Greeks Have The Food To Make Me -- And You -- Swoon

My favorites are endless when it comes to Greek cuisine. So simple and so delectable.

A few off the top of my head:
Yemista (rice stuffed tomatoes and peppers)
Pastitsio (Greek "lasagna" topped with béchamel)
Moussaka 
Horiatiki (Greek country salad and, remember, there is no lettuce in a true Greek salad, folks)
Saganaki (fried cheese, often Halloumi)
Tzatziki (on everything for me; sometimes I just eat it with a spoon!)
Loukoumades (dough puffs with honey and cinnamon)
Halvas (semolina pudding)
Tomatokeftedes (tomato balls)
Greek yogurt (only Fage brand and with honey, with fruit, with almonds/walnuts…infinite combos)
Greek oven-roasted potatoes
Greek shrimp with tomatoes and feta
Fasolia (Greek green beans)
Spanakorizo (spinach rice)
Gyros

Briam (oven-baked ratatouille of summer vegetables based on sliced potatoes and zucchini in olive oil)

Beetroot salad
Santorini fava dip
Myzithra cheese, butter, and black pepper pasta
Spanakopita (spinach pie), tiropita (cheese pie), and absolutely any pies (not the sweet pies we have in the US but pies made of peppers, chicken, artichokes, mushrooms, you name it) or sweets at Ariston located at 10 Voulis near Syntagma Square in Athens (a must-go-to place for takeaway lunch when in Athens)
http://www.culinarybackstreets.com/athens/2012/ariston/

Ariston's window display

Fatsio in Athens is another favorite restaurant of mine In the city -- long-established and known for the traditional Greek food selections you view and choose on the spot.

http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/greece/athens/review-187591.html

Some of Fatsio's selections of the day 

16 reasons Greeks do it better! Meals, that is!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/04/greek-food-better_n_4875637.html

Plenty of company around the dinner table

In Greece, you tend to eat in packs! ;-)

Bar food like no other

Greek frappe

Greek salad done right (no lettuce…ever)

Greek yogurt and honey

Tzatziki, Greece's answer to ketchup

Vegetable gyro

If you're vegan, here are some nice options:
http://thegreekvegan.com


How to eat like a local:
http://www.olivetomato.com/eating-out-in-greece-10-ways-to-eat-like-a-local/

And finally...

Kali oreksi! Bon appetit!