The Ancient Greek Cuisine, the one that inspired so many others, makes a unique comeback after 25 centuries... What do we really know about it? Surely less than what we know about chinese, mexican or american. Still, we take pride of the ancient Greek civilization that is generally admitted to have greatly benefited to mankind two and a half thousand years ago; it would be impossible for the people who taught the Western World about democracy, theatre, philosophy, medicine, mathematics and so many more to be ignorant about healthy eating habits.

These were the thoughts of Ioannis Adamis when back in 1998 – having already dominated the specialized dining industry for 10 years – he established Archeon Gefsis (Ancient Tastes) restaurant breaking new ground and leaving competition behind.

It was he along with his wife Souli Adami, a great supporter of the idea, who out of curiosity, admiration and respect for our ancestors decided to seriously pursue the matter. After all, they knew that gastronomy is an intrinsic part of people’s culture. Their attempt was truly bold. Of course, being the first to create something is always bold. Fortunately, our legacy of ancient literature is very rich.

Weren’t these people eating? they wondered. Not only they were eating but they had elevated food into sheer pleasure. Numbers only (21,000 citizens and 400,000 slaves) reveal that Athenians did not need to work as modern people do and so they would devote large part of their time to philosophy, good food and wine.

In order for Archeon Gefsis (Ancient Tastes) to become a reality, a large number of specialized scientists such as linguists, archaeologists, architects and tasters put a considerable amount of time into studying rare manuscripts with the aim to collect recipes and identify the eating habits of ancient Greeks. For this purpose the team of Ioannis and Souli Adamis even visited libraries abroad.

As research progressed their surprise and admiration grew bigger! Never would they have imagined they would find so much information on ancient Greek gastronomy. It is enough to say that a publication called Deipnosophistes consists of 15 volumes exclusively on ancient abbreviations and customs.

The cuisine, healthy, delicious and incomparable!
The tastes, remarkable and forgotten!
The combinations, distinctive, fine and innovative! Innovative in the sense that ancient Greeks did not have for instance potatoes, rice, tomatoes, coffee or sugar and would use other ingredients such as honey, bulgur, legumes, thickly ground barley, surely healthier than the ones we use today.

Archeon Gefsis became the meeting point of many famous and distinguished people causing a sensation. Foreigners who love Greece discovered it through the Internet and many of them travelled all the way to our country to taste the delicious and unique plates we serve.

Archeon Gefsis,a restaurant that is a world’s first, has receivedgreat reviews from quality magazines and newspapers such as the ΤΙΜΕ and the GUARDIAN, while it has also been featuredon internationally acclaimed TV channels such as the BBC, the TravelChannel,the Discovery Channel, etc.

At Archeon Gefsis customers enjoy a unique, memorable experience. The dining area, decorated by Ioannis and Souli Adamis, could not be but mystical and impressive, the same way everything in the restaurant is. From the crockery to the personnel’s attire, everything takes us to another place and time…

Enjoy your meal, or as ancient Greeks used to say evdipnias!

For Archeon Gefsis,
Ioannis S. Adamis
Souli Adami