BEST GREEK: MEDUSA TAVERNA

Walk into the Medusa Greek Taverna at lunch on any weekday and it appears you’ve walked into a restaurant with mostly business men in suits drinking wine and talking shop. But once you’ve sat down, taken in the pictures of stunning Santorini and eaten the entrée of delicious dolmades, you will have been transported to a traditional taverna and your surrounding diners are Greek locals gossiping about who lost all their money playing tavli, the Greek name for backgammon. Dishes are cooked with simple ingredients, and as close to traditional recipes as possible, with slightly modern twists. You haven’t lived till you have tried the Yemista, baked tomatoes and capsicums stuffed with rice. To finish, try the Greek version of donuts (but better) known as Loukoumades. You might have trouble not ordering a second helping. Kali Orexi! (Christina Panagiotopoulos)

2 Market St, Sydney. 9267 0799, medusagreektaverna.com.au