Amali Restaurant | Restaurateur James Mallios - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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KALUSTYANS
Murray Hill
Spice & Ethnic Market
Greece
LAMAZOU CHEESE SHOP
Probably one of the last great family run sandwich and cheese shops in Manhattan.
Kips Bay
Cheese Shop
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Lower East Side
Chíos Mastiha Products
I always like to check out what my friend Artemis Kohas is selling at Mastiha Shop. The best part of Mastiha for me is that it has a great sense of authenticity about the products it offers. I would be on the lookout for their spoonsweets and taffy - they are hard to find outside of Greece and of excellent quality.
ARTOPOLIS
Agora Plaza 23 - 18 31 Street, Astoria, New York 11105
T: 800.553.2270 / 718.728.8484
They’re in Astoria and are great for pastries.
Astoria
Greek Bakery
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MEDITERRANEAN FOODS
23-18 31st Street, Queens, NY 11105
T: 718.721.0221
Astoria
Greek Foods
THE PLAZA MEAT MARKET
23-18 31st Street, Astoria, NY 11105
T: 718.728.5577
The staff is surly, the items change frequently by rules I can't follow, but they make their own sausages in the Greek (using orange peel) and Cypriot (using caul fat as a casing) called sheftelia.
Astoria / Agora Plaza
Meats
TITAN FOOD
Long Island City / Online
Greek Foods
DANJI
To see my old friend Hooni Kim from the Bronx Science Speech and Debate Team and order whatever he suggests.
Hell’s Kitchen
Classic & Modern Korean
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IL CANTINORI
East Village
Italian
My partners Steve Tzolis and Nicola Kotsoni's flagship Tuscan restaurant - it represents classic New York white table cloth elegance.
PERIYALI
For the home-style Greek cooking I grew up with.
Flatiron
Greek
PYLOS
East Village
Greek
For the atmosphere.
SOUVLAKI GR
For gyros. They capture Mykonos magic in a bottle.
Lower East Side
Greek
Eat | Restaurants - Brooklyn, NY
ROBERTA’S
Italian / Pizza
Bushwick
I have been going there since before they had a liquor license - order the Mad Martigan.
KIKI’S TAVERNA
Mykonos 84600, Greece
It’s in Mykonos, Agios Sostis Beach, and the inspiration for Amali. Fresh, local produce, clean flavors and a great grill program. They only serve lunch and have no refrigeration, so when they run out of items, they are out. Pork Chop is a must.
Ayios Sostis Beach
Mediterranean
Eat | Restaurants - Greece
SEA SATIN MARKET CAPRICE
Mykonos 84600, Greece
T.: +30.22890.24676
Mykonos Harbor
Greek / Seafood
The best setting for whole fish and erupts into a Greek dance party on weekends.
MINETTA TAVERN
I love the Blood and Sand at Minetta Tavern.
West Village
French
Drink - New York, NY
OUZO GIOKARINIS
Available from these retailers.
It’s tops. Drink it with three cubes of ice and well stirred.
Greece
Liquor / Spirits
Drink | Ouzo
DOMAINE ECONOMOU
An organic producer that uses Liatiko, an ancient varietal, and makes a cuvee once every five years or so. The wine defies categorization and people guess it is either Barolo or old Burgundy. Pair with the Lamb Tacozette.
Greece / Crete
Wine
Drink | Greek Wine
SIGALAS MAVROTRAGANO
Slow Food Certified wine using wild Mavrotragano grapes. One of the few expressions of a dark, full bodied, fruit driven wine from Greece. Pair with our Water Wheel Farm Rib Steak (we butcher the steer in house).
Greece / Santorini
Wine
RAPSANI, ILIO FOS
Available at these retailers.
Classic Muscat nose, but a little angular due to the Malagouzia blending grape. Pair with the Feta and Grapes Agrodolce.
Greece / Crete
Wine
ELYSIAN FIELDS
Keith and Mary Martin’s lamb is the best quality I have ever had in 38 years of attending Greek American family gatherings, Easter celebrations and barbecues.
American
Lamb
Food Purveyors
MONASTIRI HONEY
Buy on Amazon.com.
It has a wildflower essence to it. You can use it with various spices to mull raki, grappa or tsipouro (any pomace brandy). Our recipe is a family one and traditionally known as rakomelo (a Turkish word) or tsikouria.
Greece
Honey
SOUR CHERRY | ROSE PETAL PRESERVE
They can be found at Kalustyans, Titan, Mediterranean Foods or MastihaShop.
Sour Cherry Available on Amazon.com.
Rose Petal Available on Amazon.com.
A spoonful of cherry preserve and soda makes a great summer drink.
Fruit Preserves
Who
James Mallios is the co-owner of Amali, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant on the Upper East Side of New York.
Why
Having grown up visiting family in Greece, lawyer-turned-restauranteur James Mallios draws upon the inspiration of the Greek tavernas from his childhood for the food and feel of Amali.
Recommendations
James Mallios’ recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in New York City and Greece.
Amali | Co-Owner James Mallios - Recommendations
January 31, 2012
Upper East Side - NEw York, NY
Photo Credit: Mac Brown
