Our Guidebook for Athens

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Our Guidebook for Athens

Entertainment & Activities

A great cinema, with an indoors room and a terrace for outdoors showing in the summertime! Only a block from the flat, and the movies are not dubbed.
ΚΙΝΗΜΑΤΟΓΡΑΦΟΣ ΑΒΑΝΑ
5 Likourgou
A great cinema, with an indoors room and a terrace for outdoors showing in the summertime! Only a block from the flat, and the movies are not dubbed.
A lovely open-air cinema! The movies are not dubbed.
Cine Psichiko Classique (Therinos-Open Air)
2 Paritsi
A lovely open-air cinema! The movies are not dubbed.
One of the most beautiful open-air cinemas in the Athenian suburbs - gorgeous garden, big screen and great snack bar! Check for the listings on www. athinorama.gr
6 locals recommend
Cinema Filothei
Platia Ioanni Drosopoulou
6 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful open-air cinemas in the Athenian suburbs - gorgeous garden, big screen and great snack bar! Check for the listings on www. athinorama.gr

Food Scene

A 19th century building with amazing mid-century decor. The food is Greek recipes with a modern twist and they also do a Greek-inspired brunch on the weekends.
Portrait Street Bar
45 Voulis
A 19th century building with amazing mid-century decor. The food is Greek recipes with a modern twist and they also do a Greek-inspired brunch on the weekends.
Fantastic brunch and a great Vermuth collection. Awesome pizza!
42 locals recommend
Odori
2 Skouleniou
42 locals recommend
Fantastic brunch and a great Vermuth collection. Awesome pizza!
Our favourite restaurant in Athens. Classic & modern Greek cuisine and classic European dishes. Beautiful environment.
54 locals recommend
Cookoovaya
2a Chatzigianni Mexi
54 locals recommend
Our favourite restaurant in Athens. Classic & modern Greek cuisine and classic European dishes. Beautiful environment.
Great burgers and comfort food, vibrant atmosphere.
Penny Lane Comfort Food
10 Thoukididou
Great burgers and comfort food, vibrant atmosphere.
One of the best brunch places in Athens.
8 locals recommend
Different Beast
19 Kassaveti
8 locals recommend
One of the best brunch places in Athens.
Οur favourite restaurant for traditional Greek classics. Try the roasted lamb with potatoes and the pastizzio.
8 locals recommend
ΑΤΤΑΛΟΣ εστιατόριο-μαγειρείο
9 Adrianou
8 locals recommend
Οur favourite restaurant for traditional Greek classics. Try the roasted lamb with potatoes and the pastizzio.
You local choice for souvlaki, our national street-food!
Kalamaki Avana
2 Likourgou
You local choice for souvlaki, our national street-food!
A little gem. A beautiful, tiny, vintage-style cafe.
112 locals recommend
Lotte cafe-bistrot
2 Tsami Karatasou
112 locals recommend
A little gem. A beautiful, tiny, vintage-style cafe.
A great restaurant to go to after your tour of the Parthenon and the Acropolis museum. Greek classics with a modern twist.
26 locals recommend
Manimani restaurant
10 Falirou
26 locals recommend
A great restaurant to go to after your tour of the Parthenon and the Acropolis museum. Greek classics with a modern twist.
Beautifully renovated old-school grand-cafe. Great during daytime. The name translates as 'bitter orange' - coincidentally, the same tree we have in our garden!
Nerántzi
72 Mitropoleos
Beautifully renovated old-school grand-cafe. Great during daytime. The name translates as 'bitter orange' - coincidentally, the same tree we have in our garden!
Best coffee in Athens (baristas consistently win international competitions) and a great craft beer selection from Greece and around the world.
57 locals recommend
The Underdog
8 Iraklidon
57 locals recommend
Best coffee in Athens (baristas consistently win international competitions) and a great craft beer selection from Greece and around the world.
If you're curious to see what japanese/greek fusion tastes like, try it. You definitely won't regret it.
94 locals recommend
Nolan
31 - 33 Voulis
94 locals recommend
If you're curious to see what japanese/greek fusion tastes like, try it. You definitely won't regret it.
Traditional Greek recipes with a modern twist. The name translates as 'bread & salt' - traditionally, when you've eaten bread & salt with someone, it means you're good friends.
8 locals recommend
BREAD & SALT
8 Πλ. Ελευθερωτών
8 locals recommend
Traditional Greek recipes with a modern twist. The name translates as 'bread & salt' - traditionally, when you've eaten bread & salt with someone, it means you're good friends.
A great local choice for Indian food. They also do delivery.
7 locals recommend
Pink Elephant
4Α Sokratous
7 locals recommend
A great local choice for Indian food. They also do delivery.
The only McDonald's with a drive-through in Athens, only a few blocks away.
McDonalds
34-36 Eth. Antistaseos
The only McDonald's with a drive-through in Athens, only a few blocks away.
Lovely, quiet and very green courtyard, a couple of minutes away from the house. All-day cafe, bar & restaurant.
6 locals recommend
Hide & Seek - All day bar restaurant
254 Leof. Kifisias
6 locals recommend
Lovely, quiet and very green courtyard, a couple of minutes away from the house. All-day cafe, bar & restaurant.
Authentic local Italian restaurant with handmade fresh pasta and very friendly service. Try the carbonara!
11 locals recommend
Maltagliati Down Town
6 Varnakioti
11 locals recommend
Authentic local Italian restaurant with handmade fresh pasta and very friendly service. Try the carbonara!
Awesome little Italian restaurant. Authentic Italian cuisine - ask for the specials and if they have a ragu, it's your lucky day!
La Piazzetta
4 28is Oktovriou
Awesome little Italian restaurant. Authentic Italian cuisine - ask for the specials and if they have a ragu, it's your lucky day!
If you want an authentic taste of Greek cuisine that feels homemade, this is the place. Great atmosphere as well. They only do lunch.
9 locals recommend
Kitsoulas
25Γ Filikis Etaerias
9 locals recommend
If you want an authentic taste of Greek cuisine that feels homemade, this is the place. Great atmosphere as well. They only do lunch.
Only the best authentically Italian pizza in Athens. They have a lovely yard to sit, but they do delivery as well.
DA NONNA
24 Omirou
Only the best authentically Italian pizza in Athens. They have a lovely yard to sit, but they do delivery as well.
Before you start your day, get your coffee here!
38 locals recommend
Starbucks
236 Leof. Kifisias
38 locals recommend
Before you start your day, get your coffee here!
Do not, I repeat, do not miss out on the Sunday brunch. Live jazz music, brunch classics, and a wonderful decor and atmosphere. Fantastic service. You can combine it with a walk around the flea market on a Sunday morning.
43 locals recommend
Zampano
18 Sarri
43 locals recommend
Do not, I repeat, do not miss out on the Sunday brunch. Live jazz music, brunch classics, and a wonderful decor and atmosphere. Fantastic service. You can combine it with a walk around the flea market on a Sunday morning.
Beautiful, old-school cafe (and restaurant) right in the heart of Monastiraki. If it's sunny, sit on the roof terrace.
40 locals recommend
Cafe Avissinia
7 Kinetou
40 locals recommend
Beautiful, old-school cafe (and restaurant) right in the heart of Monastiraki. If it's sunny, sit on the roof terrace.
Αn absolutely lovely coffee place with handmade pastries made fresh every day. Try the pistachio eclair!
24 locals recommend
Portatiph
21 Sina
24 locals recommend
Αn absolutely lovely coffee place with handmade pastries made fresh every day. Try the pistachio eclair!
Α coffee shop that offers homemade small bites and pastries. Lovely vintage-style decor.
Ntemonté
44 Charitos
Α coffee shop that offers homemade small bites and pastries. Lovely vintage-style decor.
Thai food and exotic cocktails. A beautiful garden and a vibrant crowd. Bar vibes and louder music after 10-11 pm.
12 locals recommend
Buba Bistrot Exotique
4 Papadiamanti
12 locals recommend
Thai food and exotic cocktails. A beautiful garden and a vibrant crowd. Bar vibes and louder music after 10-11 pm.
One of the best italian restaurants the town has to offer. Order the squid ink total black pizza! In the summer, sit by the pool.
6 locals recommend
Nolita Athens
10 Dimitriou Vasiliou
6 locals recommend
One of the best italian restaurants the town has to offer. Order the squid ink total black pizza! In the summer, sit by the pool.
Beautiful quiet garden, great coffees & a nice Sunday brunch. Order the pancakes with bacon, eggs & maple syrup!
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41 Thermopilon
Beautiful quiet garden, great coffees & a nice Sunday brunch. Order the pancakes with bacon, eggs & maple syrup!
Upscale restaurant in a gorgeously renovated and decorated neoclassical building. Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with a modern twist.
58 locals recommend
Aleria Restaurant
57 Meg. Alexandrou
58 locals recommend
Upscale restaurant in a gorgeously renovated and decorated neoclassical building. Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with a modern twist.

Drinks & Nightlife

Check out this beautiful rooftop bar. You'll get a great view of the Parthenon AND the Metropolis square.
44 locals recommend
The Zillers
54 Mitropoleos
44 locals recommend
Check out this beautiful rooftop bar. You'll get a great view of the Parthenon AND the Metropolis square.
A rooftop bar with the best view of the Acropolis in the heart of Monastiraki.
189 locals recommend
360 Cocktail bar
2 Ifestou
189 locals recommend
A rooftop bar with the best view of the Acropolis in the heart of Monastiraki.
Great for coffee during the day and drinks in the evenings. Very vibrant, always full.
13 locals recommend
Theory Bar
14 Platonos
13 locals recommend
Great for coffee during the day and drinks in the evenings. Very vibrant, always full.
Great bar, cool music, awesome crowd. Stays open until really late (or should I say really early?)
Maimou Bar
7A Thoukididou
Great bar, cool music, awesome crowd. Stays open until really late (or should I say really early?)
Awesome bar with tiki style decor, really good music and great, friendly service.
10 locals recommend
White Monkey
6 Grigorio Gyftopoulou
10 locals recommend
Awesome bar with tiki style decor, really good music and great, friendly service.
An all-day cafe & bar. They serve a great brunch on Sundays.
46 locals recommend
Monsieur Barbu
49 Mark. Mpotsari
46 locals recommend
An all-day cafe & bar. They serve a great brunch on Sundays.
For you, vintage lovers. Great vintage decor (don't forget to check out the toilets downstairs). Honest drinks, great music (lots of oldies!) and super-friendly service.
126 locals recommend
Drunk Sinatra
16 Thiseos
126 locals recommend
For you, vintage lovers. Great vintage decor (don't forget to check out the toilets downstairs). Honest drinks, great music (lots of oldies!) and super-friendly service.
The best venue for live jazz music in Athens.
66 locals recommend
Half Note Jazz Club
17 Trivonianou
66 locals recommend
The best venue for live jazz music in Athens.
One of our favourite bars in Athens. Great music (lots of oldies!), very vibrant, always full. The name translates as 'blue parrot'.
119 locals recommend
Blue Parrot
31 Leonidou
119 locals recommend
One of our favourite bars in Athens. Great music (lots of oldies!), very vibrant, always full. The name translates as 'blue parrot'.
Very classy wine bar, located inside a gallery.
73 locals recommend
By the glass Athens
3 Souri
73 locals recommend
Very classy wine bar, located inside a gallery.
Our personal favourite. Quirky decor, alternative rock music. Open until 6:00 am. The best bar to finish your night out in town.
40 locals recommend
The 7 Jokers Coffee & Cocktail Bar
7 Voulis
40 locals recommend
Our personal favourite. Quirky decor, alternative rock music. Open until 6:00 am. The best bar to finish your night out in town.
Great cocktails. Consistently getting awards as one of the top bars worldwide. Definitely one of the top 5 bars in Athens. Also great for coffee during daytime.
257 locals recommend
The Clumsies
30 Praxitelous
257 locals recommend
Great cocktails. Consistently getting awards as one of the top bars worldwide. Definitely one of the top 5 bars in Athens. Also great for coffee during daytime.
Amazingly decorated bar, professional bartending, great music and crowd.
308 locals recommend
Noel
59B Kolokotroni
308 locals recommend
Amazingly decorated bar, professional bartending, great music and crowd.
Tasteful decor, beautiful marble bar, great cocktails!
HICK'S
37 Andrea Papandreou
Tasteful decor, beautiful marble bar, great cocktails!
If you love jazz, this is a little gem. The quirkiest little underground jazz bar - amazing atmosphere, great crowd.
31 locals recommend
Jazz In Jazz
4 Dinokratous
31 locals recommend
If you love jazz, this is a little gem. The quirkiest little underground jazz bar - amazing atmosphere, great crowd.
A very classy and vibrant wine bar. Small bites menu.
22 locals recommend
Stinking Bishop
και Loukianou
22 locals recommend
A very classy and vibrant wine bar. Small bites menu.
All day cafe & bar with a beautiful courtyard and a good cocktail list.
6 locals recommend
Spiti Cocktail Bar
9 Andrea Papandreou
6 locals recommend
All day cafe & bar with a beautiful courtyard and a good cocktail list.
A gorgeous bar with great drinks, cocktails and a small menu with bar bites. Don't miss out on their homemade lemonades!
55 locals recommend
KINONO
48 Falirou
55 locals recommend
A gorgeous bar with great drinks, cocktails and a small menu with bar bites. Don't miss out on their homemade lemonades!

Shopping

A gorgeous little shop for women's clothes with a very unique sense of style.
Anthologia Humana
41 Andrea Papandreou
A gorgeous little shop for women's clothes with a very unique sense of style.
If you love antiques, this is the place for you. There is a flea market on Sunday mornings, but there are a lot of antique and vintage shops in the area that are open all week long.
418 locals recommend
Monastraki Flea Market
2 Ifestou
418 locals recommend
If you love antiques, this is the place for you. There is a flea market on Sunday mornings, but there are a lot of antique and vintage shops in the area that are open all week long.
Lovely little vintage shop.
Σοφίτα Vintage Shop
6 Erisichthonos
Lovely little vintage shop.
Great shop with quality vintage collectibles, objects and small furniture.
6 locals recommend
Retrosexual Vintage Shop
3 Agias Irinis
6 locals recommend
Great shop with quality vintage collectibles, objects and small furniture.
The classiest shop for designer vintage furniture in Athens.
MOFU Vintage and Contemporary Design
28 Sarri
The classiest shop for designer vintage furniture in Athens.
Easily the classiest mall in the whole of Greece. This is where you'll get cheap and medium-range brands but also the most expensive boutiques. Check out Free Shop (great little boutique with international and Greek designers) and stop by Au Delicieux for a strawberry macaron.
112 locals recommend
Golden Hall
37A Leof. Kifisias
112 locals recommend
Easily the classiest mall in the whole of Greece. This is where you'll get cheap and medium-range brands but also the most expensive boutiques. Check out Free Shop (great little boutique with international and Greek designers) and stop by Au Delicieux for a strawberry macaron.
The biggest mall in the northern suburbs (three floors). Several restaurants (mainly fast food chains) and a 15 room Village Cinema on the top floor.
267 locals recommend
The Mall Athens
35 Andrea Papandreou
267 locals recommend
The biggest mall in the northern suburbs (three floors). Several restaurants (mainly fast food chains) and a 15 room Village Cinema on the top floor.
A very special souvenir shop with items by contemporary Greek designers. T-shirts, mugs, tote bags, notebooks etc.
6 locals recommend
Flaneur Souvenirs & Supplies
1 Flessa
6 locals recommend
A very special souvenir shop with items by contemporary Greek designers. T-shirts, mugs, tote bags, notebooks etc.

Sightseeing

A wonderful museum about the history and art of the Cyclades. A must see. Very small, you can see it in less than 2 hours.
527 locals recommend
Museum of Cycladic Art
4 Neofitou Douka
527 locals recommend
A wonderful museum about the history and art of the Cyclades. A must see. Very small, you can see it in less than 2 hours.
A must-see.
1856 locals recommend
Acropolis of Athens
1856 locals recommend
A must-see.
The original sports stadium. All marble! This is where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896.
870 locals recommend
Panathenaic Stadium
Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou
870 locals recommend
The original sports stadium. All marble! This is where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896.

Parks & Nature

If you are near Syntagma, go for a walk in the garden, for a short break from the noisy city. It's so peaceful!
1171 locals recommend
National Garden
1 Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias
1171 locals recommend
If you are near Syntagma, go for a walk in the garden, for a short break from the noisy city. It's so peaceful!
An oasis in the center of the city. Great hike and fantastic view.
526 locals recommend
Filopappou Hill
215 Φυλής
526 locals recommend
An oasis in the center of the city. Great hike and fantastic view.

Essentials

The biggest supermarket close to the house.
AB Vassilopoulos
56 Leof. Perikleous
The biggest supermarket close to the house.
If you need a bank with an ATM, this is the closest to the house.
54 locals recommend
Alpha Bank
80 Leof. Andrea Siggrou
54 locals recommend
If you need a bank with an ATM, this is the closest to the house.
Dry cleaners, only a few blocks from the house.
5 a Sec Hellas S.A.
Dry cleaners, only a few blocks from the house.
A bakery with a huge variety for your breakfast essentials.
Apollonion
87-89 Eth. Antistaseos
A bakery with a huge variety for your breakfast essentials.
If you are looking for a shave or a haircut, Kostas will take care of you in his vintage-style barber shop.
Barber Rules
67 Ioannou Apostolopoulou
If you are looking for a shave or a haircut, Kostas will take care of you in his vintage-style barber shop.
Closest pharmacy to the house.
PHARMACY PANOPOULOU ANNA CHRISTINA
13 Ethnikis Antistaseos
Closest pharmacy to the house.