The Athens Riviera: Where to Stay, Eat & Drink
Twenty kilometres from the centre, the coast from Glyfada to Vouliagmeni: three hotels, two kitchens and a bar on the water.
6 addresses · Updated October 2026
The Athenian Riviera is the city's summer address — pine hills and the Saronic Gulf, twenty kilometres from the centre. These are the places that make the coast worth more than a day trip.
01 · Brutalist · Glyfada
Ace Hotel & Swim Club
120 rooms in the 1972 Fenix Hotel on the Glyfada beachfront — brutalist balconies, two pools and an art programme with Ateliers Ace.
Artemisiou 1, Glyfada 166 75
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02 · Contemporary · Vouliagmeni
The Roc Club
Thirty-four rooms directly above the Saronic Gulf on a private stretch of coast in Vouliagmeni — Grecotel's first Sanctuary property on the Riviera.
8 Panos & Chlois Street, Vouliagmeni 16671
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03 · Contemporary · Vouliagmeni
The Margi
A family hotel in Vouliagmeni since 1960, now in its third generation, with its own organic farm and Patio — nine tables under Michelin-starred chef Panagiotis Giakalis.
11 Litous Street, Vouliagmeni 16671
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04 · Seafood · Vouliagmeni
Papaioannou Restaurant
The Kavouri branch of the Papaioannou seafood family, with a deck almost on the water. Widely considered the most precise of his kitchens.
Iliou 2, Kavouri, Vouliagmeni 166 71
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05 · Contemporary · Glyfada
Ekiben Kitchen South
Ekiben's bento kitchen in Glyfada, behind a glass-brick façade that glows amber after dark. Counter seats run straight onto the street.
Laodikis 41, Glyfada 166 74
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06 · Cocktail Bar · Vouliagmeni
Avra Bar
The waterfront bar of the Four Seasons Astir Palace — the Riviera's most elegant sundowner.
Apollonos 40, Vouliagméni
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