Greekcitytimes.com reports in a recent article that a fast-food fish shop has opened in the picturesque Monastiraki area of Athens serving fried calamari, baby shrimp, cod sticks, fish croquettes, anchovies and breaded prawns to eat in or take out in a cone, the bottom of which is stuffed with a well-seasoned salad.
According to the article, the place was the brainchild of Zissis Papazissis, a young entrepreneur with a solid background in the food and wine industry. He drove to Athens 16 years ago with nothing but his car leaving behind his native Volos and worked in high-end establishments like Grand Resort Lagonissi, Beau Brummel and Hilton Athens, learning how businesses are run, how food is prepared and what tourists want.
Noting that there was a gap in the food market for a place like his, he grabbed the chance to be the first to introduce the restaurant, which also serves a variety of main dishes like pastas, soups, steamed mussels, fresh clams, salads and broiled fish; there is absolutely no meat on the menu, as Zissis says “if someone wants a bifteki they head straight down the road”. He buys his fish straight from the sea in Keratsini and Halkida, as well as the Sporades and northern Aegean, because as he says, fish has to be at its freshest, and especially small fish, which are eaten whole so you get a full nutritional package – Omega 3s, protein from the bones and plenty of other nutrients.
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