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Pangrati
Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room — Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation.
The latest venues added to our curated Athens collection
Pangrati
Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room — Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation.
Neos Kosmos (Onassis Stegi)
Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop — Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room.
Metaxourgio
Metaxourgio courtyard restaurant — Gikas Xenakis' one-Michelin contemporary tasting menu.
Kifissia
Kifissia izakaya — yakitori counter, charcoal-grilled, one Michelin star.
Kifissia
Kifissia French-Greek tasting room — Hervé Pronzato's one-Michelin star.
Pangrati
Pangrati five-chef collective — contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday.
Pangrati
Pangrati mezedopoleio — the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room.
Psyrri
Psyrri taverna — regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal.
Pangrati
Pangrati taverna since 1926 — barrel retsina, paper-tablecloth classics, the institution.
Psyrri (Aiolou)
Athens institution since 1920 — Piraeus-port origin, contemporary chef-led set menu, family fourth generation.
Psyrri
Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant — the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922.
Plaka
Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927 — courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt.
Psyrri (Athens Central Market)
Working-class cellar since 1887 — Athens Central Market lunch room, no signs, two doors, the city's most stubbornly itself room.
Plaka
Plaka souvlaki stall since 1946 — six stools, a charcoal grill, the canonical pita.
Psyrri (Evripidou)
Working-class pork-chop room since 1955 — Evripidou Street, one dish, the institution.
Monastiraki (Aiolou)
Aiolou loukoumas counter — the chapter's classical-Greek sweet, fried-to-order.
Monastiraki
Monastiraki design-and-courtyard cultural venue — coffee by day, cocktails by night, programmed concerts.
Monastiraki
Monastiraki rooftop bar — the postcard view of the Acropolis, the canonical drink-with-rock booking.
Piraeus (Mikrolimano)
Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room — one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner.
Glyfada (Vouliagmeni)
Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room — Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view.
Glyfada (Vouliagmeni)
Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Nobu sister room — Greek-Mediterranean Nobu canon, Athens-Riviera location.
Exarchia
Exarchia tsipouro-and-meze room — the alternative-quarter mezedopoleio canon.
Koukaki
Koukaki rising small-plate room — modern-Greek, Acropolis-side, the chapter's Koukaki anchor.
Syntagma (Praxitelous)
Praxitelous all-day cocktail bar — top-50-bar canon, Athens' canonical drinks address.
Syntagma (Mitropoleos)
Mitropoleos all-day food hall and hotel — produce market, day-bakery, modern-Greek dining counter.
Psyrri (Athinas)
Athinas Street nineteenth-century market hall — meat, fish, the city's structural market visit.
Syntagma (Nikis)
Nikis Street vegetarian-and-vegan day-room — the central-Athens brunch counter.
Syntagma
King George Hotel rooftop — Syntagma view directly at the Acropolis, classical-Greek tasting room.