Opa! It’s back, refreshed with a new name and new Houston location. Yiayia’s Pappas Greek Kitchen (formerly YiaYia Mary’s Mediterranean Kitchen, which shuttered in 2020) has taken up residence in the former Pappadeaux space, just opening at 2410 Richmond Avenue.
YiaYia Mary is powered by the Pappas R&D team, led by chef Michael Fikaris, reimagining version 2.0 as a modern take on the comforting food of Greek home cooking. While descendants of the Pappas family’s matriarch on the design side, including chief design officer Evy Pappas, have retooled the space, infusing a contemporary twist on Greece’s old world charm.