Aleria Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Courtyard Garden Contemporary Greek Aleria Metaxourgio $$$$ Metaxourgio courtyard restaurant — Gikas Xenakis' one-Michelin contemporary tasting menu.
Birdman Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Izakaya Counter Seating Birdman Kifissia $$$ Kifissia izakaya — yakitori counter, charcoal-grilled, one Michelin star.
Cookoovaya Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Contemporary Greek Open Kitchen Cookoovaya Pangrati $$$ Pangrati five-chef collective — contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday.
Diporto Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1887 No Menu Barrel Retsina Diporto Psyrri (Athens Central Market) $ Working-class cellar since 1887 — Athens Central Market lunch room, no signs, two doors, the city's most stubbornly itself room.
Hervé Restaurant Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin French Greek Tasting Menu Hervé Restaurant Kifissia $$$$ Kifissia French-Greek tasting room — Hervé Pronzato's one-Michelin star.
Hytra Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Rooftop Modern Greek Hytra Neos Kosmos (Onassis Stegi) $$$$ Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop — Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room.
Ithaki Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Cliff Edge Fish Taverna Ithaki Glyfada (Vouliagmeni) $$$$ Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room — Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view.
Karavitis Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Since 1926 Barrel Retsina Karavitis Pangrati $$ Pangrati taverna since 1926 — barrel retsina, paper-tablecloth classics, the institution.
Klimataria Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1927 Courtyard Garden Barrel Retsina Klimataria Plaka $$ Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927 — courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt.
Kostas Souvlaki Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1946 Souvlaki Stall Six Stools Kostas Souvlaki Plaka $ Plaka souvlaki stall since 1946 — six stools, a charcoal grill, the canonical pita.
Manas Kouzina-Kouzina Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Regional Greek Mother Recipes Manas Kouzina-Kouzina Psyrri $$ Psyrri taverna — regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal.
Mavro Provato Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Mezedopoleio Small Plates Mavro Provato Pangrati $$ Pangrati mezedopoleio — the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room.
Spondi Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Two Michelin Courtyard Garden Neoclassical Building Spondi Pangrati $$$$ Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room — Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation.
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Smyrna Refugee Canon Politiki Cuisine Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Psyrri $$ Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant — the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922.
Telis Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1955 One Dish Working Class Telis Psyrri (Evripidou) $ Working-class pork-chop room since 1955 — Evripidou Street, one dish, the institution.
Varoulko Seaside Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Marina View Fish Only Varoulko Seaside Piraeus (Mikrolimano) $$$$ Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room — one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner.
Vassilenas Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1920 Family Institution Tasting Menu Vassilenas Psyrri (Aiolou) $$$ Athens institution since 1920 — Piraeus-port origin, contemporary chef-led set menu, family fourth generation.
Avocado Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant Restaurant Compare Vegetarian Modern All Day Venue Brunch Counter Avocado Vegetarian Cafe Syntagma (Nikis) $$ Nikis Street vegetarian-and-vegan day-room — the central-Athens brunch counter.
Diodos Athinaion Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Greek Small Plates Koukaki Diodos Athinaion Koukaki $$$ Koukaki rising small-plate room — modern-Greek, Acropolis-side, the chapter's Koukaki anchor.
Ergon House Restaurant Restaurant Compare All Day Venue Food Hall Modern Greek Ergon House Syntagma (Mitropoleos) $$ Mitropoleos all-day food hall and hotel — produce market, day-bakery, modern-Greek dining counter.
Lukumades Restaurant Restaurant Compare Counter Seating Fried To Order Thyme Honey Lukumades Monastiraki (Aiolou) $ Aiolou loukoumas counter — the chapter's classical-Greek sweet, fried-to-order.
Matsuhisa Athens Restaurant Restaurant Compare Nobu Canon Waterfront Hotel Restaurant Matsuhisa Athens Glyfada (Vouliagmeni) $$$$ Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Nobu sister room — Greek-Mediterranean Nobu canon, Athens-Riviera location.
To Barbounaki Restaurant Restaurant Compare Tsipouro Program Mezedopoleio Exarchia To Barbounaki Exarchia $ Exarchia tsipouro-and-meze room — the alternative-quarter mezedopoleio canon.
Tudor Hall Restaurant Restaurant Compare Rooftop Acropolis View Hotel Restaurant Tudor Hall Syntagma $$$$ King George Hotel rooftop — Syntagma view directly at the Acropolis, classical-Greek tasting room.