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