Athina - An incomplete list of recommendations
DO YOU SPEAK GREEK?
Ne = Yes
Ochi = No
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AREAS IN ATHENS TO BOOK A STAY
Psirri, Exarcheia, Kypseli, Mets, Kolonaki, Petralona, Keramikos, Koukaki, Syntagma, Monastiraki, Omonia, Plaka, basically everything arround Acropolis.
HOW TO GET ARROUND
Metro, Bus, Taxi, ride a bike or
Rent a car.
BOOK A TOUR
disired landscapes
FOOD
How to Greek breakfast in Athens: Grab a delicious cheese pie from Takis Bakery. Drupes & Drips (the bar next door) makes the greatest coffee in the hood. Misaraliotou 14, Koukaki
Take a walk on the Filopappos Hill and head towards Petralona for dinner or late lunch at Aster, a small Cretan tavern Troon 48, Ano Petralona
or
Randevou (Plateia Amalias Merkouri/Arkadon, Petralona), little sister of Ivi vraziliana, next to randevou kanaria (kermeikou 88, metaxourgio). Around kanaria there other nice small cafe-bar-tsipouro places to drink wine or tsipouro and eat something. Used to be more original a couple of years a go, but still has a charm within the urbanity.
Adad Bookstore, wine and handmade cakes, Platia Amalia
Philos, breakfast and brunch, Solonos 32, Athina
Ellinika Kaloudia, High end grocery store with greek products
Fresko Yogurt Bar, Acropoli. A dessert classic
LUKUMAΔΕΣ Eolou 21, & Aghias Irinis Str, Athina
Nolan, Syntagma
Birdman, Syntagma
Sushimou, Syntagma, perfection, like in Tokyo
Astari, not far from kanaria. Marthonos 28, Metaxourgio
Heteroclito wine bar, extensive selection of Greek wines by the glass
Wine bar Materia Prima is a good alternative
Wine bar, Tanini Agapi Mou, Ippokratous 91, Athens, Exarchia
Wine is fine, Vissis 6, Athina
Feyrouz, Lebanese street food No tables, just a few stools Karori 23
Souvlaki Take Out “O Kostas”. They usually sell out by 15:30 Pentelis 5, Syntagma Mon to Sat 9:30 – 17:00
For culture and fresh fish go for an afternoon walk at the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center and then for dinner at Pezoulas, a lovely fish tavern 5 minutes away from the SNCC Visit Snfcc.org for the events. Andrea Syngrou Ave. 364, Kallithea
Or Yperokeaneion in Pireas, Yperokeaneion -Ocean Liner- is a small, cozy restaurant with Greek cuisine, mainly fish food, with a good atmosphere and an ambience reminiscent of times past. Marias Chatzikiriakou 48, Pireas
Pezoulas Tavern: Pisistratou 11, Kallithea
Tue to Sat 13:30 – 23:30 / Sunday 12:30 – 18:00
Pizza: Valteziana Pizzeria, Exarcheia 🐛
Ama Laxei, nice garden restaurant, great dishes 👍
Rozalia (Cretan Institution) Valtetsiou 58, Exarheia
Restaurant Scholarhio, Tripodon 14
Metaxa dio,Vegatarian dishes, hang out, beers, ouzo, wine, smoke and fumes, Exarcheia, Andrea Metaxa 2, Athina 🏝
Ep Avli (basic contemporary greek) island style, Archimidous 14, Psirri, Athens
Restaourant Linou Soumpasis, Kalamida 9
Zampano Restaurant, fine, Sarri 18, Athina
Naan Stop, indian food (for order ins)
Nikitas, typical greek food, Agion Anargiron 19
Amin's falafel, Tsamadou 15, Exarchia
Diporto Underground Market-Taverna since 1911 at Athinas, Sokratous 9, Athina, only during daytime
Tis theatrou to steki, next to Diporto, Theatrou 7, Athina
Skalakia, Oldschool tavern in Akademia Platonos
Atlantikos, little fish tavern in Psirri, wait to be seated
Oυζερί του λακη, Ouzeri, Victoria square, During the day only and if they don’t have fresh fish, they won’t open at all
Epik Gelato - exceptional ice cream on mavili square, try original greek classics like Kaimaki or Triantafilo. They also have some other local specialities, Dorileou 2, Mavili Square
CAFE / MEZE
Saturday morning until 16 pm go for a walk in Kallidromiou street, in Exarhia, where a very beautiful and super busy vegetables/fruit market takes place. Then buy flowers, have a greek coffee in one of the kafeneia around
Platia Agiou Georgiou, Kipseli, cafes, food, Athinian neighbourhood hang out
Krinos, Aiolou 87, very old cafe, taste loukoumades with ice-cream.
Anana Cafe, Praxitelous 33 (find Nonda Upstairs, 1st floor after the plants)
Βρώσις Mediterranean Flavors, the girls cooking great lunch, Chavriou 1, Athina (Currently closed)
Avocado: take out and restaurant for salads with cretan avocados
Aerostato, Plateia Proskopon, Pagrati
National Garden, yes, there is a hidden coffee place https://www.yatzer.com/city-experiences/greece/athens/national-garden
TAF Coffee, famous coffee, enjoy it or buy some greek coffee to brew at home Emmanouil Mpenaki 7, Athina
Go to Le Greche for a classic ice cream in the center of Athens, Mitropoleos 16, Syntagma Mon to Thu 8:30 – 1:00 / Fri to Sun 10:00 -2:00
Grand Bretagne Bar
BAR / CLUBS
Au revoir bar, since 1957, Drinks, Architecture, legends, Kypseli
Eprepe Bar, Kypseli
Allios Kafeneio, Kypseli
Hollywood Bar, Syntagma
Galaxy Bar, Classic Athenian Bar in a Stoa, Stadiou 10, Athina
Ella na sou po, Bar
PTX Club, Techno instagram.com/ptxathens
Cantina Social, (Leokoriou 6) good music and dance inside the tiny kiosk
Boiler (Vlachava 9), music is either electro or dark
Six Dogs, Avramiotou 6-8 sixdogs.gr, Club Downtown
Astron Bar Taki 3 (Psirri)
Romantso, Anaxagora 3 (Omonia)
Praxitelous (Praxitelous 33) small nice bar
Luxus (Valtetsiou 27, exarhia), nice terrace in Exarhia, nice and cheap cocktails
Couleur Locale, Normanou 3, Athina
Kazu,(Mavromihali 9)
Athénée, Syntagma
Red and Noir, Books and Coffee and Bar
GALLERIES / MUSEUMS / ART
The NAM, National Archaelogical Museum Patesion, Athens
Akropolis Museum
Benaki Museum (Craft, Costumes, Interior) Koumpari 1, Athens
Benaki Museum Modern Art138 Pireos Street
Breeder Gallery, ContemporaryIasonos 45, Athina
Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum
Eratosthenous 13, Athina 116 35, Greece
Deste Foundation, 8 Omirou Str.10564 Athens, Greece
Neon, stunning building, cont. culture
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Amv. Frantzi 1411743 Athens, Greece
Gagosian3 Merlin Street 10671 Athens, Greece
Can Gallery
Tseliou Gallery
Carwan gallery, Pireas
Rodeo gallery, Pireas
Snehta residency and gallery, Drosopoulou 47, Athens
Hot wheels project
Grace Offspace Athens
Subrosa
PARKS / BEACHES / RIVIERA
National Garden, find the hidden coffee place
Old Stadium Kalimarmaro, Athens (enter the backdoor behind it for a sunset)
Platia Agiou Georgiou, Kipseli, cafes, food
Fokionos Negri Boulevard
Filopappou, Muses
Lofos Strevi Hill
Pedion tou Areos, Kypseli, Park
Lofos Lykavitou
Delphi Temple
Sounio Beach and Temple, Swim
Limanakia, Swimming
Vougliameni, Swimming
Vougliameni lake, Swimming, warm springs, caves
Marathonas, Swimming
Krabo, Beach
Zen, Beach
Kavouri, Beach
Schinias, Beach
Porto Rafti Kalivia
Anavissos Beach
Akti tou Iliou
Hilton Pool (tmporary closed)
Lidi Alimos
ISLANDS, RIVIERA
Hydra, Aegina, Tinos, Moni, Poros, Andros, Agistri, Ermioni, Spetses, Evia, Kea, Syros, Kithnos, Nafplio, Delphi, Monemvasia, Epidavros, Olympia, Mycenae, Arcadia, Volos and the mountains…
CINEMA
SYROS Film Festival, in July
Cine Stella, Kypseli
Cine Aegli, Summer Cinema, Next to the National Garden
Cine Thisio
Cine Paris: The view at the bar is terrific, go early to snag the best seats Kydathinaion 22, PlakaCineparis.gr for show times
Openair cinema in Exarcheia BOX or
Riviera, Valtetsiou 46, Athina)
Dexameni, Kolonaki
You will come across enjoyable openair cinemas all over Greece
STORES / MARKETS / DESIGNERS
Ampersand Concepts
Unsung Weavers
Serapis
vasiliki.studio
Trashformers, savvaslaz.com
Dipetsa dipetsa.com
Sanktoleono
Eric Stephany ericstephany.com
Ceramics camilleromagnani.com
Donhou Bikes handmade in Athens
Phaon scent oriented matter, Kolonaki
Bikes www.vca.gr
intellectual leisure www.intellectualleisure.com
Marble www.onentropy.com
Bookstore, O Meteoritis, Kypseli
Many Record Stores in Monastiraki and Exarcheia
ITS A SHIRT, Exarcheia
Dafni and Cloe, Herbs, www.daphnisandchloe.com
Handlebar, Bikes and Bar
Monastiraki Fleamarket, SUN
Kalidromiou Food Market, SAT
Athinas Central Food Market Varvakios, Athinas
Urban Mens Tailor, seasonal collections, Omirou 21
Remember, Psirri
Parthenis, Kolonaki
Yiorgos Elefteriades, Suits
Me Then, Streetwear
PRESSURE, Streetwear
Treasure House, Vintage
V for Vintage, Kypseli
Boho Vintage, Kypseli
Kiloshop, Vintage, Ermou
lonspace.com, Vintage, Praxitelous
Kopria Store, Plants
Jewellery johannadaniil.com
Acero, Streetwear
HEMNOID, Streetwear
Poet Sandalmaker, making a greek sandal for you
PRINTING / Publishing
Hyper Hypo, magazine store
Kypseli Print Studio, Silkscreen
Fuzz ink, Silkscreen
Dolce Pub, Risoprint
Kennedy Magazine
Dapper Dan
https://typografio.gr
https://www.dila.world
https://www.granddishes.com, Cookbook
http://noosphericsociety.com/#/