Spitiko

The folks over at Spitiko are passionate about the joy of a home-cooked meal shared with family and friends, the feeling of which they wish to recreate at this Melbourne restaurant. Greeks are known for their amazing hospitality, and at Spitiko you’ll get to experience it for yourself. Located on Park Street over in South Melbourne, this standout restaurant offers an array of delicious charcoal-grilled meats, mezze and other traditional Greek cuisine.

Dining at Spitiko on Melbourne’s Park Street feels almost like dining in your own home with its cosy setting, hearty dishes and walls decorated with old family photographs. Aiming to create a friendly, communal dining experience, South Melbourne’s Spitiko offers small plates and dishes on the menu that are designed to be shared. Start off with some mezze like garides kataifi (shredded pastry-wrapped prawns), kolokithakia (fried zucchini) or chtapodi ksithato (pickled octopus) accompanied by a selection of Greek dips and some pitta bread.

In true Greek style, the chefs at Melbourne’s Spitiko are old pros when it comes to the art of charcoal grilling, and gracing the menu are numerous delicious meat options that have all been grilled to melt-in-your-mouth perfection. You could share a suckling pig or whole lamb, or tuck into the mix grill (a selection of charcoal cooked meats). The specials board is ever changing, so be sure to frequent this Greek restaurant on the regular! Book in advance though, because Spitiko is a popular choice for a good old Greek feast in the South Melbourne area.