Coffee & Bakeries in Athens.

14 cafés and bakeries we would send a friend to, in Exarchia, Pangrati and Peristeri.

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Interior of Omsom Coffee in Athens — a specialty coffee shop

Peristeri

Omsom Coffee

Roastery first, café second, on Kyprou: seasonal single-origin lots roasted in small batches on site, espresso or filter, with house-made pastries.

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The Zillers Pastry Bar

The street-level arm of The Zillers boutique hotel, by pastry chef Georgios Platinos: olive green and burnt orange, glass bricks and terrazzo. Croissants by day, plated desserts finished to order in the evening.

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Pangrati

Lot51

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Kerameikos

Okupa

A listening bar, kitchen and courtyard on Psaromiligkou, designed by REMY Architects around the building's industrial past and furnished with Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer. Levantine technique on local produce: lighter plates by day, a sharing spread as the evening goes on.

Syntagma

Neropistolo

A narrow shopfront on Voulis by Zisis Papamichos's studio: croissant workshop in the attic, baking in the basement, a marble bench over blue brick boxes at street level. Butter croissants, a chocolate-cinnamon swirl, pistachio and burrata sandwiches.

CURATED STAYS

Sleep Well.

Hotels chosen for their architecture, their quiet, and their position.

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Interior of Lotte Café Bistrot in Athens — a European-style café and bistrot

Lotte Café Bistrot, Koukaki — photo 2 of 5

Lotte Café Bistrot, Koukaki — photo 3 of 5

Koukaki

Lotte Café Bistrot

A corner room of tiled floors and shelves of books on Tsami Karatasou, beside the Acropolis Museum grounds. Single-origin coffee, pour-over or espresso, and a seasonal kitchen: eggs in the morning, a soup or grain bowl at lunch.

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Neighbourhood Spot

Fred Athens

An all-day place on Konstantinou Paleologou that serves the people who live around it: a real shakshuka with dense sourdough, the chicken royale, fresh-pressed juices, careful coffee, and wine into the evening.

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Kaldi Kafekopteio, Exarchia — photo 2 of 5

Kaldi Kafekopteio, Exarchia — photo 3 of 5

Exarchia

Kaldi Kafekopteio

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Pangrati

Moden

Pavlos Tsiolekas's café and pastry workshop on Pratinou: white walls, custom timber and metal by architect Georgios Apostolopoulos, windows on two sides and a small mezzanine. A short seasonal menu of pastries made that day, and coffee done properly.

Exarchia

Panellinion

A kafenio on Mavromichali with marble mosaic floors, chipped wooden chairs and walls of chess photographs. No music, no Wi-Fi. Kasparov played thirty regulars here at once in 1992 and won every game. Cash only.

BARS & APERITIVO

Drinks After.

Where the evening goes after the last plate is cleared.

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Pangrati

Motiv

A compact corner on Formionos: espresso, filter, cold brew and decaf, plant-based milks, outdoor seating, dogs and laptops welcome.

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Own Roastery

The Underdog

Espresso, filter, cold brew and decaf from beans The Underdog roasts itself, served to Kypseli residents, remote workers and afternoon strollers.

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Exarchia

Hygge Athens

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Monastiraki

SYNC Athens

A double-height former warehouse off Monastiraki: long bar, booths and an open kitchen downstairs, quiet long tables with power upstairs. Chef Mimis's poached eggs with leek jam and metsovone cream are the dish that spread the word.

THE PEOPLE

Meet the Chefs.

The founders and faces behind the restaurants in the edit.

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Coffee & Bakeries in Athens.

Omsom Coffee

The Zillers Pastry Bar

Lot51

Okupa

Neropistolo

Sleep Well.

Lotte Café Bistrot

Fred Athens

Kaldi Kafekopteio

Moden

Panellinion

Drinks After.

Motiv

The Underdog

Hygge Athens

SYNC Athens

Meet the Chefs.

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