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Inspired by one of the most memorable and funny quotes from the late Greek actress Rena Vlahopoulou, “Suzi Tros” is a new Greek bistro and cocktail bar in London’s Notting Hill that combines an easy-going, charming ambience with a seasonal menu of painterly small plates that look as enticing as they are tasty. Opened by entrepreneurial husband and wife Adrien Carre and Christina Mouratoglou, the team behind the well-established modern Greek restaurant “Mazi” a couple of doors down the road, Suzi Tros was conceived as a laidback eatery serving soul-nurturing Greek food in a setting of nostalgic conviviality. The 1960s are considered the golden age of classic Greek cinema and half a century later the movies of that time are just as beloved as ever – the fact that there are weekly reruns on Greek television stations doesn’t hurt. One of most famous and most prolific comedian actress of that era was Rena Vlahopoulou whose boisterous, larger-than-life personality made her a household name. The bistro’s name comes from the cult 1969 comedy “I Pariziana”, or “The Parisienne”, where Rena, in the role of a seamstress, tells Suzi, a plus-size customer who has come for a fitting, that she must have been eating too much because the dress she’s making for her is too tight. The quote, literally translating as “Suzi you’ve been eating”, has evolved into a beloved catchphrase that far from shaming, playfully jokes about the irresistible pleasure of eating, making it the perfect name for Christina and Adrian’s new project which has been inspired by the informal eateries dotted across Christina’s hometown of Thessaloniki, considered Greece’s culinary capital. 
Photo by Jade Nina Sarkhel. 
Photo by Jade Nina Sarkhel. 
Suzi Tros unfolds across two floors, with an upstairs light-filled, 32-seat dining room featuring a 5-seater kitchen counter, and a cosy cocktail bar on the ground floor serving a menu of drinks and nibbles. Underpinned by a palette of natural materials and earthy colours, the dining room subtly combines a traditional Greek vibe with a French bistro elegance,not unlike Rena Vlahopoulou in “The Parisienne” where she plays a Greek seamstress who has to pretend to be a Parisian couture fashion designer. Timber ceiling beams and decorative floor tiling echo the folkloric interiors of age-old Greek restauran |
