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Periyali
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Hours
Mon-Thu, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11pm; Fri, noon-3pm and 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sat, 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 5pm-10pm
Nearby Subway Stops
F, V at 23rd St.
Prices
$21-$31
Payment Methods
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Good for Groups
- Outdoor Dining
- Romantic
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Recommended
- Make a Reservation with opentable.com
Profile
This is the restaurant that first made diners aware that there was more to Greek food than a hunk of lamb on a vertical spit. Periyali took the plates away from Zorba and set them down in a room that exudes the quiet whitewashed, salt-air scented charm of mornings in Mykonos. And while other places have reduced the novelty of combining bouzouki music and class, Periyali’s succulent baby chicken, unfussily grilled fish, and uncommonly light moussaka can still surprise and beguile with their cultivated polish.
Recommended DishesSmoked trout over salad, $15; moussaka, $21; grilled lamb chops, $31
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