Hervé Pronzato

Pronzato's Hervé in Petralona — one of Athens' most lived-in neighborhoods, traditionally working-class, now gentrifying — represents the arrival of serious French fine dining in a new context. His menus take Greek market ingredients (Cretan honey, Cycladic cheeses, Aegean fish) and apply French classical structure and precision.

Hervé Pronzato, born and raised in Paris, is a French chef who earned a Michelin star in Athens in 2023 at his restaurant Hervé in the Petralona neighborhood. He brings decades of international culinary experience spanning Europe, Asia, and the Middle East to a menu that interprets Greek ingredients through a classically French lens.

Paris, France — French haute cuisine training; international experience across Europe, Asia and Middle East

Career

• Chef at Various European, Asian and Middle Eastern fine-dining restaurants, Europe / Asia / Middle East (1990s–2015)
• Chef-Owner at Hervé, Petralona, Athens (2015–present)

Mentored by French classical cuisine.