Beyond The Kebab

‘Food With Honesty’ Is the Mantra of Zeus Street Greek, as Co-founder Costa Anastasiadis Tells Men’s Style.

Since opening their first Zeus Street Greek eatery in Sydney’s suburban Drummoyne in July 2014, Costa Anastasiadis and George Kypraniou have now opened 15 stores with two more on the way in their quest to bring Hellenic street food into the 21st century.

Both had extensive food backgrounds before embarking on Zeus Street Greek, Anastasiadis as the founder of Crust Pizza (and a former Men’s Style Man Of Influence) and Kyprianou with Pony Dining Group. But it was a fervent desire to progress ‘fast’ Greek cuisine behind the long-established – and much loved - gyro (or kebab) which motivated their founding of Zeus Street Greek.

“For us there always been a misconception [about Greek food] since the first wave of migrants to Australia and we want to challenge that perception,” Anastasiadis tells Men’s Style. “We want to move people away from the idea of Greek food as part of a greasy hangover…