Greece Eating and drinking Greece is not a gourmet destination, but eating out is an essential part of the Greek experience and tavernas are often sited in the most wonderful places. You will frequently be able to eat out a step or two from the harbour or trek a bit further and find shaded courtyards or wonderful views. Greek food majors on charcoal grilled meat and fish, pre-cooked dishes such as moussaka, pastitsio, lamb and beef stews, and stuffed peppers, all of which will be served with the ubiquitous chips and Greek salad. Food presentation is not high on the list of taverna protocol, but Greek food should be considered part of the overall experience of sitting in a wonderful location on balmy nights and gently mellowing amidst the chaos of waiters rushing hither and thither.
Most Greek wine is acceptable.
It is rarely fine or consistent and while you may find one bottle quite quaffable, the next may be nearly undrinkable. Greek beer is of the lager type, often with a recognisable German or Scandinavian name but usually brewed in Greece, and eminently thirst quenching when cold. Ouzo, the aniseed flavoured aperitif common throughout the Mediterranean is the national drink and is usually mixed with a little water. If you can find an old fashioned ouzerie that serves little mezes with the ouzo then so much the better. The man who cooks your fish dinner.