Epta Martyres, Athens

The GuardianSep 26

Athens on a plate – a food-lover’s guide to the Greek capital

Athens -born chef Nick Molyviatis and Greek restaurant supremo David Carter share their top tips to the best cafes, bars and restaurants in the city Normally we stay around Plaka, so Anana is the coffee shop I go to most often. There’s also Behold The Man in Exarchia, which is one of the coolest coffee shops I’ve been to. Exarchia has a really rebellious, anti-establishment feel and this place…

wine bar from the people behind Loggia

25 restaurants in this story

Epta MartyresRestaurantwine bar from the people behind Loggia
Wine is FineRestaurantgood for a pre-dinner drink
Taníni Agápi MouBaramazing wine bar
PharaohRestaurantgood for vegetables and fermented wheat dishes
AnanaCafécasual and low-key coffee shop with seating
Behold The ManRestaurantcool coffee shop in Exarchia with great music
AkraRestaurantserves rustic, simple, delicious food and technical pastries
No CrumbsRestaurantplace for breakfast or something to eat on the move
FilloFast foodspecialises in traditional pies from around Greece
DiportoRestaurantold, rundown restaurant near the market with simple food
IpirosRestaurantserves slow-cooked dishes in huge pots, good for tripe soup
ManáriRestaurantproper meat chop house with traditional feel
Linou Soumpasis & SiaRestaurantforward-thinking restaurant with humble, seafood-led food
AtenoRestaurantserves Greek salad, stuffed vegetables, fries with mushrooms
Ex MachinaRestaurantserves cold saganaki and seafood broth
TravoltaRestaurantold-school seafood place with crudo and prawn skewers
PhitaRestaurantgood seafood place
IodioRestaurantelevated seafood with raw fish and avgolemono sauce
Psitopoleio PeloponnhsosRestaurantserves souvla, lamb heads, and other rotisserie meats
HoocutFast foodslices meat raw, cooks, then chops for a gyros-like dish
Line AthensBarmolecular place with excellent cocktails and punches
Elsewhere
Taverna To TrigonoRestaurantKalyvia, Greecemagic taverna near the airport with salads and grilled meat
Tavern SpanosRestaurantKato Patisia, Greeceserves lamb chops and meats cooked slowly on the spit
AchilleasFast foodNeos Kosmos, Greecemakes their own gyros meat
MandrakiRestaurantKaisariani, Greeceopen late for huge gyros cooked on spits

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Condé Nast TravelerNov 6, 2025

The Best Bars in Athens for Wine, Tapas, and Acropolis Views

The best Greek drinking dens to know about in Athens

part tapas bar, part wine bar

22 things in this story

Alexander’s BarRestaurantground-floor lobby of Grande Bretagne hotel
The Bar in Front of the BarRestaurantstreet-side perch with tables across the road
Rumble in the JungleRestauranthidden behind an unmarked door
The 7 JokersRestauranthard-drinking, party-loving dive bar stays open late
Grande BretagneHotelAn Athenian classic, whose resplendent interiors have presided over the city’s star-studded hospitality scene for 150…
AvraRestaurantoverlooks the Athens Riviera’s section of the Aegean Sea
The ClumsiesCaféspread across three stories of a refurbished townhouse
Epta MartyresRestaurantpart tapas bar, part wine bar
LineBarindustrial-chic bar set within a former art gallery
Bar AmoreBarhomage to the Roman enoteca
FalainaBartiny bar on a busy thoroughfare
Baba au RumBarmash-up of mid-century modern, Tiki, and Tropicalia
EprepeCafélively café-bar on a happening street
Jazz in JazzBarjazz and whisky bar, speakeasy atmosphere
GalaxyRestaurantsnug, leather-padded bar in a downtown arcade
LatraacCaféopen-air skate bowl garden shed café-performance space
BiosTheatrecultural center with phenomenal Acropolis views
RomantsoCaféco-working community and events space
Wine is FineRestaurantGallo-Greek wine bar with minimalist chic
Au RevoirBaroldest bar in Athens, caters to a younger crowd
Taratsa by LokaliRestaurantsecret terrace bar above To Lokali
To LokaliRestaurantleafy courtyard bar famous for twisted G&Ts

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