Our story
KALIMERA is a modern Athenian eatery
There is family cooking in everything we make, but the food is the Athens of today: late nights, loud kitchens and food handed over the counter, made with produce we trust.
The founder
“If it isn’t good, it isn’t on.”
It started at Hoxton Street Market in East London in 2015: one food truck, and a queue that kept coming back.
Before the truck, Télémaque worked in finance. He left it, learned the trade in Greek kitchens in London, then took to the street.
What goes into it
- 01
From the family grove
Our olives and extra virgin olive oil come from the family grove near Sparta, in Laconia, where the family has produced olive oil for over 200 years.
- 02
Made in our kitchens
Sauces, tzatziki and marinades are made in-house, and the recipes follow the seasons.
- 03
Écotable-labelled
KALIMERA Paris holds two Écotable macarons for its eco-responsible approach, and came fifth for Best Progression in 2025.
From one truck to four kitchens
2015
The truck
A food truck at Hoxton Street Market in East London, November 2015.
2017
Hyde Park and Goodwood
Greek wraps at British Summer Time in Hyde Park, and four days at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
2018
Festival summer
Latitude and All Points East, then 45 days at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park.
2019
Paris
March 2019: our first restaurant, at Ground Control by the Gare de Lyon.
2020
The hard part
It hasn’t always been easy. Paris had been open a year when the first lockdown came.
2021
Crouch End
June 2021: London gets its restaurant, in Crouch End, as the city was finding its feet again.
2022
Wimbledon
Our Greek wraps go to the Wimbledon Championships for the first time. We’ve been back every summer since.
2023
The Ryder Cup
Greek wraps at the Ryder Cup in Rome.
2024
Bordeaux
September 2024: Bordeaux, in the new Belvédère quarter of the Bastide.
2025
St Ouen
May 2025: St Ouen, at the Communale.
Now
Four cities (and counting!)
In the press
“One of the best Mediterranean meals of the summer”
“When it comes to sublime Greek cuisine, KALIMERA stands apart from the rest”
“I still think about KALIMERA’s dessert in the dead of night”
“The food here speaks for itself”
“La qualité et l’authenticité sont bel et bien au rendez-vous du côté de Crouch End!”“sounds like it could well become a neighbourhood hit”
“Nous avons totalement craqué pour cette pita grecque revisitée au blé complet”“la cuisine de KALIMERA est saine, rafraîchissante, relevée et surtout savoureuse !”“KALIMERA coche toutes les cases de la bonne adresse : authentique, abordable, généreuse”“KALIMERA Bordeaux est devenu l’un des spots incontournables pour les amoureux de la cuisine grecque moderne”“KALIMERA Bordeaux, l’adresse incontournable de la cuisine grecque moderne”“Une belle adresse que l’on vous recommande vivement”Listen & follow
