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Downstairs at Olympia.
Downstairs at Olympia. Penny Stephens

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Oakleigh basks in the glory of all things Greek, but Olympia takes it a step further. An old car park above Oakleigh Market is now a double-decker ode to the Greek Islands, its rooftop bar whitewashed, with ocean blue shutters and a stone-look floor. The menu is just as on-theme: espresso martinis are shaken with Greek coffee liqueur, and there are crisp saganaki croquettes and soutzoukakia, the Greek meatballs, to snack on.

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