{"id":978,"date":"2022-08-27T12:13:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T12:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zempereki.gr\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T08:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:15:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zempereki.gr\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mothers and grandmothers in the kitchen. These are our chefs.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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At Koutouki Zempereki, the table is an invitation. At Koutouki Zempereki, the table is an invitation. A meze tavern in Moschato with 30 years of history, since 1998, housed in a building constructed in 1949, filled with stories, family heirlooms and aromas that feel like home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 1997, we made a decision: the house where our family grew up would open its doors to everyone. And so, Zempereki was born. A place that feels like a traditional koutouki because that is exactly what it is: our home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our building has a construction permit issued by the king himself, dated 09-02-1949. Its walls have absorbed decades of aromas, laughter and shared moments. The moment you step inside, you immediately understand that time moves more slowly here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The decoration was not designed; it was gathered over time. Every object on the wall once belonged to the family and carries its own story. The feeling is rustic and warm, like visiting a relative you have not seen in a long time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In our kitchen, Mrs. Georgia and Mrs. Maria do the cooking. Mothers and grandmothers who cook the way they know best: for family. Constantinople-style liver, fresh hand-cut potatoes, meatballs, fava with onion and lemon, cabbage rolls with fresh minced meat, bekri meze, soutzoukakia in tomato sauce. Authentic Greek recipes, cooked from scratch, every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Zempereki is now living its third generation. From grandmother to grandchildren, the philosophy has remained the same: the ingredients matter just as much as the love that goes into the cooking. The olive oil comes from the village, the meat from small family farms. Nothing changes in a recipe when you know where it began.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thirty years later, people return for the same reason they came the first time.
At Zempereki, you are a guest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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