A Foodie's Guide to Athens, Greece: Essential Eats ๐ŸŒฏ

A Foodie's Guide to Athens, Greece: Essential Eats ๐ŸŒฏ

Athens is an excellent city to explore Greek food. With hundreds of restaurants offering all sorts of cuisines from around the world, you definitely need to check out all the city has to offer! It includes: ๐Ÿฝ 35 Places to eat + drink Each type of food recommendations. Check the guide or use the interactive map to look through the options and make plans. Itโ€™s mobile-friendly and easy to use on the go. This is updated as of my time spent in Lisbon, but don't worry I'll continue to update it as I learn more! Make sure to save it to gain updates as they come. Feel free to send me an email with your feedback & tag me in your photos! @lifeofthetravelingpin
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Things to Know about Food Culture in Athens, Greece:

- Meal times are typically later than the norm, with lunch from 1:30pm-3pm and dinner around 8:30-10pm.

- Reservations are not necessary for most restaurants, but for fine-dining and one with a view it's good practice to reserve a table in advance.

- Water is perfectly safe to drink from the tap in Athens, so ask your server for tap water when you have the chance! (It'll save you the few euros added to your bill).

- Tipping is customary and the general rule of thumb is โ‚ฌ2 to โ‚ฌ5 or to round the bill up to the nearest number ending in a โ€œ0โ€ or โ€œ5.โ€

Breakfast?

The Brunch Factory
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Tazza All day bistro & wine bar
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Bougatsadiko Psirri
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Melina Mercouri Cafรฉ
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The Makers Athens
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Queen Bee Athens
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Acera The Brunch Project
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Little Tree Books and Coffee
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Neratzia Cafe Bistro
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The Winter Garden
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Greek Food?

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EATERY Bairaktaris Aiolou 29
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Efcharis restaurant
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Omonoia, Athens
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Geros Tou Moria Restaurant
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Sweets?

LUKUMAฮ”ฮ•ฮฃ
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KAYAK ICE CREAM STORE โ€“ KAPNIKAREA
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DaVinci Gelato (Monastiraki)
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Fairytale Athens Psyrri
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Krinos (est.1923)
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Django Gelato Athens
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Street Food?

Smak ฮ–ฯ…ฮผฮตฯฮฏฮฑ
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Street Souvlaki
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ฮ‘ฮกฮ™ฮฃฮคฮŸฮ ฮ›ฮŸฮœฮ ฮŸฮคฮ•ฮฃฮ—
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Zisis, Fish in a cone
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