Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Greek
Top 100 Restaurant, New York City
"Molyvos serves the true foods and wines of Greece, along with a large dose of the country's warm and lively spirit. A visit to Molyvos is like a visit to Greece, only closer. Molyvos' menu is built upon the home-style cooking of Greece, with dishes elevated through the talents and professional expertise of executive chef James Botsacos. He prepares each of the authentic recipes using classical cooking techniques, and the superior ingredients available to him in New York, such as prime meats, greenmarket vegetables, and day boat fish, and then seasons the food with flavorful stocks and fresh herbs."
– Molyvos website
"The kitchen gives special care to the fresh fish grilled simply over wood. Baby lamb chops are perfect."
—The New York Times
"The window tables up front are ideal for nibbling meze and sipping something from the Greek wine list, but for a true taste of the isles ... go for something gutsier."
—New York magazine
"Molyvos remains one of Manhattan's most sophisticated Greek spots."
—Time Out New York
"This cheerful restaurant is a casually welcoming oasis of homey Greek food."
– Newsday.com
"Look for your favorites, but don't expect them to taste the way they do at your local haunt."
—Village Voice
How Others Rate Molyvos
The New York Times
** (Very Good)
Top Pick
New York magazine
Critics' Pick
Zagat 2008
22 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)