Guidebook for Athina

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Guidebook for Athina

Food Scene

Excellent vegetarian restaurant serving dishes with an Asian feel, as is expectable from yoga-practicing owners Eraj and Vivi.
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Avocado
30 Nikis
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Excellent vegetarian restaurant serving dishes with an Asian feel, as is expectable from yoga-practicing owners Eraj and Vivi.
Excellent deli selling products made by small, select producers from all over Greece, to take home or to consume in the house.
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Pantopolion
34 Dimitrakopoulou
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Excellent deli selling products made by small, select producers from all over Greece, to take home or to consume in the house.
Great view to the Acropolis, if you sit outside. Make sure to try the shrimp kritharoto (kritharoto=a Greek type of pasta, similar to Italian orzo).
Αθήναι Bistrot
3 Makrigianni
Great view to the Acropolis, if you sit outside. Make sure to try the shrimp kritharoto (kritharoto=a Greek type of pasta, similar to Italian orzo).
Family-run taverna with home-cooked food, practically next door to the apartment. One of the two remaining traditional underground tavernas of Plaka, a favorite with artists and intellectuals. The basement is a must-see, even if you sit outside.
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Taverna Saita
21 Kidathineon
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Family-run taverna with home-cooked food, practically next door to the apartment. One of the two remaining traditional underground tavernas of Plaka, a favorite with artists and intellectuals. The basement is a must-see, even if you sit outside.
Non-touristy souvlaki place of the refined variety. A favorite with foreigners living in Athens.
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Kalamaki Bar
15 Drakou
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Non-touristy souvlaki place of the refined variety. A favorite with foreigners living in Athens.
Another non-touristy souvlaki place, a favorite with Athenians from the suburbs coming downtown for business or shopping. Hearty, juicy portions, the way Greeks like them.
To Neoklassiko
20 Karagiorgi Servias
Another non-touristy souvlaki place, a favorite with Athenians from the suburbs coming downtown for business or shopping. Hearty, juicy portions, the way Greeks like them.
The mezedes place! "Meze", plural "mezedes"= small, tasty portions of food, similar to Spanish tapas. No menu cards here, just choose from the mezedes brought in front of you on a tray. Sausages on fire are highly recommendable. View to Mount Lycabettus from upstairs.
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Restaurant SCHOLARHIO
14 Tripodon
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The mezedes place! "Meze", plural "mezedes"= small, tasty portions of food, similar to Spanish tapas. No menu cards here, just choose from the mezedes brought in front of you on a tray. Sausages on fire are highly recommendable. View to Mount Lycabettus from upstairs.
Great, reasonably priced seafood restaurant in the vibrant Psyri district. Maps of Aegean Sea islands on every table.
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Atlantikos
7 Avliton
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Great, reasonably priced seafood restaurant in the vibrant Psyri district. Maps of Aegean Sea islands on every table.
Typical cantonese cuisine in a friendly ambiance. Your host's favorite: Ginger pork.
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East Pearl
2 Apollonos
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Typical cantonese cuisine in a friendly ambiance. Your host's favorite: Ginger pork.
Not the usual extravagance associated with Indian restaurants. Pleasant minimalism both in the look of the restaurant and in the dishes, not to the expense of Indian tradition.
Babaji Indian Food
11 Pl. Sintagmatos
Not the usual extravagance associated with Indian restaurants. Pleasant minimalism both in the look of the restaurant and in the dishes, not to the expense of Indian tradition.
Home-made pasta with the personal touch of Italian owner Andrea.
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Belpaese Restaurant
6 Athanasiou Diakou
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Home-made pasta with the personal touch of Italian owner Andrea.
Personalized sushi place, under the auspices of pleasant owner/sushi maker Antonis. Bookings mandatory at tel. no 2114078457.
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Sushimou
6 Skoufou
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Personalized sushi place, under the auspices of pleasant owner/sushi maker Antonis. Bookings mandatory at tel. no 2114078457.
Charming crepe place in the heart of Plaka. Mostly for the sweet-toothed, but also for those seeking a small meal consisting of a great salty crepe.
Αμαλθεια Κρεπερι, Amalthea Creperie
16 Tripodon
Charming crepe place in the heart of Plaka. Mostly for the sweet-toothed, but also for those seeking a small meal consisting of a great salty crepe.
Asian fusion cuisine like you've never had it in this original restaurant.
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Nolan
31 - 33 Voulis
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Asian fusion cuisine like you've never had it in this original restaurant.
There's something fishy in the neighborhood! Fish & chips highly recommendable.
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Food Str
14 Kalamiotou
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There's something fishy in the neighborhood! Fish & chips highly recommendable.
Lahmacun, falafel and tastes of the east. The lentil falafel is excellent, and if you don't mind the extra calories, finish your meal with the chocolate profiteroles, freshly arranged on the dish.
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Pera restaurant
57 Aiolou
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Lahmacun, falafel and tastes of the east. The lentil falafel is excellent, and if you don't mind the extra calories, finish your meal with the chocolate profiteroles, freshly arranged on the dish.
One of the best ice cream parlors in town.
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DaVinci Gelato (Plaka)
4 Sellei
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One of the best ice cream parlors in town.
(MIKROPOLITIKO) Excellent takeaway souvlaki with a more-eastern-than-Greece feel to it. The sujuk souvlaki and the pastirma souvlaki are specialties not to be missed.
ΜΙΚΡΟ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟ
8 Dionysiou Areopagitou
(MIKROPOLITIKO) Excellent takeaway souvlaki with a more-eastern-than-Greece feel to it. The sujuk souvlaki and the pastirma souvlaki are specialties not to be missed.
Lovely atmosphere, giving the customer a feeling of privacy, more so than other similar places. A wine restaurant rather than a wine bar, as food is great and portions are big.
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Vintage Wine bar & Bistro
66 Mitropoleos
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Lovely atmosphere, giving the customer a feeling of privacy, more so than other similar places. A wine restaurant rather than a wine bar, as food is great and portions are big.
High-end confectionery since 1939 for the Athenian elite, from politicians to businesspeople. The old, aristocratic bar inside is something to watch out for, but whenever your host has tea there, he is more inspired by looking at the lighting on the ceiling.
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Athénée
9 Voukourestiou
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High-end confectionery since 1939 for the Athenian elite, from politicians to businesspeople. The old, aristocratic bar inside is something to watch out for, but whenever your host has tea there, he is more inspired by looking at the lighting on the ceiling.

Drinks & Nightlife

Breathtaking views on top of a hotel. Usually packed with Athenian youth, full of cheer and optimism.
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A for Athens Cocktail Bar
2 Miaouli
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Breathtaking views on top of a hotel. Usually packed with Athenian youth, full of cheer and optimism.
One of the first wine bars of Athens, still a trend-setter for wines served in the Greek capital and beyond, chosen by young, studious and meticulous buyers.
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Oinoscent
45-47 Voulis
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One of the first wine bars of Athens, still a trend-setter for wines served in the Greek capital and beyond, chosen by young, studious and meticulous buyers.
A sweet, lilliputian wine bar with rare delicacies from all over Greece to accompany the wines. More a women's than a men's place, whatever that means.
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Kiki de grèce
4 Ipitou
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A sweet, lilliputian wine bar with rare delicacies from all over Greece to accompany the wines. More a women's than a men's place, whatever that means.
Great garden almost giving you the feeling you're deep in the forest. A hip place with a special vibe.
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six d.o.g.s
6-8 Avramiotou
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Great garden almost giving you the feeling you're deep in the forest. A hip place with a special vibe.
Wine bar with a unique vibe, a hot-spot of the Athenian wine bar spring of the early 2010s.
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Winepoint
2 Porinou
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Wine bar with a unique vibe, a hot-spot of the Athenian wine bar spring of the early 2010s.
Probably the best cocktail bar in town!
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Baba Au Rum
6 Klitiou
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Probably the best cocktail bar in town!
Wine bar bringing to mind 60's Milan or Paris, focusing on rare Greek grape varieties.
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heteroclito
2 Fokionos
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Wine bar bringing to mind 60's Milan or Paris, focusing on rare Greek grape varieties.

Arts & Culture

Culture in Athens is not just ancient relics. This private contemporary art museum, occasionally featuring temporary exhibitions, is live proof that Greeks do not only have an eye for the contemporary, but a rather good one, too.
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Frissiras Museum
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Culture in Athens is not just ancient relics. This private contemporary art museum, occasionally featuring temporary exhibitions, is live proof that Greeks do not only have an eye for the contemporary, but a rather good one, too.
Not only housing findings from the cradle of western democracy, but also very innovatively set up as a museum. Views from top floor truly breathtaking.
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Acropolis Museum
15 Dionysiou Areopagitou
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Not only housing findings from the cradle of western democracy, but also very innovatively set up as a museum. Views from top floor truly breathtaking.
If while in town you buy a ticket for one of the Athens Festival performances taking place there, it will be one of the most memorable of your life, as the venue is one of a kind.
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Dionysiou Areopagitou
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If while in town you buy a ticket for one of the Athens Festival performances taking place there, it will be one of the most memorable of your life, as the venue is one of a kind.

Shopping

Paris may be the capital of fashion but Greeks can design, too. Airy, modern clothes, bringing to mind the summer breeze on a Greek island. Your host is a customer of Kourbela men's store in backstreet Hatzimihali, a few steps from the women's store.
Ioanna Kourbela
109 Adrianou
Paris may be the capital of fashion but Greeks can design, too. Airy, modern clothes, bringing to mind the summer breeze on a Greek island. Your host is a customer of Kourbela men's store in backstreet Hatzimihali, a few steps from the women's store.
Traditional Greek food products from the beautiful, self-sufficient, mulltifaceted east Aegean island where your host makes his wine.
περί Λέσβου
27 Athinas
Traditional Greek food products from the beautiful, self-sufficient, mulltifaceted east Aegean island where your host makes his wine.
Swish bags from an unlikely material: leftover and used awning fabrics. Beautiful and original, they make excellent non-touristy gifts to take home to your loved ones
3QUARTERS
19 Agiou Dimitriou
Swish bags from an unlikely material: leftover and used awning fabrics. Beautiful and original, they make excellent non-touristy gifts to take home to your loved ones

Sightseeing

The cradle of western democracy. All other comments unnecessary.
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Acropolis of Athens
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The cradle of western democracy. All other comments unnecessary.

Entertainment & Activities

Outdoor rooftop cinema in the shadow of the Acropolis. Because of this, worth watching a movie there. Old movie posters on sale at ground floor definitely something to look at.
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Cine Paris
22 Kidathineon
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Outdoor rooftop cinema in the shadow of the Acropolis. Because of this, worth watching a movie there. Old movie posters on sale at ground floor definitely something to look at.