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 lokalaca preporučuje
Cinema Filothei
Platia Ioanni Drosopoulou
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Odori
2 Skouleniou
42 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Cookoovaya
2a Chatzigianni Mexi
54 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Different Beast
19 Kassaveti
8 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
ΑΤΤΑΛΟΣ εστιατόριο-μαγειρείο
9 Adrianou
8 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Lotte cafe-bistrot
2 Tsami Karatasou
112 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Manimani restaurant
10 Falirou
26 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Underdog
8 Iraklidon
57 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Nolan
31 - 33 Voulis
94 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
BREAD & SALT
8 Πλ. Ελευθερωτών
8 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Pink Elephant
4Α Sokratous
7 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Hide & Seek - All day bar restaurant
254 Leof. Kifisias
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Maltagliati Down Town
6 Varnakioti
11 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Kitsoulas
25Γ Filikis Etaerias
9 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Starbucks
236 Leof. Kifisias
38 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Zampano
18 Sarri
43 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Cafe Avissinia
7 Kinetou
40 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Portatiph
21 Sina
24 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Buba Bistrot Exotique
4 Papadiamanti
12 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Nolita Athens
10 Dimitriou Vasiliou
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Aleria Restaurant
57 Meg. Alexandrou
58 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Zillers
54 Mitropoleos
44 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
360 Cocktail bar
2 Ifestou
189 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Theory Bar
14 Platonos
13 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
White Monkey
6 Grigorio Gyftopoulou
10 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Monsieur Barbu
49 Mark. Mpotsari
46 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Drunk Sinatra
16 Thiseos
126 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Half Note Jazz Club
17 Trivonianou
66 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Blue Parrot
31 Leonidou
119 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
By the glass Athens
3 Souri
73 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The 7 Jokers Coffee & Cocktail Bar
7 Voulis
40 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Clumsies
30 Praxitelous
257 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Noel
59B Kolokotroni
308 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Jazz In Jazz
4 Dinokratous
31 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Stinking Bishop
και Loukianou
22 lokalaca preporučuje
A very classy and vibrant wine bar. Small bites menu.
All day cafe & bar with a beautiful courtyard and a good cocktail list.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Spiti Cocktail Bar
9 Andrea Papandreou
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
KINONO
48 Falirou
55 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Пијаца Монастираки
2 Ifestou
418 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Retrosexual Vintage Shop
3 Agias Irinis
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Златна сала
37A Leof. Kifisias
112 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
The Mall Athens
35 Andrea Papandreou
267 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Flaneur Souvenirs & Supplies
1 Flessa
6 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј цикладске уметности
4 Neofitou Douka
527 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Акропол Атина
1856 lokalaca preporučuje
A must-see.
The original sports stadium. All marble! This is where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896.
870 lokalaca preporučuje
Панатенајски стадион
Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou
870 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Национална башта
1 Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias
1171 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Филопапу брдо
215 Φυλής
526 lokalaca preporučuje
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 lokalaca preporučuje
Alpha Bank
80 Leof. Andrea Siggrou
54 lokalaca preporučuje
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.