Start your day in Athens with a strong sweet coffee in any local bar. Join
Athens' businesspeople for lunch in the smart Kolonaki district
restaurants. At lunch, opt for a speedy spit-roasted meat souvlaki. Or try Greek
taverna fare in a restaurant below the Acropolis in popular Plaka. After
sunset, join Athens party people in the buzzing bars and restaurants of the rejuvenated
Psirri and Gazi districts.
Athens restaurant districts
Sample Athens' restaurants, from quaint rustic tavernas in touristy
Plaka to the chic international eateries of jet-setters'
Kolonaki. In the evening, join revellers in the bustling restaurants of
mainstream Psirri and trendy Gazi Athens districts. For romance try
Thissio, home to a string of restaurants with open-air rooftop terraces
and Acropolis views. Spend hours eating tasty appetisers or mezze, in
bohemian Exarhia restaurants, popular with Athens' student
crowd.
Athens restaurant tips
People eat late in Athens, so if you want to beat the crowds in restaurants that are
popular with locals, lunch in restaurants before 2pm, and get a table for dinner
before 9pm. Luckily, you'll find that most restaurants in Athens'
tourist areas, such as Plaka, are open from midday to midnight or later. Some
of Athens' top restaurants serve dinner only, as do many of those in the
popular nightlife districts of Psirri and Gazi.
Athens bars
Enjoy a sunset drink with Athens views at one of the open-air bars lining the
pedestrianised Apostolou Pavlou street in Thissio. Visit upmarket
Kolonaki to join the Athens smart set over coffee or cocktails. Choose
bohemian Exarhia for grungy bars brimming with Athens' students and
intellectuals. For Athens' highest concentration of after-dark bars, try
the buzzing nightlife districts of mainstream Psirri and gay-friendly
Gazi.
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