Guidebook for Athina

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Guidebook for Athina

Food Scene

A very nice family bakery
Olofitou 35
35 Olofitou
A very nice family bakery
Lamprinaki - My favorite souvlaki place. Try Pita with mushroom even if you are not a vegeterian or the turkey kebabs with mashed potatoes
Tralleon 67
67 Tralleon
Lamprinaki - My favorite souvlaki place. Try Pita with mushroom even if you are not a vegeterian or the turkey kebabs with mashed potatoes
Roukounas - Greek meze (aka variety of small plates that we eat throughout the night along with wine or Tsipouro or Ouzo)
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29 Leoforos Irakliou
Roukounas - Greek meze (aka variety of small plates that we eat throughout the night along with wine or Tsipouro or Ouzo)
Mantalaki - It's a collaborative coffee & greek meze restaurant (aka variety of small plates that we eat throughout the night along with wine or Tsipouro or Ouzo)
7 locals recommend
Το Μανταλάκι "Συνεργατικό Καφενείο"
15 Mpampi Anninou
7 locals recommend
Mantalaki - It's a collaborative coffee & greek meze restaurant (aka variety of small plates that we eat throughout the night along with wine or Tsipouro or Ouzo)
Tzitzikas & Mermigkas - Amazing food, contemporary Greek cuisine (though quite expensive if your goal is to have a meal with under 10 Euros/person)
Siadimas, Pan., & Co O.E.
1 Pl. Papadiamanti
Tzitzikas & Mermigkas - Amazing food, contemporary Greek cuisine (though quite expensive if your goal is to have a meal with under 10 Euros/person)
CafeOino - Coffee, Rakomelo (hot alcoholic drink containing Raki -really strong grape distillate- honey and spices) and really nice home-made lemonade with ginger
Gavriilidou 8
8 Gavriilidou
CafeOino - Coffee, Rakomelo (hot alcoholic drink containing Raki -really strong grape distillate- honey and spices) and really nice home-made lemonade with ginger
Strange Fruit - My favorite Cafe! Very nice people with great decor and very very good music, nice coffee and a lot of tea varieties!!
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354 Patision
Strange Fruit - My favorite Cafe! Very nice people with great decor and very very good music, nice coffee and a lot of tea varieties!!
Coffee Island - Chain store, but yet I think the best Espresso in the area. If you like Freddo Capuccino I would suggest that you ask for 'cream' instead of 'milk froth' but make sure to order it with less sugar than usual (since the cream is sweet on its own). This Cafe focuses on coffee almost entirely so you you won't find sth nice to eat (besides some prepacked snacks). But there are other shops around where you will find a lot to eat.
Patision 378
378 Patision
Coffee Island - Chain store, but yet I think the best Espresso in the area. If you like Freddo Capuccino I would suggest that you ask for 'cream' instead of 'milk froth' but make sure to order it with less sugar than usual (since the cream is sweet on its own). This Cafe focuses on coffee almost entirely so you you won't find sth nice to eat (besides some prepacked snacks). But there are other shops around where you will find a lot to eat.
Voskopoula - A very nice grill restaurant. When the whether is nice you will be served across the street in the park. Depending on the period it might have Zigouri (adolescent sheep maximum 1 year old) or Provatina (adult female sheep), i highly recommend them. You can also have lamp-chops (although have in mind that in greece we mostly prefer kids -aka young goats up to 2 months old- rather than lamps -aka young sheep-)
Sivoron 87
87 Sivoron
Voskopoula - A very nice grill restaurant. When the whether is nice you will be served across the street in the park. Depending on the period it might have Zigouri (adolescent sheep maximum 1 year old) or Provatina (adult female sheep), i highly recommend them. You can also have lamp-chops (although have in mind that in greece we mostly prefer kids -aka young goats up to 2 months old- rather than lamps -aka young sheep-)
Open Farmers Market - Every Wednesday 9.00-15.00 across Sivoron Street (from July to October). Highly recommend it for fresh vegetables and fruit all year long. Make sure to buy seasonal products (not the ones grown in greenhouse) to maximize tasting experience. Except from fruits and vegetable you can also find cheese, fish, nuts, seasonings and cheap clothing and household items.
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50 Sivoron
Open Farmers Market - Every Wednesday 9.00-15.00 across Sivoron Street (from July to October). Highly recommend it for fresh vegetables and fruit all year long. Make sure to buy seasonal products (not the ones grown in greenhouse) to maximize tasting experience. Except from fruits and vegetable you can also find cheese, fish, nuts, seasonings and cheap clothing and household items.
Nanis - If you are a sweet tooth, I definitely suggest you pay them a visit. Whatever looks good tastes amazing so don't hesitate to try whatever catches your eye! Ice-cream is very tasty too, but Koustenis is even better at it.
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36 Ioanni Foka
Nanis - If you are a sweet tooth, I definitely suggest you pay them a visit. Whatever looks good tastes amazing so don't hesitate to try whatever catches your eye! Ice-cream is very tasty too, but Koustenis is even better at it.
Koustenis - This is an ice-cream workshop that produces ice-cream for many dessert shops in Athens. You'll find many imaginative flavors there, it's always super fresh and delicious. It's also super cheap. You can buy either a cone/cup paying per ice-cream ball or a package for home paying per kilo.
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31 Ioanni Foka
Koustenis - This is an ice-cream workshop that produces ice-cream for many dessert shops in Athens. You'll find many imaginative flavors there, it's always super fresh and delicious. It's also super cheap. You can buy either a cone/cup paying per ice-cream ball or a package for home paying per kilo.

Essentials

Sklavenitis - Super Market
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26 Olofitou
Sklavenitis - Super Market

Parks & Nature

A vibrant neighborhood park with a lot of places to drink coffee or eat lunch/dinner
Fighting Workers Square 1912-13
A vibrant neighborhood park with a lot of places to drink coffee or eat lunch/dinner
A nice quiet If you just want to walk around or chill
grove Probona
2 Eratonos
A nice quiet If you just want to walk around or chill
A large park with a lot of activities. You can walk around, have a picnic or use the free outdoor gym (installed by the municipality of Galatsi there). There are also to Coffee shops there. The one over the swimming pool offers a great view of Athens but is not open till late ate night. The park (as all parks in Greece) is open at night
35 locals recommend
Veikou Park
& Anagenniseos
35 locals recommend
A large park with a lot of activities. You can walk around, have a picnic or use the free outdoor gym (installed by the municipality of Galatsi there). There are also to Coffee shops there. The one over the swimming pool offers a great view of Athens but is not open till late ate night. The park (as all parks in Greece) is open at night
A nice park to cool down on hot summer days. It's also a center of community since 2008 when the community prevented the construction of a huge Mall that would destroy the park. The community has been taking car for the park since, by planting trees and trying to revive it. It's also quite often for events (music, theater, discussions etc) would take place there.
Lamprou Porfira 5
5 Lamprou Porfira
A nice park to cool down on hot summer days. It's also a center of community since 2008 when the community prevented the construction of a huge Mall that would destroy the park. The community has been taking car for the park since, by planting trees and trying to revive it. It's also quite often for events (music, theater, discussions etc) would take place there.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great service, very nice music a very good variety of beers and great food. Spend some time also to have a look at the interior as it's decorated by a famous Greek painter
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34 Leoforos Irakliou
Great service, very nice music a very good variety of beers and great food. Spend some time also to have a look at the interior as it's decorated by a famous Greek painter