Walking into ‘Vein’ you immediately realise that they mean business.

Vein Cheese and Wine Bar in Glyfada is an upscale wine bar offering tapas as well as a few featured entrées.

The ultra-modern, meets industrial styled wine bar has a dramatic interior that is a welcome sight in the trendy beachside community of Glyfada.  Your sophistication level goes up the minute you enter this dimly lit urban lounge.  I think of it as the Gotham City of Glyfada.

Atmosphere and aesthetics are important to me and this place ticks both boxes. They have a great eclectic mix of smooth music playing at the perfect volume and they also do live Jazz events.  (Vein Facebook page)

I’m a sucker for dips.  They have an amazing little creamy dip they bring to the table with crackers… ours is always gone before we even open the menu.  More please!   I mentioned that I like dips- I probably like dips so much because it means that I get to dip some bread like object into the dip and enjoy them together.  Because of my love for the cheese/bread combo, I opted for the cold cut & cheese plate/αλλαντικών και τυριών [12€].  Jamon, salami, prosciutto, mozzarella, provolone and a few Greek hard cheese.  They get an A+ for their presentation as the platter comes out sprinkled with various nuts, raisins and cherry tomatoes (and a few more crackers, just for good measure).

Fotis is frightened of ‘raw cheese’ (that’s what he calls cheese that is not properly melted), so I got the whole platter to myself. Being a man who can’t have something off the starter menu as a meal, he went for the chicken filet/κοτόπουλο φιλέτο [11€] which came in a rich, creamy, herb infused sauce and was served with steamed vegetables.

We both enjoyed our food choices and the wine.  We ordered a bottle of Aspros Lagos Cabernet 2012 [28€] from their extensive wine list.

We’ve been to ‘Vein Cheese and Wine Bar’ a few times since it opened in 2014 and probably should visit it more often.  If you are looking for a relaxing evening out in a stylish setting, Vein is perfect for you.

OH!  And they have fondue!  So stay tuned for ‘Vein part 2′ after I go for some melted-cheesy-goodness.

Greek Vocabulary

Chicken filet = κοτόπουλο φιλέτο | kotopoulo fileto

Cold cuts = αλλαντικά  | alladika

Cheese = τυρί | tiri

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