Birdman Japanese Grill + Pub

A contemporary Japanese pub in the heart of Athens, serving serving authentic new-style yakitori made with high-end Greek ingredients, straightforward drinks, and relaxed vibes. Sister to Vezene restaurant.

9 / 10
226
ratings
  • Phone

    +30 21 0321 2800

  • Website

    birdman.gr

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  • Type

    Japanese Restaurant

Address

Βουλής 35 (Απόλλωνος) 105 57 Athens , Attica Greece

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Music Yes
Dining Options Bar Service
Parking Public Lot
Restroom Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Happy Hour, Bar Snacks, Tasting Menu
Drinks Beer, Wine, Cocktails, BYO

Comments / 50


Keywords:

tataki Japanese food katsu sando vezenes chicken hearts burgers good for dates great value good for singles tartare casual music beef snacks street food staff well good for special occasions
Yael Eshkol

The place was a huge surprise, we stepped in with no prior information and it was surprisingly good, everything was perfect, and the staff was so nice. higley recommended

Andy Kanenas

Great old fashioned, tried a small snack (burger ) and was good as well . Ambience feels very Japanese but subtly and nicely conveyed.

eatsmylife

Nice and authentic atmosphere. Some of the stuff don’t even speak Greek. Edamame to die for.

Iraklis Patsialos

You have to try the wagyu tataki or the wagyu nigiri ! Amazing taste! The chicken yakitoris are pretty good too. It is a bit pricey but given the quality of the ingredients it is worth it.

Vassilis Tsakiris

The tsukune (chicken meatball ) is fantastic!! Excellent food and great vibes.

Konstantinos Chatzopoulos

WOW vezenes made again something fresh, new and nice. Well done. I believe it is a must

melina aslanoglou

Still thinking about last night's momo yakitori . Great flavors, great place, great value for money . Definitely coming back!!

Vassilis Tsakiris

Great yakitori . Tried the kokoro (chicken heart ) for the first time and -surprise!- loved it!!!

Krzysztof Dubrowski

Really good yakitori (chicken hearts and rib eye are amazing). Quite good choice of Japanese whiskey . Crowded but the wait for seating isn't too long.

Nevena

For a michelin plate recommendation place, this japanese izakaya has all: attention to details, open kitchen , juicy wagyu beef , small but serious cocktail and small-batch whisky distilleries list. 5*

Spiros Vlassis

Quality&taste nice.staff friendly,service normal.deco&location ok.nice concept.Small portions/high prices-not value for money . Though nice tastes/worths trying once.Go for skewers matching your taste.

JK

A great soundtrack and a serious cocktail list set the mood and the young team are full of energy. Japanese snacks and grill-based dishes have a modernised Western edge

Vana Antonopoulou

Definitely worth trying the beef katsu sando , the tartare oshizushi and the beef ramen . And everything yakitori and kushiyaki.

Dor Pa

The food is amazing! Authentic Japanese cuisine!

Tony M

Variety of gins and whiskies

Angel Leon

The Good: great place with superb service, nice music , tasty food and good cocktails . The bad: expensive and very very small portions. Trying burgers and cocktails next time.

Ilia M

For sure it’s a bar with good selection spirits , sake and wine . Very nice tataki . There is small portions it’s just for snack

Vassilis Tsakiris

Amazing Tataki !

Vassilis Tsakiris

Tataki from outer space!

Jimmy Doux

Extraordinary food quality, nice ambience!

L D

Go there for something different. Central and quirky. Menu is unnecessarily complicated. The food is tasty, slightly expensive but not unforgettable.

Nazezhda Berioskina

Beloved place, great service, magnificent food, totally recommended

Ντιν Τζάριν

On the sunny side: original izakaya idea, preparation to the point, friendly staff . On the not-so-sunny side: poor value for money . Wouldn't come again. If you wanna do Aris Vezenes , just do Vezené.

Babis Karapanagiotis

Great ingredients and tasty food. Nice atmosphere and good music choices. The space is a bit small though

Seray Alfie

Coctails and food

Aria Vltk

Extremely tasty menu! Something different from everything else in the town , small portions, overpriced. Should try ur for once

Dionysis Zindros

Great yakitori

Nikos Mendrinos

Must try smash burger !! Excellent taste!!

Eugenia Melea

Atmosphere, food

Elif Özgen

You can always trust a restaurant with copies of Lucky Peach on its shelves!

Tulin K

Foods you love, reimagined???? cosy, small, lovely place

Jo Kar

Ωραία ramen , tataki , gyoza , iberico katsu

Lefteris Moissiadis

The real taste experience in Athens is located here.

V C

Everything

Τζέλα Δέλτα

Very impressed with the different taste

Chris Ioannou

The only relation has this overpriced shop with Japanese grill is the same relation I have with Lionel Messi! None!

Nancy Papavasileiou-Beckenbach

The birdman smash. Also everything else we tried.

APOSTOLOS KOURTIDIS

Amazing street food elegant tasty food. Bad location though

Dimitra Gavrela

Perfect ramen !

Efi Ger

Best burger in town !

Ierax Holargeus

Versatile menu, very tasty food. It’s a yes.

George Karaoglou

Katsu Sando for the win!

Alexandros Plexidas

Wow, one of the most overpriced restaurants , I’ve been to. For example, the ebi stick consisted of 2 small shrimps and it was very expensive for what it offered.

Ahmet Douas

Decent sake

Christina

Really small bites, all of them expensive choices. Portions are intended solely to accompany your drink. I had the vegetables on the sticks, nothing special.

Oliana Spiridopoulos

Food is ok, ambience poor, service erratic feel it’s riding on the success of their other restaurant

Angel Tr

It will be definitely too hard for me to find such an awful place again. I redefined in my head the term expensive after this visit. Terrible experience.

Eugenia Melea

Too expensive , we paid 150€ for 2 people and we were still hungry. They didn’t treat us anything ????

PapOffice

Much ado about nothing

Stavria K.

Κάθε τετάρτη εδώ με διαφορετικό πιάτο. Αγαπημένο το soy chicken όχι ότι τα ράμεν ή το ταρταρ πάνε πίσω. Καθαρά, Χορταστικά κ φούλ γευστικά.

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