Ta-eem doesn’t make gyros the spit is Israeli Chicken Shawerma that you can get put into a pita, plate, laffa, or baguette. Its really damn good but I believe OP was referring to greek style gyros.
And I believe Dr Sandwich also is similar to Ta-eem
I haven’t seen any place that does either greek style gyros lamb or pork but if anyone knows of a great gyro place that does real meat LMK too!
Gyro, basically by definition, is the ground meat that is in your first picture. If you want the best version of that, then go to Papa Cristo’s. Also, Berlin’s is good on 3rd street for “doner kebab” the German-by-way-of-Turkey version.
It sounds like you want schwarma.
Zankou’s tarna (AKA chicken schwarma) is my favorite (ask for extra garlic sauce and extra crispy bread). It’s not explicitly Greek but it is the best schwarma around!
do a google search for gyro + athens. I want a gyro, not a shawarma. If I wanted shawarma I’d go to Joe’s Falafel and call it a day. I’m not seeing a gyro loaf in these pictures. (2nd pic is kinda ambiguous, but it still isn’t a kronos loaf)
Zuma Kitchen on Westwood - cannot vouch for it recently but before they changed the name of the joint, and possibly the ownership, it was a very legitimate doner kebab.
http://www.kevineats.com/
Cod was properly smoky and utterly salty, thus requiring the presence of the greenery and farinata to really even out its flavors.
You want shawarma That’s what it’s called here unless it’s a Turkish place and who wants that. Gyro just means that it’s spinning. Obviously Greeks took it from their Turkish and arab visitors, just like Mexicans got the al pastor spit from the Lebanese. I’ve also only had the loaf under the name Gyro. Just get a good shawarma and you’re fine.
I’d suggest Tel Aviv Grill over everyone else currently. Dont forget the falafels
@nemroz gyros in greece or the greek part of cyprus aren’t generally the kronos mix of meat but still called gyros so why would it be an gyro with shawarma meat?