Cyprus Taverna
579 Monroe St
DetroitMI48226
Hours
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
- Lunch
- & Dinner daily
- Average Rating
- Total Reviews
- (19)
Recommended
0
Not Recommended
0
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Description
Cyprus Taverna is located at 579 Monroe St, Detroit, MI. This business specializes in Restaurants and has 5 review(s) with a star rating of 4.8.
Tips
What to Drink:
Retsina is available, or a dry white called Pelapaes.
Parking:
Dire warnings of casino-induced scarcity have not come true.
Editorial Reviews
Standard Greek specialties are served into the wee hours at this bustling, friendly restaurant.:
Cyprus Taverna Restaurant Review: This is among the best spots in Greektown, a one-block strip of restaurants all serving pretty much the same menu of moussaka, spinach pie, lamb chops and shish kebab. From the get-go, it’s apparent that the proprietors, Vassos and Eleni Avgoustis, and their sons, George and Chris, care about the quality of the fare. The family is from Cyprus and the menu...
Widely considered Greektown's best Greek restaurant, Cyprus Taverna serves up all the requisite Greek dishes -- moussaka, dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), and gyros -- as well as a number of Cypriot specialties, vegetarian meals, and a selection of Greek beers and wines. Portions are hearty. Aegean fossils and Cypriot folk art decorate the walls.
Greektown's best is not the oldest or the biggest.:
In Short
Owner Vassos Avgoustis welcomes patrons into his cozy room. The crowd is lively and service is brisk. The usual Greek specialties and some less well-known, such as tyropitakia...
Owner Vassos Avgoustis welcomes patrons into his cozy room. The crowd is lively and service is brisk. The usual Greek specialties and some less well-known, such as tyropitakia...
Information from the business
A soothing setting in soft shades of off-white, gray and blue is sparked with well-chosen framed needlework from Cyprus and reproductions of busts, vases and platters displayed on a ceiling-level shelf. Hanging lamps in verdigris and white add a Mediterranean touch.
