Guidebook for Athina
Food Scene
The restaurant: "Fabrica of Efrosinos" is a new arty/alternative/vintage restaurant with great recipes from many different places of Greece. A very good wine list. Only 2 mins from the apartment. The address: An. Zinni 34, Koukaki.
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Fabrica tou Efrosinou
34 Anastasiou ZinniThe restaurant: "Fabrica of Efrosinos" is a new arty/alternative/vintage restaurant with great recipes from many different places of Greece. A very good wine list. Only 2 mins from the apartment. The address: An. Zinni 34, Koukaki.
Nolan is a new restaurant in the centre of Athens, in a small but well known street just below Plaka and very close to Syntagma Square and the Athens Cathedral (Metropoli). It is an asian-greek restaurant and that is why it is worth a visit: you can enjoy unique flavours and two different cuisines combined! It is a small hidden gem.
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Nolan
31 - 33 VoulisNolan is a new restaurant in the centre of Athens, in a small but well known street just below Plaka and very close to Syntagma Square and the Athens Cathedral (Metropoli). It is an asian-greek restaurant and that is why it is worth a visit: you can enjoy unique flavours and two different cuisines combined! It is a small hidden gem.
This roof garden has THE most amazing view of the Acropolis and the "Mitropoli", which is the Athens cathedral. It is inside the Ziller' s Hotel in an amazing neoclassical building. You can enjoy the view drinking a cocktail or having dinner. Highly recommended for the view, the music and the cocktails!
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The Zillers
54 MitropoleosThis roof garden has THE most amazing view of the Acropolis and the "Mitropoli", which is the Athens cathedral. It is inside the Ziller' s Hotel in an amazing neoclassical building. You can enjoy the view drinking a cocktail or having dinner. Highly recommended for the view, the music and the cocktails!
Great Italian food in a Sicilian environment! Very friendly staff and a very nice yard in the summer.
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Cosca
10 PramantonGreat Italian food in a Sicilian environment! Very friendly staff and a very nice yard in the summer.
Boho style all day bar/restaurant, where you can drink your coffee in the morning, have brunch at noon, have a sandwich or a beef burger in the afternoon and just relax. You can enjoy drinks with friends in the evening too. Extra tip: the chicken burrito. It is just great!
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Bel Ray
88 FalirouBoho style all day bar/restaurant, where you can drink your coffee in the morning, have brunch at noon, have a sandwich or a beef burger in the afternoon and just relax. You can enjoy drinks with friends in the evening too. Extra tip: the chicken burrito. It is just great!
Great greek traditional food with a breathtaking view of the Acropolis and the Filopappou Hill.
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GH Attikos Restaurant
7 GarivaldiGreat greek traditional food with a breathtaking view of the Acropolis and the Filopappou Hill.
Kuzina
9 AdrianouNice view of the Acropolis and great food.
You can drink an aperitif, have a light lunch or dinner watching the Acropolis in the roof garden of a new design hotel.
AthensWas Design Hotel
5 Dionysiou AreopagitouYou can drink an aperitif, have a light lunch or dinner watching the Acropolis in the roof garden of a new design hotel.
Yummy Sandwich shop! With many types of bread and a selection of fresh fillers this sandwich tastes like heaven. Get there early!
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Guarantee
41 VeikouYummy Sandwich shop! With many types of bread and a selection of fresh fillers this sandwich tastes like heaven. Get there early!
It is a beautiful hidden restaurant near Acropolis. Classic with a modern design touch. Food is great. Try the "maniatikes tsouchtes", a dish from Mani.
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Mani Mani
10 FalirouIt is a beautiful hidden restaurant near Acropolis. Classic with a modern design touch. Food is great. Try the "maniatikes tsouchtes", a dish from Mani.
It is a tiny, sophisticated, vintage cafe-bistrot. It reflects a homey atmosphere and brings back nostalgic feelings. Vey good espresso.
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Lotte cafe-bistrot
2 Tsami KaratasouIt is a tiny, sophisticated, vintage cafe-bistrot. It reflects a homey atmosphere and brings back nostalgic feelings. Vey good espresso.
Traditional good greek food in the old and theatrical streets of Plaka!
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The Old Tavern of Psara
16 ErechtheosTraditional good greek food in the old and theatrical streets of Plaka!
This is a tiny but sophisticated place in the area of Acropolis, where you can have your morning coffee and some snacks before heading towards the Acropolis. Alternatively you can enjoy an afternoon wine with an antipasto platter.
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Drupes & Drips
20 ZitrouThis is a tiny but sophisticated place in the area of Acropolis, where you can have your morning coffee and some snacks before heading towards the Acropolis. Alternatively you can enjoy an afternoon wine with an antipasto platter.
This is the best ice cream in town! Highly recommended!
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DaVinci Gelato (Plaka)
4 SelleiThis is the best ice cream in town! Highly recommended!
Drinks & Nightlife
A very well known French bartender, Romain Krot, came to Athens and opened this brand new cocktail bar with a greek friend of his. Lately it has been the talk of the town! A colonial style place with an African touch and the best cocktails. There are 4 cocktail categories, each one with a different name of a wild animal, an animal that you would see in a safari. The bar is only 3 mins away from the apartment, so I suggest you check it out!
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Meerkat Cocktail Safari
7 VizantiouA very well known French bartender, Romain Krot, came to Athens and opened this brand new cocktail bar with a greek friend of his. Lately it has been the talk of the town! A colonial style place with an African touch and the best cocktails. There are 4 cocktail categories, each one with a different name of a wild animal, an animal that you would see in a safari. The bar is only 3 mins away from the apartment, so I suggest you check it out!
A for Athens is a modern hotel with an amazing bar on the rooftop. Enjoy your drinks while watching the most wonderful view of the Acropolis.
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A for Athens Cocktail Bar
2 MiaouliA for Athens is a modern hotel with an amazing bar on the rooftop. Enjoy your drinks while watching the most wonderful view of the Acropolis.
Located five minutes from the Acropolis Museum on a tiny side-street, it offers more than 270 Greek wines. You can relax and have a drink after a long day at the museums.
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Winepoint
2 PorinouLocated five minutes from the Acropolis Museum on a tiny side-street, it offers more than 270 Greek wines. You can relax and have a drink after a long day at the museums.
This Bohemian bourgeois bar is one of the best wine bars in the neighbourhood. It has an extensive wine list with many greek wines and a minimalistic black and white decor.
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BOBO winebar
36 Anastasiou ZinniThis Bohemian bourgeois bar is one of the best wine bars in the neighbourhood. It has an extensive wine list with many greek wines and a minimalistic black and white decor.
The Clumsies
30 PraxitelousGreat bar with award winning cocktails!
Interesting design, cool atmosphere, variety of cocktails!
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Tailor Made Microroastery
2 Agias IrinisInteresting design, cool atmosphere, variety of cocktails!
Here it is always Christmas! New chic vintage-style all-day bar restaurant. Famous brunch!
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Noel
59B KolokotroniHere it is always Christmas! New chic vintage-style all-day bar restaurant. Famous brunch!
Everytime I come here I feel like being a character from an old book about Athens, mysteries and secret love affairs.
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Baba Au Rum
6 KlitiouEverytime I come here I feel like being a character from an old book about Athens, mysteries and secret love affairs.
Alternative new all-day bar in Koukaki. Kinono means in Greek "take part". Young crowd, minimalistic aesthetic! It is the perfect place to work, read a book or simply relax while having a coffee or a drink.
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KINONO
48 FalirouAlternative new all-day bar in Koukaki. Kinono means in Greek "take part". Young crowd, minimalistic aesthetic! It is the perfect place to work, read a book or simply relax while having a coffee or a drink.
This is a really elegant and well hidden all day cafe-bar in Monastiraki, which is located near the flee market. In the summer you can enjoy your cocktails with stunning views of the Acropolis. You can also have a snack, like a mini burger, after a log day exploring the city.
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Couleur Locale
3 NormanouThis is a really elegant and well hidden all day cafe-bar in Monastiraki, which is located near the flee market. In the summer you can enjoy your cocktails with stunning views of the Acropolis. You can also have a snack, like a mini burger, after a log day exploring the city.
Sightseeing
This is an old famous urban neighbourhood in Athens. You can find here all kinds of touristic shops to buy souvenirs and there is a flea market (although it is not really a flea market, except for the Sundays one). If you take a closer look and wander around smaller streets you can find real antiques, hand-made instruments, or sandals handmade there in the shop and fitted exactly to your foot.
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Monastiraki
This is an old famous urban neighbourhood in Athens. You can find here all kinds of touristic shops to buy souvenirs and there is a flea market (although it is not really a flea market, except for the Sundays one). If you take a closer look and wander around smaller streets you can find real antiques, hand-made instruments, or sandals handmade there in the shop and fitted exactly to your foot.
Plaka is the “old town” of Athens. It is built in the area immediately surrounding the Hill of Acropolis. This is the neighbourhood, where the ancient Athenians used to live. One is amazed by the narrowl theatrical streets, the small beautiful houses and the old ruins. There are numerous cafes and restaurants, shops and bars.
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Plaka
24 MnisikleousPlaka is the “old town” of Athens. It is built in the area immediately surrounding the Hill of Acropolis. This is the neighbourhood, where the ancient Athenians used to live. One is amazed by the narrowl theatrical streets, the small beautiful houses and the old ruins. There are numerous cafes and restaurants, shops and bars.
This area is magical... The old streets of Plaka, little coffee shops and tavernas as well as The Ancient Agora nearby. Beautiful.
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Tower of the Winds
This area is magical... The old streets of Plaka, little coffee shops and tavernas as well as The Ancient Agora nearby. Beautiful.
Parthenonin temppeli
Undescribable unique feelings...
The Greek Parliament is on this square. The well-known and historical hotel "Grande Bretagne" is also here.
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Syntagma Square
Platia SintagmatosThe Greek Parliament is on this square. The well-known and historical hotel "Grande Bretagne" is also here.
Parks & Nature
This is the Attica Zoological Park. There are many mammals, reptiles, birds and sea mammals to see and you can also watch dolphins swim, play and dance! Extra tip: There are hands-on educational programs for your children. You can find more information here: http://www.atticapark.com
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Attican eläintarha
This is the Attica Zoological Park. There are many mammals, reptiles, birds and sea mammals to see and you can also watch dolphins swim, play and dance! Extra tip: There are hands-on educational programs for your children. You can find more information here: http://www.atticapark.com
Beautiful national park, ideal for a walk on a lazy afternoon. There is also a cafe-restaurant "Aigli" inside the park, although it might be a little expensive to eat.
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Kansallinen puutarha
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasBeautiful national park, ideal for a walk on a lazy afternoon. There is also a cafe-restaurant "Aigli" inside the park, although it might be a little expensive to eat.
Arts & Culture
This is the famous ancient theatre called Odeon of Herodes Atticus. During the summer there are operas, ballets and concerts being held here. For more information: http://greekfestival.gr/en/events
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Herodes Attikuksen odeon
Dionysiou AreopagitouThis is the famous ancient theatre called Odeon of Herodes Atticus. During the summer there are operas, ballets and concerts being held here. For more information: http://greekfestival.gr/en/events
The National Museum of Contemporary Art has opened recently its doors and it is already known for its contemporary design. It is just a 2 min walk from the apartment.
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Aleksanteri Suuren museo
The National Museum of Contemporary Art has opened recently its doors and it is already known for its contemporary design. It is just a 2 min walk from the apartment.
Benaki Toy Museum
138 PireosThe museum is an architectural masterpiece. The marbles of Parthenon at their original place, looking at the Acropolis and Parthenon. Every guest should visit this museum.
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Akropolismuseo
15 Dionysiou AreopagitouThe museum is an architectural masterpiece. The marbles of Parthenon at their original place, looking at the Acropolis and Parthenon. Every guest should visit this museum.
The history of Greece. Great building, great museum, with ancient greek treasures. The neighborhood is not very safe.
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National Archaeological Museum
44 28is OktovriouThe history of Greece. Great building, great museum, with ancient greek treasures. The neighborhood is not very safe.
Entertainment & Activities
The "Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center" is a brand new cultural center in Athens. The Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece are to be found here since April 2017! The green landscape features a wide range of mediterranean trees and plants, water fountains, allées, paths, playgrounds and open spaces. Education, culture and sustainability are the SNFCC’s three main elements. From there one can dream of a better future for the city and the country.
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
364 Leof. Andrea SiggrouThe "Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center" is a brand new cultural center in Athens. The Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece are to be found here since April 2017! The green landscape features a wide range of mediterranean trees and plants, water fountains, allées, paths, playgrounds and open spaces. Education, culture and sustainability are the SNFCC’s three main elements. From there one can dream of a better future for the city and the country.
Shopping
If you are looking for a different kind of souvenirs to take with you back home this is the place for you. This is a new style shop, which aims to showcase some of the best contemporary Greek designers.
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Forget Me Not
100 AdrianouIf you are looking for a different kind of souvenirs to take with you back home this is the place for you. This is a new style shop, which aims to showcase some of the best contemporary Greek designers.
Panaidis Eyewear Boutique
2 KapnikareasIf you are looking for sunglasses you are in heaven!
The most elegant department store in Athens. If you search for designers clothes you should come by this store.
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Attica
9 PanepistimiouThe most elegant department store in Athens. If you search for designers clothes you should come by this store.
TOMS Flagship Athens (Mitropoleos Square 8)
8 Plateía Mitropóleos"Trabala Studio" Ceramic Workshop: This is the ideal place for you to buy real greek ceramics as gifts for you and your loved ones! They are all made in Greece from the young and talented lady in store. You can have a look at her Facebook page “Trabala Studio”.
Odissea Androutsou 36
36 Odissea Androutsou"Trabala Studio" Ceramic Workshop: This is the ideal place for you to buy real greek ceramics as gifts for you and your loved ones! They are all made in Greece from the young and talented lady in store. You can have a look at her Facebook page “Trabala Studio”.