11 real restaurants, cafés, bars, markets and food experiences, from inexpensive to special occasion.
11 places to eat and drink in Athens
A basement taverna with barrels for tables, serving no-menu home cooking to market workers since the early 20th century.
Known for: Whatever is on: soups, salads, grilled fish
Under about £13 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
A souvlaki restaurant on Monastiraki Square, open since 1879, popular for its pork and chicken skewers.
Known for: Souvlaki, kebab
Under about £13 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
A busy souvlaki and kebab place on Mitropoleos street, known for its juicy meat wraps.
Known for: Kebab and souvlaki wraps
Under about £13 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
A café selling loukoumades, small Greek doughnuts, with honey, cinnamon and toppings.
Known for: Loukoumades
Under about £13 per person
Good for Couples · Families
A deli-restaurant serving cured meats, cheeses and meze from northern Greece.
Known for: Pastourma, cheeses, meze
About £13–25 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
A charming restaurant overlooking Avissinias Square’s flea market, serving Greek meze.
Known for: Meze, wine, live music
About £13–25 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
A traditional Plaka taverna with live music, serving Greek classics.
Known for: Moussaka, grilled meat
About £13–25 per person
Good for Families · Groups
A modern Greek restaurant and deli focused on quality regional products, in the centre.
Known for: Meze and Greek products
About £25–45 per person
Good for Couples · Groups
A two-Michelin-star restaurant known for playful, creative Greek-inspired tasting menus.
Known for: Tasting menu
£45+ per person
Special occasion Good for Couples · Groups
A two-Michelin-star French-Mediterranean restaurant in a courtyard garden, one of Athens’s best.
Known for: Fine dining tasting menu
£45+ per person
Special occasion Good for Couples · Groups
Small cafés and eateries around the central market serve grilled meat, tripe soup and coffee to shoppers.
Known for: Local market food
Under about £13 per person
Local favourite Good for Families · Groups
£ to ££££ is an approximate guide to price level and the per-person range is an estimate, not live pricing. “Good for” is a rule of thumb. Opening times and menus change: check with the venue before you go.
Souvlaki
Greek salad and feta
Loukoumades
