Just Open: Zeus Street Greek, South Brisbane

Greece is the word, with two Hellenic venues scheduled to open in Brisbane in coming months. First off the block is Zeus Street Greek, at South Bank, taking over the Chocolate Pavilion tenancy. The Sydney souvlaki chain is scheduled to open on Saturday. Zeus boasts an authentic bloodline, with two Greek owners, Costa Anastasiadis, the founder of Crust Gourmet Pizza, and George Kyrprianou from Pony Dining Brisbane.

"At the essence of Zeus is a sense of sharing – to share the table with your friends, your family; this is one of the oldest Greek traditions there is and it is very important to us," Costa says.

"It was Plutarch, a Greek historian who said, 'We do not sit at the table to eat… but to eat together' and this mantra rings true to us at Zeus – we call it filoxenia, or to show hospitality to all," he says.

The menu at Zeus is simple, with a focus on dips, salads, and souvas stuffed with grilled meats and seafood. It wouldn't be a Greek restaurant without loukoumades – in this case the Greek doughnuts are served with chocolate sauce.

Keep an eye out for Atalanta at Portside too. A Greek bar-restaurant by the owner of Ahmets, South Side Diner and Next Door Kitchen, Harun Gerceler, and Simon Bou-Samra of Bou's for Men barber shops, the Arkhefield-designed restaurant is due to open in October.

Zeus Street Greek, 13-14 Little Stanley Street, South Brisbane, open daily 11.30am-9.30pm, 07 3846 0200, zsg.com.au