Hanky Panky.
Smash burgers under neon.
Edited by Aki Sumawaki
Cosmic Burgers
~18 min walk to the Acropolis
~22 min to Monastiraki Square
A retro diner filtered through science fiction on Dinocharous: thin patties pressed on the flat-top, soft buns, hot fries, and lighting that makes the night feel longer.
Hanky Panky is on Dinocharous, a side street in Ano Petralona, and it has the feel of a place that knows exactly what it is: a smash burger joint with a cosmic visual identity and no interest in being subtle about either. The burgers are pressed thin on a flat-top, the buns are soft, the fries arrive hot.
The space reads like a retro diner filtered through a science fiction aesthetic — neon, bold graphics, the kind of lighting that makes the food look good and the night feel longer. Petralona is a neighbourhood of tavernas and quiet corners, which makes Hanky Panky's energy its own kind of statement.
Street food meets outer space.
It opens from 18:00 and stays until 02:00. The price tier is honest — this is street food with a kitchen that takes technique seriously, which is the combination Athens has been good at lately.
Why we picked it
A burger joint with a point of view, in a part of town that needed one. The neon and the patties are equally committed.
Best forA late, casual dinner in Petralona
