Greek Food in Danforth

In Danforth, between the subway stations of Broadview and Pape, there is an area that most Toronto residents know as “Greektown”. This area is very famous for Greek restaurants and other businesses that are part of the daily activities of the greek community in Toronto. In August, there is a famous and very popular event called “Taste of Danforth”. 

But I did not wait for the event in August, and during the last weeks, I was visiting some places where I could eat Greek Food. Here are some places I that I like and recommend.

I need to say that in all those places, although I went to eat in a moment when they were all busy, the service was always excellent in all of them.  

Messini  

This place specializes in Gyros, one of the most popular Greek dishes. Gyros (In Greek: γύροσ) is a wrap sandwich, very similar to its Turkish equivalent the donner kebab or the shawarma, It is often stuffed with pork or chicken, and in special cases with lamb. It also contains onions, tomatoes, and Tzatziki, a greek sauce made with Yogurt.

I had my Gyros with Chicken and with sides of roasted potatoes and Greek salad. As an appetizer, I had Spanakopita, a Greek spinach pie with feta cheese (In Greek Spanakopita: σπανακόπιτα, where σπανάκι = Spinach).

Chicken Gyros and Spanakópita 

Roasted Potatoes, Greek Salad, and Pita Bread 

Pantheon  

This place serves traditional Greek food. You can find here a fine selection of dishes based on meats and seafood. In this place, I decided to try the fried Calamari (or fried squid). As an appetizer, I tried Melitzanosalata (In Greek: μελιτζανοσαλάτα). This dish is the Greek equivalent of the Baba Ganouj, mashed eggplants with seasonings and eaten as a dip. It often has olive oil and lemon. According to their own menu, the names of the spices used are kept in secret.   

Fried Calamari

Melitzanosaláta

A complimentary dessert. Honey Cake

Astoria 

This place is one of the most famous places I Danforth. I had a great time here with a friend celebrating his birthday. We both tried the same dish, Lamb Chops. We tried it with roasted potatoes and rice. The meat was well cooked.