Down, but dining out: The fine-dining experience at Athens' top restaurant is surviving the recession

摘要

Not a great deal of good news has come out of Greece recently. The sovereign debt crisis, which has ravaged much of southern Europe, has had a greater impact on this Mediterranean country than almost anywhere else. The nation's public debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 165.3 percent of nominal gross domestic product in 2011, and austerity measures have left many Greeks angry and demoralized. Youth unemployment currently stands at more than 50 percent.