Food and Fun
Gastronomy
Greek cuisine has four secrets: fresh ingredients of good quality, proper use of herbs and spices, the famous Greek olive oil and its basic simplicity. Greek olive oil deserves a special mention. Present in almost all Greek dishes, and in most of them in abundant quantities, it is of excellent quality and very nutritious.
Athens Nightlife
Athens is famous for its vibrant nightlife. The Athenians like to party and will do so almost every night of the week. The choices are plenty and they appeal to all tastes and lifestyles. In general, things get started pretty late; after midnight for bars and clubs and after 10pm for dinner at the city’s tavernas, restaurants and bar - restaurants. In Greece, life is for living and leaving your worries behind. The result is a good - hearted, energetic city with bars and restaurants to match.
Below please find some suggestions:
Paleo Faliro & SOUThern Athens
- Flisvos Marina bars, restaurants
- Bolivar beach bar, Akti Iliou, Alimos
- Nalu beach side café, Alimos
- Skipper’s, coffee/bar in Marina Alimos
- Villa Grizio 46 aperitivo and Sunday Brunch, (46, Ag. Alexandrou str)
- Cine Flisvos open air cinema in Marina Flisvos
- Palaio Faliro Nautical club great view, all day, best time around 20:30 for sunset, in Marina Flisvos (reservations on +30 210 9814835)
- Da Bruno Italian restaurant (46, Αgiou Alexandrou str)
- Delicious, very small shop for Crepes, coffee, ice cream (12, Αg. Alexandrou str.)
- Origami sushi in Marina Flisvos
- Psarades fish tavern (52, Zisimopoulou str)
- My Corner souvlaki (17, Ag. Alexandrou str)
- Druid one of the best restaurants in Athens, (57, Afroditis str) (book for free using e-table for a discount)
- Aladdin traditional oriental dishes (Amfitheas 104 & Areos 88)
- Suzanna libanese and traditional oriental dishes (Chariton & Orfeos Street)
- Vinobeeroteca pizza and draught beers (29, Poseidonos)
- Zuccherino Desserts and Ice Cream (41, Αgiou Alexandrou str )
- ALMA Bakery, chocolate cookies (56, Αgiou Alexandrou str)
- Anna Tsateri, small bakery – (6, iridos str)
- Mpalaskas super market, biological products, delicatessen (39, Αfroditis str)
- Votano Baharikadiko herbs, spices, super foods (24, Αgiou Alexandrou str)
- Benito Delicatessen – delicatessen, traditional flavors from Greece and Istanbul (22, Thetis str)
- Barkiza resort / Yabanaki beach (18 km, bus A1 &171) swim, relax and enjoy beach bars, restaurants and other activities.
Koukaki/Acropolis/Plaka area
- Mani Mani restaurant, traditional dishes with a twist (10 ,Falirou Str)
- Fabrika tou Efrosynou modern Greek taberna (34, Zini Anast str.)
- Bel rey all-day coffee/bar and snacks, juices (88, Falirou str)
- Kinono all-day coffee/bar and snacks (48, Falirou str)
- BoBo wine bar (36, Anast. Zini str.)
- Kalivas souvlaki (10, G. Olympiou)
- Skoumbri fish tavern (12, Drakou str.)
- Takis bakery (14, Misaraliotou str.)
- Klepsidra cafe all-day coffee & snacks (9, Thrasivoulou str )
- Yasemi all-day snacks and coffee (23, Mnisikleous str)
- Brettos bar indoors (41, Kidathineon str)
- Open Air Cinemas Cine Paris (22 Str. Kidathinaion str), Thision (7 Ap. Pavlou), Aigli (Zappeio Garden)
- Couleur local all day bar, coffee, snacks (3, Normanou str)
- A for Athens terrace cocktail bar (A for Athens Hotel, 2 Miaouli str)
- Bios terrace bar and events (84, Pireos str)
- 360 terrace all day bar restaurant (2, Ifestou str)
- Six dogs garden all day bar (6-8, Avramiotou str)
- Café Avissinia terrace restaurant (7, Kinetou str)
- City Zen terrace all-day bar restaurant (11, Aiolou str)
- Strofi terrace restaurant (25, Rovertou Galli str)
- Attikos terrace restaurant (7, Garibaldi str)
- Spilia garden tavern (24, Thrasillou str)
- Sarantatrio garden tavern (43, Amvrosiou Frantzi str)
- Materia Prima wine bar (68, Falirou str)
- Museum Restaurants: Acropolis Museum terrace, Benaki Main Building terrace, Byzantine Museum garden, Numismatic Museum garden