Adresses in Athens

Kifissia izakaya — yakitori counter, charcoal-grilled, one Michelin star.

Pangrati five-chef collective — contemporary-Greek, Bib Gourmand, the city's most-booked Tuesday.

Onassis Cultural Centre rooftop — Tasos Mantis' one-Michelin modern-Greek tasting room.

Vouliagmeni cliff-edge fish room — Athens-Riviera summer lunch, the rocky-cove view.

Pangrati taverna since 1926 — barrel retsina, paper-tablecloth classics, the institution.

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

Psyrri taverna — regional-Greek cooking, Bib Gourmand, the mother's-kitchen register made formal.

Pangrati mezedopoleio — the city's most-booked Bib Gourmand small-plates room.

Psyrri delicatessen-restaurant — the Smyrna refugee canon, the cuisine cousin Istanbul lost in 1922.

Praxitelous all-day cocktail bar — top-50-bar canon, Athens' canonical drinks address.

Lefteris Lazarou's Piraeus marina seafood room — one Michelin star, the canonical Athens-Riviera fish dinner.

Monastiraki rooftop bar — the postcard view of the Acropolis, the canonical drink-with-rock booking.

Koukaki rising small-plate room — modern-Greek, Acropolis-side, the chapter's Koukaki anchor.

Mitropoleos all-day food hall and hotel — produce market, day-bakery, modern-Greek dining counter.

Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Nobu sister room — Greek-Mediterranean Nobu canon, Athens-Riviera location.

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

Exarchia tsipouro-and-meze room — the alternative-quarter mezedopoleio canon.