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Shuka
Shuka is a sensible greek call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
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GuideUpdated July 15, 2026
8 Best Greek Restaurants in New York
The 8 best greek restaurants in New York, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
The best greek restaurants in New York are Shuka, Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria, Taverna Kyclades Astoria, and more. Start with Shuka if you want the strongest overall first pick.
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Who this guide is for
This guide covers the highest-rated greek restaurants in New York. The picks are sorted by Google rating and review volume to give you a reliable shortlist. Picks span New York and Astoria.
Quick picks
Shuka
Greek • New York
Shuka is a sensible greek call in New York when you want something that usually lands well.
Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria
Greek • Astoria
Inca Paisa on Broadway is doing something Astoria genuinely needed: holding two culinary identities — Colombian and Peruvian — in the same room without collapsing either into a greatest-hits approx…
Taverna Kyclades Astoria
Greek • Astoria
Taverna Kyclades has held down a block on 31st Avenue in Astoria long enough that its reputation no longer requires any marketing.
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How the restaurants compare
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Shuka
New York • Greek
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
group dinner
Mood
Casual
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Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria
Astoria • Greek
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
dinner
Mood
Astoria
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Taverna Kyclades Astoria
Astoria • Greek
9.9/10
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Price
value
Best for
dinner
Mood
Astoria
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Skinos
New York • Greek
9.9/10
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Price
value
Best for
group dinner
Mood
Casual
How we chose
We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →
Room tone
Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.
Food fit
We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.
Useful range
The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.
8 ranked picks
Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria — Inca Paisa on Broadway is doing something Astoria genuinely needed: holding two culinary identities — Colombian and Peruvian — in the same room without collapsing either into a greatest-hits approximation. The backstory behind the restaurant matters: a Colombian family founded the place, then brought in a Peruvian chef whose cooking reportedly gave the menu its structural integrity. That collaboration is the restaurant's entire thesis. This is not a crossover gimmick. It's a 21-19 Broadway argument that these two traditions belong in conversation, and that Astoria — a borough that has always known how to hold multiple cultures at once — is exactly the right place for that argument to happen. Families, large tables, groups that want a DJ and open bar alongside serious food: this room is built for all of it.
The ceviche program is where the Peruvian side of the kitchen makes its clearest statement. The Ceviche Mixto is built around tiger's-milk leche de tigre — the citrus-forward marinade that defines old-Lima technique, cooking the mixed seafood through acid alone. Diners consistently point to it as the table anchor. The Ceviche Camaron keeps the same framework tighter, centering the natural sweetness of shrimp against the leche de tigre's heat. On the Colombian side, the Chicharron de Cerdo — crispy pork belly — is what the restaurant is known for pulling off with conviction: rendered fat, shattered skin, yielding interior. The Causa de Pollo rounds things out, a quietly technical Peruvian preparation layering cold potato with chicken that reportedly converts skeptics reliably.
Practically: the Ceviche Mixto and Chicharron de Cerdo together make the strongest opening case for ordering across both menus. Weekend evenings skew festive once the DJ and open bar take hold, so a weekday visit is the better call if the priority is the food itself. Free parking on Broadway is a legitimately rare advantage in Queens — plan around it. View restaurant →
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Inca Paisa Restaurant Astoria
Inca Paisa on Broadway is doing something Astoria genuinely needed: holding two culinary identities — Colombian and Peruvian — in the same room without collapsing either into a greatest-hits approximation.
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9.9/10
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Taverna Kyclades Astoria — Taverna Kyclades has held down a block on 31st Avenue in Astoria long enough that its reputation no longer requires any marketing. The room is small, frequently loud, and — by all accounts from the regulars and food writers who've documented it over the years — populated by people who grew up eating this way rather than people performing an interest in it. There is no blue-and-white maximalism engineered for Instagram, no bouzouki soundtrack calculated for atmosphere. What the kitchen offers instead is a disciplined commitment to fish and fire at a price level that, at this quality, reads almost like a provocation to the restaurants charging three times as much across the river.
The menu centers on Aegean fundamentals, and the dishes diners consistently return to are worth naming precisely. The pikilia — a mixed spread of dips and accompaniments — is widely described as a confident, brine-forward opening that sets the register for everything that follows. The oktapodi is reportedly the dish most likely to convert the skeptical: grilled octopus with a reputation for char on the outside and tenderness through, the kind of result that depends on low-and-slow preparation before the grill ever enters the equation. Saganaki arrives sizzling, as it should. The garides Santorini — shrimp in a tomato-feta sauce — has built a following specifically because of the sauce, which diners reportedly treat as a reason to extend the bread order. The branzini, served whole, is consistently cited as a benchmark for what simply prepared fish at a fair margin looks like.
Practical intelligence from those who've made this a habit: weekday evenings run shorter waits than weekends, when the room fills early and stays that way. Bring cash as a backup. Come with more people than you originally planned — this is a table-wide ordering situation, and the menu rewards breadth. View restaurant →
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Taverna Kyclades Astoria
Taverna Kyclades has held down a block on 31st Avenue in Astoria long enough that its reputation no longer requires any marketing.
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9.9/10
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9.2 Google
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Skinos — Skinos occupies a genuinely unusual position in the Financial District — a Greek restaurant steps from One World Trade Center at 123 Washington Street that seems to function equally well as a neighborhood regular and a full-scale celebration destination. The room reportedly commits hard to the theatrical: cherry blossom installations overhead, a koi pond anchoring the floor, and a second-floor dining room where the view of One WTC through the window has become something of a talking point among regulars. Owner John Kapetonos, who built his reputation across Eros, Moonstruck, and Kitchen Sink, has described Skinos as his most confident Greek hospitality project yet — and the design choices suggest a kitchen and room that are trying to hold together everything from a twelve-top birthday to a quiet weeknight dinner without losing the thread.
Executive Chef Arturo Chilango's menu centers on the kind of Greek cooking that earns its place through restraint and sourcing rather than novelty. The Grilled Spanish Octopus is consistently among the most-cited dishes by diners, known for careful preparation that avoids the toughness that undermines lesser versions. The Roasted Baby Lamb Racks are described as richly seasoned and substantial — a proper anchor for a larger table. Groups are pointed toward the Chef's Assorted Greek Delights as an opening spread that lets the kitchen demonstrate range across multiple preparations. The Shrimp Saganaki — shrimp in tomato sauce with feta and ouzo — is reportedly one of the better value propositions on the menu for what it delivers in terms of Skinos's character. The Skinos Signature Seafood Tower at market price functions as the centerpiece order for groups wanting a moment.
Practical notes: request the second-floor dining room when booking and specify a table with the WTC view — the room configuration makes a real difference. Friday and Saturday evenings feature live saxophone and DJ programming, which means getting your order in early pays off. Reservations through OpenTable move fast on weekends; a week's lead time is the baseline. View restaurant →
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Skinos occupies a genuinely unusual position in the Financial District — a Greek restaurant steps from One World Trade Center at 123 Washington Street that seems to function equally well as a neighborhood regular and a full-scale celebra…
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