Athens

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

You are coming to Greece! Yay 馃檶

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 - 纬喂伪 蟽伪蟼 (yia sas)
  • Thank you - 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿蠋 (efcharist贸)
  • Please - 蟺伪蟻伪魏伪位蠋 (parakal贸)
  • Sorry/excuse me - 蟽蠀纬谓蠋渭畏 (sygn贸mi)
  • Help - 尾慰萎胃蔚喂伪 (vo铆theia)

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 馃

  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 馃崺
  4. Django Gelato Athens (map) - Yum gelato 馃崷

Food - Restaurants 馃崨

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

  1. Mavro Provato of Press Cafe* (map) - Traditional Greek food 馃嚞馃嚪 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 馃崳

Coffee 鈽曪笍

  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 theman (map) - Hippest coffee shop in Exarcheia.

Bars 馃き

  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 馃敪

Wine 馃嵎

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

Beer 馃嵑

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

Cocktails 馃嵏

  1. The Clumsies (map) - Year after year voted as one of the Top 50 bars in the world.
  2. Baba au Rum (map) - Rum-based cocktail bar. Also part of the world's Top 50.
  3. Line Athens (website) - New bar from the Clumsies crew. Also ranking in the world's Top 50.

Party 馃暫

  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 馃椇

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 馃彏
  • Kavouri Beach (map) - Take a cab to a local beach and enjoy 馃彇

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

Athens 路 Art Lapinsch
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Athens 路 Art Lapinsch