The souvlaki shop is located on Evripidou Street, where it’s surrounded by butcher shops on one side and colorful storefronts stocked with spices and nuts on the other. Antonis uses kermes oak from Mount Athos to prepare his all-natural and chemical-free charcoal. He owns the largest charcoal kiln in Greece, and he is a real specialist,” Tasos says. “There’s a shop there owned by a man named Antonis Karpouzis. I know all about meat, and all about grilling it,” he explains.īeyond Tasos’ family connections, they also chose the name “Volvi” because they source their high-quality charcoal from the area around the lake. “For at least six generations back my family has been in the butcher business. Tasos originally comes from northern Greece, from a long line of butchers. They named the place Volvi, after the lake in northern Greece.
They opened in December 2020, right before Christmas. Tasos and Aris grabbed the chance, as the location – in the center of Athens and close to the busy market – was ideal for their project. Soon after the owner decided to throw in the towel, putting the space up for sale. Around the corner from Varvakios, Athens’ central food market, a small souvlaki joint opened right before the first lockdown in March 2020. Somewhat surprisingly, given the wreckage it caused in the restaurant industry, Covid-19 ended up helping them out. Made without potatoes and often not even tzatziki, this type of souvlaki spotlights the quality of the pita bread and the meat (typically pork) slices of fresh tomato and onion mixed with chopped parsley round out this divine Greek “sandwich.”Īfter nailing down their concept and recipe, the duo went on the hunt for the right space. They agreed on the fundamentals: simple, old-school souvlaki (which also happens to be our favorite). As Tasos tells it, they were both obsessed with souvlaki.Īlmost immediately they started making future plans to open their own souvlaki shop. When Tasos Perdikis and Aris Doukas met a few years back – the two men were working at the same restaurant, although not in the kitchen – they bonded over their love of food.
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