Potts Point's Modern Greek
The Apollo on Macleay Street is Jonathan Barthelmess's modern Greek — wood-fired lamb shoulder, taramasalata that has set the city standard, and one of the most carefully-conceived Greek kitchens in the country.
The cooking is contemporary Greek at restaurant-grade standards: spit-roasted lamb shoulder, considered meze, the regional Greek small-plate tradition handled with discipline.
What to Order
Spit-roasted lamb shoulder — the dish the room is built around, served family-style for sharing. Taramasalata — Sydney's reference preparation. Saganaki, spanakopita, the wider meze selection. The Greek wine list rewards a confident order.
The Format
The dining room is comfortable, busy, and well-staged for a Greek-format meal. The bar absorbs walk-ins.
Best Occasion: Team Dinner
The Apollo handles a Sydney team dinner with practised authority. The Greek format provides shareable centrepieces; the lamb-shoulder family-style centrepiece provides the celebration register; bringing colleagues to a Sydney Greek institution sends an exact message.