A West Pico Boulevard mainstay since 1948, Papa Cristo's has put the "opa!" into lunch and dinner for multiple generations of Hellenophilic diners. Many families regularly attend the Thursday night "My Big Fat Greek Family-Style Dinner" – where a belly dancing show enhances appetizers, wine, bread, salad, a choice of two entrées and dessert –but anytime is a good one to visit the family-owned import grocery (C & K Importing Company), catering service and restaurant. Whether it's gyros and kabobs or souvlaki and roasted lamb you crave, rest assured that this casual café has imported each meat, cheese, oil and seasoning that makes up its authentic menu of sandwiches, appetizers, and hot and cold plates. Just don't forget to leave room for a serving of sweet baklava. Beer and wine available. Serving from 10 am–8 pm Tue–Sat, 9 am–4 pm Sun. Closed Mon.
Where the Locals Eat rating
Best Greek
Top 100 Restaurant, Los Angeles
"The idea of a family-style dinner at Papa Cristo, the taverna attached to the soulful Greek market C & K Imports, [is] too much to resist."
—Los Angeles Times
"The inexpensive grilled octopi at Papa Cristo's ... may be the most popular cephalopods in town."
—Los Angeles Weekly
"Don't miss the baklava, probably the sweetest thing you'll ever eat, and sheer excellence."
—Gayot
How others rate Papa Cristo's
Zagat 2009
22 food rating (very good to excellent)