Opso is a modern Greek restaurant at 10 Paddington Street in Marylebone. Its name comes from an ancient Greek word for a delectable morsel, reflecting a menu designed around sociable dining and carefully composed plates. The polished dining room serves lunch, dinner and weekend brunch while presenting Greek ingredients and traditions through a contemporary London perspective.
Meals can begin with rosemary focaccia, tiger milk bread, tzatziki or taramas enriched with bottarga and shiso. Souvlaki kebab is paired with ladopitta and cumin yoghurt, while feta kataifi wraps the cheese in crisp pastry. Dakos, charcoal grilled okra and lamb and beef giouvarlakia dumplings show how the kitchen moves between familiar Greek references and inventive detail.
Larger dishes include moussakas, bucatini with red prawns and clams, octopus stifado with black eyed beans and lamb shank with mushroom trahanas. Miso mustard chicken, slowly cooked beef short rib and whole Dorset sea bass extend the menu beyond Greece while retaining its focus on charcoal, deep sauces and sharing. Potatoes with black garlic and broccoli with Greek yoghurt complete the table.
Desserts continue the modern approach through baked feta cheesecake with sour cherry, orange portokalopita with lemon curd and kaimaki ice cream, and profiteroles filled with coffee custard. Weekend brunch adds pancakes, eggs, spanakopita and grilled dishes. A notably broad Greek wine list, distinctive spirits and cocktails such as the Greek Spritz and feta infused sour make drinks an important part of the experience.
Address: 10 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5QL, United Kingdom