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Nemea Greek Taverna

Nemea Greek Taverna

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Greek Restaurant$$$$
Downtown San Jose, San Jose
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Nemea Pikilia​
Served w/ house made pita bread
Melitzano Salata
Roasted eggplant & herbs
Tirokafteri
Red pepper, feta cheese, garlic & olive oil
Taramosalata
Puree of smoked carp roe
Tzatziki
Greek yogurt, cucumber, dill
Pikilia
Sampler of all four salads
Mezethes​
Feta
Imported greek feta, mixed olives, extra virgin olive oil & oregano
Garidokefthedes
Lobster & shrimp croquettes, bell pepper compote & yogurt dressing
Spanakopita
Baked phyllo stuffed w/ spinach, leeks, feta cheese & herbs
Octapodi
Charcoal broiled sushi grade quality octopus w/ citrus, oregano & olive oil
Marithes Tiganites
Lightly fried smelts served w/ skordalia
Biftekia
Grilled lamb meatballs over citrus pepper compote & basil
Gigantes Plaki
Savory, giant lima beans w/ tomatoe sauce, ouzo & & feta cheese
Mithia
Steamed prince edward island mussels infused w/ anise, herbs, tomatoe
Saganaki
Pan fried kefalograviera cheese, brandy, lemon
Dolmathes
Grape​ leaves stuffed w/ rice, mint, dill, tomatoes, olive oil & lemon
Mapakia
Brussels sprouts w/ apple wood smoked bacon, shallots, capers & parmesan cheese
Kalamarakia
Crispy​ calamari served w/ spicy aioli
Plevrakia
Lamb riblets finished on our the mesquite grill w/ lemon oregano emulsion
Soupes Kai Salates​
Avgolemono Soup
Fresh egg lemon fumet w/ organic chicken & rice
Baby Beets
Oranges, candied walnuts & goat cheese in mustard vinaigrette
Octapodi Salata
Braised octopus, greek peppers, frisse & red wine vinaigrette
Nemea Salata
Mixed​ greens w/ dates, oranges, manouri cheese &spiced, glazed walnuts
Horiatiki
Vine-ripened​ tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onion, oregano, olives & feta cheese
Kiria Piata​
Mousaka
Layered oven casserole of lamb, eggplant, potato & béchamel sauce
Lamb Sandwich
Toasted tenderloin, tzatziki, bell peppers & tomatoes rolled in house made pita bread, fries
Open Face Grilled Ahi Tuna Sandwich
Served over home made pita bread w/ skordalia & arugula salad
Nemea Flatbread
Greek sausage, caramelized onions, feta cheese & wilted arugula
Paidakia
(3) mesquite grilled rib cut lamb chops w/ braised greens, nemea potatoes & lemon vinaigrette
Kotopoulo Souvlaki
Skewered chicken breast, eggplant, onions, orzo w/ watercress salad
Brizola Hirini
Grilled,​ double cut pork chop, bacon potato cake, fig chutney, pearl onions & jus
Solomos
Grilled​ filet of organic salmon over lentil ragout, roasted vegetables & oregano pesto
Pastitsio
Baked casserole of pasta, ground beef & béchamel sauce
Lamb Burger
12 oz. Ground lamb, bell peppers, chipotle sauce on focaccia bread, greek fries
Lahaniko Flatbread
Arugula​ pesto, w/ greek cheeses, tomatoes, olives & oregano
Kotopoulo Pita
Traditional phyllo pie of chicken breast, mushrooms, spinach & feta cheese, greek salad
Tsipoura
Greek dorade over saffron israeli couscous, sundried tomato dressing & eggplant tapenade
Moschari Souvlaki
Filet of beef w/ mushrooms, onions, nemea potatoes & yogurt cucumber dressing
Pilafi Me Manitaria
Wild mushroom risotto, thyme scented leeks & greek yogurt
Arni Kokinisto
Aromatic braised lamb shank over orzo pilafi & myzithra cheese
Sides​
Horta
Roasted Potatoes
Grilled Asparagus
Nemea
Orzo Pilafi
Greek Fries
Nemea Pikilia​
Served w/ house made pita bread
Melitzano Salata
Roasted eggplant & herbs
Tirokafteri
Red pepper, feta cheese, garlic & olive oil
Taramosalata
Puree of smoked carp roe
Tzatziki
Greek yogurt, cucumber, dill
Pikilia
Sampler of all four salads
Mezethes​
Feta
Imported greek feta, mixed olives, extra virgin olive oil & oregano
Garidokefthedes
Lobster & shrimp croquettes, bell pepper compote & yogurt dressing
Spanakopita
Baked phyllo stuffed w/ spinach, leeks, feta cheese & herbs
Octapodi
Charcoal broiled sushi grade quality octopus w/ citrus, oregano & olive oil
Marithes Tiganites
Lightly fried smelts served w/ skordalia
Biftekia
Grilled lamb meatballs over citrus pepper compote & basil
Gigantes Plaki
Savory, giant lima beans w/ tomatoe sauce, ouzo & & feta cheese
Mithia
Steamed prince edward island mussels infused w/ anise, herbs, tomatoe
Saganaki
Pan fried kefalograviera cheese, brandy, lemon
Dolmathes
Grape​ leaves stuffed w/ rice, mint, dill, tomatoes, olive oil & lemon
Mapakia
Brussels sprouts w/ apple wood smoked bacon, shallots, capers & parmesan cheese
Kalamarakia
Crispy​ calamari served w/ spicy aioli
Plevrakia
Lamb riblets finished on our the mesquite grill w/ lemon oregano emulsion
Soupes Kai Salates​
Avgolemono Soup
Fresh egg lemon fumet w/ organic chicken & rice
Baby Beets
Oranges, candied walnuts & goat cheese in mustard vinaigrette
Octapodi Salata
Braised octopus, greek peppers, frisse & red wine vinaigrette
Nemea Salata
Mixed​ greens w/ dates, oranges, manouri cheese &spiced, glazed walnuts
Horiatiki
Vine-ripened​ tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onion, oregano, olives & feta cheese
Kiria Piata​
Mousaka
Layered oven casserole of lamb, eggplant, potato & béchamel sauce
Lamb Sandwich
Toasted tenderloin, tzatziki, bell peppers & tomatoes rolled in house made pita bread, fries
Open Face Grilled Ahi Tuna Sandwich
Served over home made pita bread w/ skordalia & arugula salad
Nemea Flatbread
Greek sausage, caramelized onions, feta cheese & wilted arugula
Paidakia
(3) mesquite grilled rib cut lamb chops w/ braised greens, nemea potatoes & lemon vinaigrette
Kotopoulo Souvlaki
Skewered chicken breast, eggplant, onions, orzo w/ watercress salad
Brizola Hirini
Grilled,​ double cut pork chop, bacon potato cake, fig chutney, pearl onions & jus
Solomos
Grilled​ filet of organic salmon over lentil ragout, roasted vegetables & oregano pesto
Pastitsio
Baked casserole of pasta, ground beef & béchamel sauce
Lamb Burger
12 oz. Ground lamb, bell peppers, chipotle sauce on focaccia bread, greek fries
Lahaniko Flatbread
Arugula​ pesto, w/ greek cheeses, tomatoes, olives & oregano
Kotopoulo Pita
Traditional phyllo pie of chicken breast, mushrooms, spinach & feta cheese, greek salad
Tsipoura
Greek dorade over saffron israeli couscous, sundried tomato dressing & eggplant tapenade
Moschari Souvlaki
Filet of beef w/ mushrooms, onions, nemea potatoes & yogurt cucumber dressing
Pilafi Me Manitaria
Wild mushroom risotto, thyme scented leeks & greek yogurt
Arni Kokinisto
Aromatic braised lamb shank over orzo pilafi & myzithra cheese
Sides​
Horta
Roasted Potatoes
Grilled Asparagus
Nemea
Orzo Pilafi
Greek Fries
Sokolatina
Warm dark chocolate cake w/ chocolate mousse, honey cream & kahlua dutch almond ice cream
Galactoboureko
Semolina custard rolled in phyllo w/ orange marmalade & pistachio ice cream
Loukoumathes
Traditional greek beignets w/ fudge & honey syrup
Nemea Special
A tasting of baklava & galactoboureko w/ ouzo sorbet & honey ice cream
Yogurt & Honey
Greek yogurt drizzled w/ attiki honey toasted nuts
Baklavas
Greek layered phyllo w/ toasted walnuts house made syrup & fig ice cream
Rizogalo
Creamy rice pudding w/ short bread cookie & seasonal berry compote
Yogurt Sorbet
Blood orange granite & ouzo syrup
Rhubarb Cobbler
With vanilla bean ice cream
Port, Dessert Wines and Coffee​
Sigalas
Vinsanto 2003, glass
Ch. Grand Jauga
2007, glass
Coffee
Cappuccino
Assorted Selection of Steven Smith Organic Teas
Espresso Martini
Avantis
Muscat​ NV, glass
Sandeman's
20 year old tawny, glass
Espresso
Greek Coffee
Stone ground & brewed in a traditional briki served w/ (no sugar) sketo, (med sugar) metrio, or (sweet) glyko
Frappe
Classic​ greek ice coffee
Taramosalata
Puree of smoked fish roe
Melitzanosalata
Roasted eggplant & herbs
Feta
Imported greek feta, mixed olives, extra virgin olive oil & oregano
Dolmathes
Grape leaves stuffed w/ rice, mint, dill, tomatoes, olive oil & lemon
Marithes Tiganites
Lightly fried smelts served w/ skordalia
Biftekia
Grilled​ lamb meatballs over citrus pepper compote
Lahaniko Flatbread
Arugula pesto, greek cheeses, tomatoes, olives & oregano
Tzatziki
Greek yogurt & cucumber
Tirokafteri
Red pepper, feta, & garlic
Spanakopita
Baked phyllo stuffed w/ spinach, leeks, feta & dill
Greek Fries
Yukon gold potatoes topped w/ feta & served w/ spicy yogurt sauce
Kalamarakia
Crispy calamari served w/ spicy aioli
Gigantes Plaki
Savory imported giant lima beans w/ tomato sauce & herbed feta
Draft Beers​
Heineken
Amstel Light
Stella Artois
Bottled Beers​
Mythos, Greece
Sierra - Pale Ale
Vergina, Greece
Specialty Cocktails​
Gin & Roses
Hendricks lemon rosemary syrup, lime
Atomic
Blue ice metaxa, sherry - champagne
White Linen
Gin, chase, citrus, soda
Double Barre
Bulliet​ rye, vermouth, orange, cherry
Baklatini
Chopin, nocello, honey
Nemea Daydream
Metaxa, tanqueray, citrus, grenadine
Wines by the Glass​
All well drinks
Kourtaki- Restina
Avantis Estate- White
Folonari- Pinot Grigo
Voss- Sauvingnoin Blanc
Skouras- St George
Lararidis- Cab/Agio/Syrah
Schug- Pinot Noir
Geyser Peak - Cabernet
Wine and Beverage​: Sparkling
Jean Philippe Brut Blanquette De Limoux
Louis Roederer - Brut Premier NV
Canard Duchene - Brut NV
Wine and Beverage​: Import White Wines
Kourtaki, Retsina NV
Hatzidakis, Assyritiko 2011
Skouras, Chardonnay 2010
Lazaradis Oenodea, Malagouzia/Sauv Blanc 2011
Mantinia, Moschofilero 2011
Avantis Estate, Malagouzia 2011
Folonari, Pinot Grigio 2010
Sigilas Asiritiko 2011 9 36 Chateau Campuget Rose of Syrah 2011
Wine and Beverage​: Import Red Wines
Foundis Estate, Xinomavro 2006
Avantis, Syrah 2009
Oenodea, Cab/Agiorgitiko/Syrah 2009
Monchiero, Barolo 2007
Cava Amethystos, Dry Red
Skouras, Nemea St. George 2010
Beronia Crianza, Tempranillo 2008
Avantis, Mavri Koudora 2010
Skouras, Megas Oenos 2007
Wine and Beverage​: Domestic White Wines
Voss, Sauvignon Blanc 2012
Schied, Gewurztraminer 2011
Wente, Chardonnay 2010
St. Innocent, Pinot Blanc 2011
Cuvaison, Chardonnay 2011
Hanzel, Chardonnay 2010
Wine and Beverage​: Domestic Red Wines
Schug, Pinot Noir 2010
Mcintyre, Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) 2011
Domaine Drouhin, Pinot Noir 2010
Three Creek, Syrah 2011
Mt Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Belle Glos, Pinot Noir 2011
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2010
Predator, Old Vine Zin 2011
Ladera, Cabernet Sauvignon NV
Darcy Kent (Madden Ranch) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Wine and Beverage​: Domestic Red Wines
Schug, Pinot Noir 2010
Mcintyre, Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) 2011
Domaine Drouhin, Pinot Noir 2010
Three Creek, Syrah 2011
Mt Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Belle Glos, Pinot Noir 2011
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2010
Predator, Old Vine Zin 2011
Ladera, Cabernet Sauvignon NV
Darcy Kent (Madden Ranch) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Wine and Beverage​: Draft Beers
Heineken
Amstel Light
Port Brewing IPA
Stella Artois
312 Goose Island
Mission Brewing-Stout
Wine and Beverage​: Bottled Beers
Mythos, Greece
Saison Dupont
Speakeasy, Big Daddy
Sierra Nevada, Ruthless
Vergina, Greece 6 Fix, Greece
Speakeasy, Prohibition
Sierra Nevada, Pale Ale

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Nemea Greek Taverna
96 S 1st St (at San Fernando)
San Jose, CA 95113
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Located at the corner of South First Street and East San Fernando Street, Nemea brings the flavors of Mediterranean culinary freshness into the buzzing heart of downtown San Jose
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  • Mon–Fri
    • 11:30 AM–2:00 PM
    • 5:30 PM–9:00 PM
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(408) 279-4225
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Nemea Greek Taverna
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