions awarded, the Athens Riviera had a particularly strong showing this year, reinforcing its reputation as one of Greece\u2019s most vibrant culinary destinations. From Glyfada to Vouliagmeni and from Palaio Faliro to Piraeus, these areas proved that quality, creativity, and technical skill have a loud and clear presence here.<\/p>\n

    Delta Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the SNFCC retained its three FNL stars (ranking 5th on the must-visit list for this year, up from 4th last year), while Pelagos <\/strong>at the Four Seasons Astir Palace was elevated to the three-star category. In the two-star category, Basegrill<\/strong> in Glyfada made its debut, while Matsuhisa<\/strong> Athens (which also won in the special Best Service category), Papaioannou Restaurant<\/strong> (ranked 7th on this year\u2019s must-visit list), and Patio<\/strong> at The Margi Hotel in Vouliagmeni maintained their status.<\/p>\n

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    \r\n \t\t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\t\tDelta Restaurant: The iconic restaurant at the SNFCC with two Michelin stars \t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n \t\t<\/h4>\r\n \t<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n

    In the \u201cEuropean Cuisine\u201d category, ORA<\/a> <\/strong>by Ettore Botrini at the One & Only Aesthesis in Glyfada received its first star. In the \u201cHigh-End Beach Restaurants\u201d category, Krabo<\/strong> in Vouliagmeni remained a standout, while for the first time in the \u201cFusion & Ethnic\u201d category, the Riviera saw a strong showing with abraOvata<\/strong> <\/a>at Lake Vouliagmeni and Helios at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Athens each earning their first star.<\/p>\n

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    \r\n \t\t\t\t\r\n \t\t\t\t\tabraOvata: A culinary journey of depth completes the dreamlike setting of Lake Vouliagmeni \t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n \t\t<\/h4>\r\n \t<\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n

    In the meat restaurant category, Beefbar<\/strong> Athens in Vouliagmeni and Drakoulis Dry & Raw<\/strong> in Voula held onto their stars. As for fish restaurants, Ouzeri Aegeon<\/strong> at the Grand Resort Lagonissi was awarded its first star, while Akti<\/strong> and Bluefish<\/strong> in Vouliagmeni, Argoura<\/strong> in Tzitzifies, and Dourabeis<\/strong> in Piraeus retained their distinctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With glamour, a large audience, and standout distinctions, the 8th FNL Best Restaurant Awards took place on Monday, May 19 at the Athens Conservatoire, drawing the attention of gastronomy lovers across the country. Since its establishment in 2016, this prestigious institution has become the most reliable benchmark of quality in the Greek dining scene, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":487135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6165],"tags":[6278,6279,6240,6242,6189],"real_estate_agency":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487134"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":487138,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487134\/revisions\/487138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487134"},{"taxonomy":"real_estate_agency","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noupou.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/real_estate_agency?post=487134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}