Athens

Athens is our second home. This is a list of recommendations I can vouch for.

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?

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 🥙

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.
Lukumadez (map) - Greek donuts. If you're a sweet tooth, you don't want to miss this 🍩
Django Gelato Athens (map) - Yum gelato 🍦

Food - Restaurants 🍛

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

Mavro Provato of Press Cafe* (map) - Traditional Greek food 🇬🇷
Seychelles* (map) - Modern Greek food 👌
Avli (map) - Hip taverna in a side street. Great for late-night snacks. Might require you to wait.

Extra:

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

Coffee ☕️

The Underdog (map) - Hip brunch place with an award-winning coffee program.
4m specialty coffees (map) - Tiny and friendly specialty coffee shop.
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.

Extra:

Samba Coffee Roasters (map) - Nice espresso bar in the downtown area.
Third Place (map) - Good coffee shop to work from.

Bars 🍷

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.
Bios (map) - Cool underground bar with an Acropolis view 🔭

Beer 🍺

Tapfield (map) - Nice craft beer tap room.

Cocktails 🍸

The Clumsies (map) - Year after year voted as one of the Top 50 bars in the world.
Line Athens (website) - New bar from the Clumsies crew. Also ranking in the world's Top 50.

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 👇