This blog post is not about the best restaurants in Athens, Greece – we will leave that job to Michelin. This is a list of restaurants in Athens that we at Eyia Retreats love. This is a curated list of our favorite restaurants in Athens to give you a variety of dining experiences with delicious food and fabulous concepts.
Food is not just fuel in Greece; food is a part of how people connect. Greeks enjoy very long meals, lingering over food, chatting with loved ones and sharing dishes. Greek cuisine shines in simplicity. However, Athens offers a mix of ancient tradition and modern creativity, topped with very warm and social vibes.
Athens has many restaurants from humble tavernas and street‐food counters to high‐end Michelin‐starred restaurants. You can expect fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, superb seafood, vibrant salads, pure olive oil and fresh herbs. You will see many restaurants blend tradition with innovation.
Because of Athens’ beautiful weather and scenery, many restaurants offer rooftop terraces or patios with views of the Acropolis, Lycabettus Hill or the Athenian skyline. Dining on a rooftop with an ancient Athens view as the sun sets is a beautiful site to see.
Whatever food you are after when you travel to Athens, the dining scene is a really special experience. Here are our favorite restaurants in Athens, Greece:
Eyia Retreats’ Favorite Restaurants in Athens
Dopios
Dopios is a modern Greek mezze restaurant, renowned for its diverse culinary scene, where you can enjoy local cuisine with a twist. It is a laid-back Greek kitchen with a vast terrace offering traditional souvlaki, steaks and seafood plates. They emphasize local products and small producers from all over Greece. You can experience Dopios restaurant in the center of Athens, under the shade of the trees of an 11th century Holy Temple of Agios Theodoros. You can also experience Dopios in Glyfada with vibrant and stylish vibes.
Vezene
Vezene is a modern Greek restaurant serving regional dishes motivated by personal views on local Greek traditions. It is a contemporary eatery offering wood-fired Greek regional plates, seafood and even a Sunday roast menu. They blend natural ingredients, primitive techniques and forward flavors that remain simple to the core of the soul and soulful. They blend the rustic earthiness of mainland Greece with the sharpness and salinity of the Aegean and Ionian Sea.
Seychelles
Seychelles embraces the Greek tradition of meze and hospitality. In a quaint and relaxed space with tables on the pedestrian street and the square, Seychelles represents the new Greek cuisine in a value for money way. “Life is to share” is the team’s motto, since the dishes at Seychelles are offered to be shared in generous portions.
Manari Taverna
Manari Taverna is an open fire Greek taverna from the team behind Veneze. It has an elevated feeling in a local taverna atmosphere with delicious food and amazing reviews. It is open for lunch and dinner and welcomes walk-ins.
Delta
Delta is a 2-Michelin-starred restaurant in Athens that invites you to embark on a culinary journey composed of pure ingredients, creativity and innovation. It is the only 2-Michelin-starred restaurant in Greece and is located at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Delta restaurant flawlessly combines fine dining with culture and modern principles of sustainability. Delta offers a world-class gastronomic experience full of surprises.
Taverna Klimataria
Taverna Klimataria has become a place designated to delight the human senses for over seventy years. They cook everything fresh daily with fresh ingredients; they even leaven and bake their own bread. With live music, well-cooked traditional Greek dishes and Klimataria’s own wine, you will surely enjoy yourself. The atmosphere serves as a way for the mind and the senses to escape harsh reality and enjoy the present moment, even if just for a meal.
Eyia Retreats’ Favorites Snacks, Cafes + Bars
Wild Souls Kolonaki
Wild Souls Kolonaki sells homemade products in their simplest form, without additives or anything else that can spoil their nature. They sell all the best products for your pantry: nut butters, jams, tahini, halva, nuts, honey and oil. You can even build your own gift box to get a sample of everything.
Ipitou
Ipitou is a tiny, buzzing cocktail bar on an Athenian pedestrian street lined with bars, very close to Syntagma Square and Plaka in the heart of the city. It is the perfect after work meet up spot with friends to share beer, wine or their delicious cocktails.
Contrabando
Contrabando Athens is a lively cocktail bar located in the heart of Athens and one of the most beautiful neighborhoods of Athens. Contrabando combines Latin American culture with Greek tradition and offers truly delicious, refreshing and sustainable cocktails. This experience is a unique and unexpected delight.
72H
72H is an artisanal bakery, part of Ergon House, that proudly defies modern norms, honoring traditions with their time-honored methods. In an era dominated by technology and automation, they remain steadfastly analog, ensuring that each loaf is imbued with the artisanal touch. They prioritize quality and finesse over quantity. Step into their world and discover the unparalleled flavor, texture and delicate essence of true artisanal bread and fine pastries.
Ere
Ere is a unique concept store with pastries, coffee and lifestyle objects. It is a space for the curious and the aesthetics aficionados. Explore a curated selection of lifestyle objects that ranges from Greek artisan’s design work to emerging international brands of homeware and personal items, all aiming to evoke and inspire an appreciation of exploration… while enjoying a pastry and coffee.
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