Ma Che Vuoi

The story

Ma Che Vuoi brings an Italian bar-and-kitchen rhythm to central Athens, with pizza at the center and spritzes anchoring the drinks list. The menu also runs through pasta, focaccia, arancini, risotto, lasagna, and carpaccio, giving the place an easy aperitivo-to-dinner arc. It makes the strongest case as a flexible stop: a Margherita or prosciutto pizza, a cocktail, then perhaps a longer meal. Pizza, pasta, cocktails, and warm service recur often enough to define the place, and the broad menu helps explain why people return.