Klimataria Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1927 Courtyard Garden Barrel Retsina Klimataria Plaka $$ Upper-Plaka taverna since 1927 — courtyard, charcoal grill, the working-Athenian institution above the tourist belt. Same category
Mavro Provato Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Mezedopoleio Small Plates Mavro Provato Pangrati $$ Pangrati mezedopoleio — the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room. Same category
Manas Kouzina-Kouzina Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Regional Greek Mother Recipes Manas Kouzina-Kouzina Psyrri $$ Psyrri taverna — regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal. Same category
Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Smyrna Refugee Canon Politiki Cuisine Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani Psyrri $$ Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant — the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922. Same category
Cookoovaya Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Bib Gourmand Contemporary Greek Open Kitchen Cookoovaya Pangrati $$$ Pangrati five-chef collective — contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday. Same category
Diporto Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1887 No Menu Barrel Retsina Diporto Psyrri (Athens Central Market) $ Working-class cellar since 1887 — Athens Central Market lunch room, no signs, two doors, the city's most stubbornly itself room. Same category
To Barbounaki Restaurant Restaurant Compare Tsipouro Program Mezedopoleio Exarchia To Barbounaki Exarchia $ Exarchia tsipouro-and-meze room — the alternative-quarter mezedopoleio canon. Same category
Ergon House Restaurant Restaurant Compare All Day Venue Food Hall Modern Greek Ergon House Syntagma (Mitropoleos) $$ Mitropoleos all-day food hall and hotel — produce market, day-bakery, modern-Greek dining counter. Same category
Avocado Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant Restaurant Compare Vegetarian Modern All Day Venue Brunch Counter Avocado Vegetarian Cafe Syntagma (Nikis) $$ Nikis Street vegetarian-and-vegan day-room — the central-Athens brunch counter. Same category
Spondi Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Two Michelin Courtyard Garden Neoclassical Building Spondi Pangrati $$$$ Athens' canonical two-Michelin-star room — Pangrati side street, restored neoclassical, classical-French foundation. Same category
Hytra Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Rooftop Modern Greek Hytra Neos Kosmos (Onassis Stegi) $$$$ Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop — Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room. Same category
Aleria Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Courtyard Garden Contemporary Greek Aleria Metaxourgio $$$$ Metaxourgio courtyard restaurant — Gikas Xenakis' one-Michelin contemporary tasting menu. Same category
Birdman Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Izakaya Counter Seating Birdman Kifissia $$$ Kifissia izakaya — yakitori counter, charcoal-grilled, one Michelin star. Same category
Hervé Restaurant Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin French Greek Tasting Menu Hervé Restaurant Kifissia $$$$ Kifissia French-Greek tasting room — Hervé Pronzato's one-Michelin star. Same category
Vassilenas Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Since 1920 Family Institution Tasting Menu Vassilenas Psyrri (Aiolou) $$$ Athens institution since 1920 — Piraeus-port origin, contemporary chef-led set menu, family fourth generation. Same category
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. Same category
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. Same category
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. Same category
Varoulko Seaside Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare One Michelin Marina View Fish Only Varoulko Seaside Piraeus (Mikrolimano) $$$$ Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room — one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner. Same category
Ithaki Restaurant Editor's Pick Restaurant Compare Waterfront Cliff Edge Fish Taverna Ithaki Glyfada (Vouliagmeni) $$$$ Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room — Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view. Same category