Athens

You are coming to Greece! Yay 🙌

You'll find a lot of amazing things: incredible hospitality, fantastic weather, and a tasty cuisine. What's not to love?

A few helpful words to get you started:

• Hello - για σας (yia sas)
• Thank you - ευχαριστώ (efcharistó)
• Please - παρακαλώ (parakaló)
• Sorry/excuse me - συγνώμη (sygnómi)
• Help - βοήθεια (voítheia)

Be open. Explore. Enjoy the trip.

TL;DR: I'll give you 1-2 recommendations

• For each section, I'll give you 1-3 must-try recommendations
• The rest would be recommended if you have (a) more time or (b) are particularly interested in that section

Food - Street Food 🥙

1. Elvis (map) - Try the best souvlaki in the area. Souvlaki is a traditional meal of grilled meat on a skewer/stick. Friendly staff and at night you can pop in next door at Chelsea Bar for a drink. The entire street/area is pretty hip.
2. Feyrouz (map) - Hip Levantine street food. Always a cue but well worth it.
3. Lukumadez (map) - Greek donuts. If you're a sweet tooth, you don't want to miss this 🍩
4. Django Gelato Athens (map) - Yum gelato 🍦

Food - Restaurants 🍛

For all restaurants with (*) I'd recommend to reserve in advance

1. Mavro Provato of Press Cafe* (map) - Traditional Greek food 🇬🇷 Even if you're vegan, they are able to accommodate for that. Great service.
2. Odori (map) - Voted best (Neapolitan) pizza in Greece + is known for their wide selection of vermouths. Great place to start the night.

Honestly, just go to any Greek taverna that looks good to you and enjoy life!

Extra:

1. Nolan* (map) - Modern Asian fusion cuisine with local ingredients.
2. Sushimou* (map) - Some of the best Omakase sushi, I've eaten in my life. The chef was trained in Japan 🍣

Coffee ☕️

1. Anana Coffee|Food (map) - Hip third-wave coffee shop in the center of Athens. If you're there, you can hop around the corner for a slice of pizza at Mozzart.
2. The Underdog (map) - Hip brunch place with an award-winning coffee program.
3. 4m specialty coffees (map) - Tiny and friendly specialty coffee shop.

Extra:

1. Samba Coffee Roasters (map) - Nice espresso bar in the downtown area.
2. Third Place (map) - Good coffee shop to work from.
3. Kinono (map) - Coffee shop/bar with an adjacent plant nursery.
4. behold the man (map) - Hippest coffee shop in Exarcheia.

Bars 🤭

1. Six Dogs (map) - Amazing bar with vast outdoor seating area. Occasionally plays live music. It gets pretty busy on weekend evenings and you might have to wait a bit.
2. Bios (map) - Cool underground bar with an Acropolis view 🔭

Wine 🍷

1. Eprepe Bar (map) - Natural wine bar in Kypseli.
2. Wine is fine (map) - Hip wine-resto.
3. To Kopertí Wine Bar (map) - Supposed to be amazing.

Beer 🍺

1. Tapfield (map) - Nice craft beer tap room.
2. Tap 27 Athens (map) - Good neighborhood tap room.

Cocktails 🍸

1. Baba au Rum (map) - Rum-based cocktail bar. Also part of the world's Top 50.
2. Line Athens (website) - New bar from the Clumsies crew. Also ranking in the world's Top 50.

Party 🕺

1. Romantso (map) - Live music venue with various clubbings. Great downstairs club area and a fun rooftop.
2. Zed_Athens (map) - Techno club in Athens.
3. Bolivar Beach Bar (map) - Beach club with great booking of international DJs. On the expensive side but nice place to hang out on a sunny day.

Areas to Explore 🗺

Besides the typical tourist recommendations, you can do this:

• Lycabettus Hill (map) - Walk up to the top of Lycabettus Hill for a great 360 view of the city 🏞
• Kavouri Beach (map) - Take a cab to a local beach and enjoy 🏖

If you have more time, you can check my pins 👇

Athens · Art Lapinsch

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Athens · Art Lapinsch