Athens
Athens is our second home. This is a list of recommendations I can vouch for.
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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
- 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.
- Feyrouz (map) - Hip Levantine street food. Always a cue but well worth it.
- Lukumadez (map) - Greek donuts. If you're a sweet tooth, you don't want to miss this 馃崺
- Django Gelato Athens (map) - Yum gelato 馃崷
Food - Restaurants 馃崨
For all restaurants with (*) I'd recommend to reserve in advance
- 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.
- 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:
- 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 馃崳
Coffee 鈽曪笍
- 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.
- The Underdog (map) - Hip brunch place with an award-winning coffee program.
- 4m specialty coffees (map) - Tiny and friendly specialty coffee shop.
Extra:
- Samba Coffee Roasters (map) - Nice espresso bar in the downtown area.
- Third Place (map) - Good coffee shop to work from.
- Kinono (map) - Coffee shop/bar with an adjacent plant nursery.
- behold theman (map) - Hippest coffee shop in Exarcheia.
Bars 馃き
- 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 馃敪
Wine 馃嵎
- Eprepe Bar (map) - Natural wine bar in Kypseli.
- Wine is fine (map) - Hip wine-resto.
- To Kopert铆 Wine Bar (map) - Supposed to be amazing.
Beer 馃嵑
Cocktails 馃嵏
- The Clumsies (map) - Year after year voted as one of the Top 50 bars in the world.
- Baba au Rum (map) - Rum-based cocktail bar. Also part of the world's Top 50.
- Line Athens (website) - New bar from the Clumsies crew. Also ranking in the world's Top 50.
Party 馃暫
- Romantso (map) - Live music venue with various clubbings. Great downstairs club area and a fun rooftop.
- Zed_Athens (map) - Techno club in Athens.
- 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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