Mekane in Athens

Metaxourgio courtyard restaurant — Gikas Xenakis' one-Michelin contemporary tasting menu.

Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927 — courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt.

Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room — Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation.

Monastiraki design-and-courtyard cultural venue — coffee by day, cocktails by night, programmed concerts.