Wednesday night in the middle of December isn’t typically a great night to go on restaurant outings in Athens. Most places are pretty quiet. But we set out to visit friends who had just moved downtown and we wanted quiet. A place to talk and eat at a...
Aleria
Besides being the name of an ancient Greek colony and, when spelled with two Ls, one of the strangest games on the internet, Aleria is the name of a relatively new restaurant in the coarse but chic neighborhood of Metaxourgio. The restaurant is a testimony...
Elaia
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TOURIST TRAP
Hope springs eternal--even when it comes to dining in the Plaka. And hope I had, indeed, as we set out battling the pre-election, pre-school traffic standstill to actually get downtown, the three-deep taxis outside the GB, the parking and even the political...
Almyra
It’s great to discover easy, relaxed neighborhood places where the food is good, the service decent, and the prices totally human! There is, in fact, a dearth of such places in the environs of this idiosyncratic city. All too often I am drawn to the...
Zefkin
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A down and dirty, fun, very local Greek place where tourists can see firsthand how Greeks have fun, on weeknights, but especially on weekends and at Sunday lunch.
Where do a carload full of nostalgic islanders head when one of the clan is leaving to...
Oil Resto
This daring, contemporary Greek restaurant is full of fresh ideas matched by very few other restaurants in more mainstream locales. Unfortunately, it's in the boondocks of one of Athens' working class suburbs and hard to get to. Current chefs, Dimitris...
Naxiotiko Kafeneio
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Naxiotiko Kafeneio
For the first time in a long time we spent a Sunday afternoon wandering around Psirri, attracted by the artwalk and also by the perfect weather. That ability to sit outdoors and eat on a February day pretty much sums up all the reasons...
Thisavros ton Gefseon
It’s not every week that a charismatic young African-American wins his 10th in a row U.S. primary, that a charismatic 80-year old Fidel Castro steps down as the longest reigning leader in the Western world, and that a small land-locked country in the...
Kanella
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Gazi, on a Wednesday night: Roaming around Gazi just the other night gave me the feeling I sometimes have when I’ve been away for a week or so, come back, and notice that my children have grown. It had been a while since I had strolled around the old...
Nea Diagonios
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STEAKS AND MEAT
When you walk into this new restaurant in the heart of Kolonaki on Lykavitou Street, the first thing that you feel is how perfectly suited to the neighborhood it is. A well-lit, well-designed, perfectly urban restaurant that takes up three whole floors...
Cilentio
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Greek-Mediterranean
I had set out to go to one of the new restaurants in Kolonaki when, totally by chance, we passed Cilentio and I remembered that a friend had recently recommended the place. So, cell phone in hand, we cancelled our plans and walked into the oh-so-civilized,...
Tirbuson
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Konstantinoupoleos is the ever-growing hot spot for Athens’ restaurant and bar scene. Most of the places down here are characterized by their casual, easy approach to food, their simple menus, their equal emphasis on drinking and eating, their younger...
Milos Athens
Some things get better with age. Milos is definitely one of them.
Thursday afternoon is not a propitious time for lunch in this city of night owls gearing up for the weekend’s food and drinks splurge. So, it was a surprise, to say the least, to see Milos...
Mavrikos
3/7/2008MAVRIKOSCuisine: Excellent Greek FairArea: Lindos, RhodesDecor: Warm and welcoming, excellent viewsWine List: ExcellentAddress; Lindos, RhodesService: Professional and friendlyPrices: 30-40 euro per personAddress: Main Square, Lindos, Rhodes,...
Galaxy
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GREEK-CONTEMPORARY
One of my favorite places in all of Athens is the top of the Hilton. First because it brings back so many memories of my first trips to Greece in the summers of the 1970s but also because the view is pretty spectacular. That said, one of my least favorite...
Galazia Akti
I have to be motivated on a hot Saturday night to set out from the northern suburbs all the way to Lagonisi. Motivation came in the form of, what else, a restaurant. Not just any restaurant but a small, very chic, very expensive, very good restaurant...
Ta Kioupia
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With a handful of foreign visitors in tow, my choice of where to dine had to be narrowed down to Greek and only Greek. But the question then became: traditional or contemporary? One friend wanted to try the latest in Greek food and one wanted to try...
Piato
25/9/2008PiatoCategory: Casual Greek/A 20 minute taxi ride from downtown to one of the city’s better suburbsAtmosphere contemporary, pleasantService goodMenu casual greek contemporary cookingWine...
Topos Gefsis Kriti
9/10/2008Topos Gefsis KritiCategory: Cretan Cuisine/northern suburbsAtmosphere: pleasant and friendlyMenu: well-prepared greatest hits from the mother of the Mediterranean Diet!Service: attentiveKava:...
Mamacas
30/10/2008MamacasCategory: Modern taverna/DowntownAtmosphere: ModernFood: Taverna fare that could be a lot betterService: CompetentCava: DecentPrices: ...
Kallisti Gefsis
20/11/2008Kallisti GefsisCategory: Contemporary Greek fare/Central AthensDecor: quiet, civilised, renovated, neoclassical houseService: goodWine list: goodPrices: 30-35 euro per personAddress: Asklipiou 137, Athens, Tel. 2106453179, 2106445476Quick...
+Ousia
28/11/2008+OusiaCategory: Taverna/PiraeusAddress: 5 Paleologou str., Terpsithea Square, Piraeus, Tel. 2104222005Another down and dirty place where working class Greeks with good palates like to dine. If you’re waiting for a ferry to the islands and...
Brown Betty
4/12/2008Brown BettyCategory: Euro-Greek pub/Central AthensAtmosphere: dark wood, large bar, a place made for the aimlessly leisurelyService: enthusiasticMenu: Potpourri of tabac best...
Aris
11/12/2008ArisCategory: Upscale Greek contemporary food/ ThessalonikiAddress: 8 Kalapothaki str., Thessaloniki, Tel. 2310 243 737Quick bites:This place is almost worth the plane ride north! The food is excellent.Late on Sunday night, after the Salonica...
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