I will be traveling to Greece in April. I will be visiting Athens, Santorini, Paros and Milo's. I have found a few places like Holy Llama and Gostijo in Athens. However any recommendations for Dairy free options for the islands or even Athens. Things I'd love to try dairy free are the Gyros, Baklava, Dolmas and spanskopita. Thank you.
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Forgive my ignorance, but does the allergy extend to goat and sheep milk cheese? Cheeses like feta are the most commonly found dairy components, so just curious if that might help.
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OP
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Yes it does sadly.
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Virginia, USA
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You should be fine with dolmas. The traditional recipe is dairy-free, so I’d just confirm.
For spanakopita and baklava, I’d look for a vegan place. Baklava typically has butter and spanakopita has feta.
Gyros could be more difficult. Pita is often made with milk. If you were able to confirm the pita was dairy-free, you could just get them to hold the tzatziki and feta.
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France Southwest - Occitanie
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In all restaurants you'll find plenty of dairy-free dishes. Don't get stuck on the idea of a traditional meal with a starter, main course, etc. In Greece, you can choose several small dishes as starters (meze) and make it your entire meal; it's even the basis of a traditional meal. All these dishes are shared by everyone. In addition to meat and fish, there are plenty of dairy-free options. Indeed, dolma (dolmadakia), taramosalata, fava beans, hummus, spanakopita, soups, arakas, etc.
There are so many places to eat in Athens that I don't really see the point in going specifically to Holy Llama, which is just a very expensive bakery/pastry shop/brunch spot with no culinary merit, and which, moreover, isn't particularly dairy-free.