Where to eat in Athens?

Athens, one of the oldest city in Europe is well known for its tradition, architecture, and history. Wherever you go, you will come across some great museums, incredible monuments, and ancient structures. Tourists arrive here not only to explore the variegated landscape and game at the centuries-old architecture but also to experience the Greek cuisine and the traditional dishes.

In Athens, you will come across hundreds of restaurants that offer different cuisines along with Greek food. However, when exploring Greece, you should focus just on Greek food. Athens has become a site of a street food revolution.

A Greek breakfast

Here is a brief food guide on where to enjoy the best Greek food in Athens.
When ordering a Greek breakfast, you can ask for traditional pitas and preserves along with good Greek honey. There are some favorite places where one can enjoy the Greek breakfast, and a good option is the Acropolis museum where the breakfast is served every day. You can also enjoy Greek yogurt with honey and walnuts for breakfast. A few bakeries that are popular among the locals include Ariston, Lykavitttos and Stani.

A Greek lunch

While the breakfast is light in Greece, lunch is big and the main meal of the day and served around mid-noon. The most common dishes that are enjoyed during lunch are lathera and mageirefta.  These are basically vegetables, and meat cooked slowly in olive oil and served with feta and good bread. Other dishes to try include fasolakia lathera, bamies latheres, gemista, kotopoulo and some more. The historical Fillipou in the Kolonaki and Vlassis are great lunch places. Fish and calamari are incredibly tasty. Jimmy’s Fish is very famous for its fresh fish, seafood as well as Greek cuisine. Today, it is one of the most popular restaurants in Athens.

Pro tip – One of the best ways to understand and enjoy the authentic food scene is to go around with a local for a guided walking tour. You can visit the street shops and dive into the various Greek specialties. This is the best way to get a first-hand insight into Greek cuisine and culture.

In the evening

People prefer to enjoy an ouzaki or wine small bites. There are plenty of bars like Kiki de Grece, and Oinoscent which are located south of Syntagma square. Discover some beautiful Greek wines and delectable finger food. For those who want to avoid alcoholic drinks can go for freshly cold-pressed juices that are energy-boosting. You can pick your options at the Froots Juice Bar near the Acropolis Metro station and go for carrot, ginger, apple combination.

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A Greek Dinner

Greek dinner gets served around 9 pm. Most of the times, moussaka, the iconic Greek oven-bake is served a for dinner. You will love those layers of sautéed aubergine, mined lamb, puréed tomato and spices and then topped with béchamel sauce and cheese. Another favorite is charcoal-grilled, and spit-roasted meats served with peta. Fritters, the lightly fried balls are often served as a starter and served with dill or mint. The timeless Greek classic salads are beautifully simple and made from fresh tomatoes, rich olives, crunchy cucumbers, and feta cheese. Some of the leading restaurants to enjoy Greek dinner include To Paradosiako, Diporto, Klimataria, Esperides and more. Eating at these joints will change your thoughts on Greek food forever as you get served almost every kind of meat straight from the rotisserie to your plate!

Greeks love their desserts and sweet, and the classic baklava is a must have. Enjoy the flaky filo pastry in different combinations and filled with honey and ground nuts. Another popular sweet is galatoboureko which is a custard-filled pastry.

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