A Guide to My Favorite Mediterranean Restaurants in New York City
Jack’s Wife Freda
Neighborhood: West Village
Ambiance:
Cuisine that you eat often or that is dear to your heart is the hardest to write about. I love Mediterranean cuisine. Jack’s Wife Freda is a delight and there are a few locations.
Cuisine: American-Mediterranean
The coffee and shakshuka are pretty good. The cocktail list looks enticing.
Overall Rating: 7/10
All in all, if you are in a pinch, this is a great option. There are not many differentiating factors that would make me crave it or count the days until I go again, but it did not leave me disappointed.
Snack Taverna
Neighborhood: West Village
Ambiance:
This spot was cute indoors, but not as cute in their Covid seating outdoors.
Cuisine: Greek
I really like Greek food and every time I eat it, I wish I ate it more. They seem really authentic. All of their wine was Greek, so we had to do some quick research before we ordered. It was a celebration so we ordered a lot. We ordered the whole shebang which included a taster of all the spreads.
Each one was delicious, but I also wish they had little signs to remind you which is which. Also, I wish we kept the menu so we could refer to the description. After our appetizer of spreads, we ordered a Greek salad and Zucchini Fritters. Greek salads at Greek restaurants are the best.
Lastly, we ordered the Shrimp Santorini. There were a lot of interesting items on the menu. I will be returning 🙂
Overall Rating: 9/10
Any place that leaves me wanting more after trying a lot of options from their menu is a great restaurant in my eyes. It was the first Greek experience I had that offered Greek wine which made the experience feel more authentic.