A decade of Grecian reinvention: How OPSO changed the way London eats Greek food

OPSO has been reshaping Greek cuisine since 2014 - (Lateef Okunnu)

There’s Greekfood, and then there’s OPSO. In the busy, bountiful smorgasbord of London dining, it can be hard to recall a time before Mediterranean cuisine found a place at every turn, yet something about OPSO’s arrival a decade ago shifted expectations.

It wasn’t the predictable souvlaki wrap or moussaka cliché, but rather an unabashed, daring attempt by chef Nikos Roussos and restaurateur Andreas Labridis to reimagine Greek fare as something modern, something unashamedly refined.