The Makris restaurant in Athens, overlooking the Acropolis, offers the green philosophy of Michelin-starred chef Dimas Petros’ cuisine in 2024
by Stephania Graff
The Makris restaurant in Athens is located in a historic building in Thisio, opposite the ancient market and the Acropolis. Mystifying, alchemical, with a contemporary design aesthetic in a historic space, the restaurant unfolds its simple complexity through flavours, aromas, and a theatricality inspired by ancient and modern Greece.
The Makris was awarded a Michelin star thanks to a mosaic of flavours skilfully interpreted by Petros Dimas.
Makris Athens makes sense of fine dining through its tasting menu, meticulously designed to enhance the essence of modern Greek cuisine. In the kitchen is Petros Dimas, born in the north of the country in 1988, but grew up in the restaurant’s neighbourhood. Before returning home to coincide with the opening of the restaurant, he gathered experience in Greece, England and Switzerland. In 2018, he joined the Domes group, with Makris in Corfu, where the restaurant is named after the ancient name of the locality.
You can choose between different types of pairings, including a non-alcoholic wine, a cocktail, or just Greek wines.
Drawing the boundaries of culinary creation, Chef Petros Dimas transforms fresh, fine ingredients into delicious stories, all deeply rooted in Greece. The menu is an exploratory journey through Greek gastronomy, inspired by the products of the Makris farm and small local producers. Excellent, organic raw materials meet modern cooking techniques, creating flavours that reflect Greek tradition and gastronomic innovation in every dish.
The philosophy of Petros Dimas is closely and proudly linked to all that Greece has to offer, which the chef presents masterfully.
Savouring each stage of the tasting menu is an unforgettable experience. The general approach appears classic, with a strong focus on the vegetable side and the purity of the flavours of the individual ingredients. The idea that emerges is not to complicate the reading of the dishes, not to add superstructures, and to give voice to the richness of the territory through its finest products. The design of the restaurant has preserved the ancient tradition of the historic building and, combined with the excellent service, creates the ideal conditions for a unique experience of theatrical gastronomy and authentic hospitality.
(Makris by Domes – Green philosophy – Barchemagazine.com – Excerpted from Barche, November 2025)
