19 Oct 2026
Dimitri’s has been quietly doing what it does at the bottom of Deansgate since 1990, growing from a tiny Greek deli with a handful of tables into the much-loved Manchester institution it is today.

For the latest in our Classics series, Matty White caught up with owner Dimitri Griliopoulos to hear how childhood trips to Greece inspired the restaurant, why the Inland Revenue once investigated a portion of his moussaka, and how five neighbouring units gradually became his dream Greek taverna.

More than three decades later, Dimitri’s philosophy remains refreshingly simple: his Greek food is ‘country kitchen, not haute cuisine’.

Don’t mess around with it, don’t get too clever with the Greek salad, and above all, just make sure there’s a big lump of feta.

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