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Kolonaki & Exarchia.

North-east of Syntagma, from the slopes of Lycabettus to Exarchia.

Our edit: 4 hotels, 7 restaurants, 5 bars and 5 places.

Stay

Where to stay

The design interiors of Shila hotel in Athens — a boutique property in the city centre

Kolonaki

Shila

Six suites in a late 1920s neoclassical house on a pedestrianised street in Kolonaki. Mantzarou 10.

Year

1928

Keys

6

Coco Mat Jumelle — exterior

Kolonaki

Coco Mat Jumelle

Twin buildings. One hotel. Kolonaki.

Year

2019

Keys

56

The refined interiors of Monsieur Didot, a boutique hotel in Athens

Kolonaki

Monsieur Didot

Six rooms in an 1890 neoclassical townhouse. Named for a French philhellene printer. Sina and Didotou, Kolonaki.

Year

1890

Keys

6

A room interior at The Modernist hotel in Athens — a modernist design hotel in the city centre

Kolonaki

The Modernist

The former Canadian Embassy, rehoused as a Kolonaki boutique hotel.

Year

2020

Keys

38

Eat

Where to eat

The open kitchen at Raw Bata in Ambelokipi, Athens — a robatayaki charcoal grill showcasing premium Greek ingredients from land and sea

Ambelokipi

RawBata

Greek ingredients, Japanese technique, Ambelokipi.

Year

2024

Panellinion

Exarchia

Panellinion

Open since 1885. Closes after checkmate.

Year

1885

The vine-covered courtyard of Ama Lachei in Exarchia — a former schoolyard turned beloved open-air mezedopoleio

Exarchia

Ama Lachei

The mezedopoleio on Kallidromiou that doesn't need to try.

Year

2016

Hygge Athens

Exarchia

Hygge Athens

Scandinavian baking in the heart of Athens.

Year

2024

Kaldi Kafekopteio

Exarchia

Kaldi Kafekopteio

Coffee since 2016. One thing.

Year

2016

Interior of Philos Athens restaurant on Solonos 32, Kolonaki

Kolonaki

Philos Athens

Eight tables, open kitchen, serious intentions.

Year

2018

Iodio

Kolonaki

Iodio

Contemporary seafood at Loukianou 36, Kolonaki.

Year

2024

Drink

Where to drink

Jazz in Jazz Athens — the legendary Kolonaki bar lined with vinyl and memorabilia

Kolonaki

Jazz in Jazz

Jazz, whisky, 1978. A sailor's bar.

Year

1978

Girafe Athens

Exarchia

Girafe Athens

135 labels, 18 countries, almost all by the glass.

Year

2025

Philip Glass

Ambelokipi

Philip Glass

The neighbourhood wine bar. And something more.

Year

2025

Wreck of Angels Athens — stone-vaulted interior of the historic kafeneion

Exarchia

Wreck of Angels

Rebetika in a basement on Stournari. It’s been there for years. That’s the point.

© Leonidas Toumbanos

Exarchia

Erli Athens

All-day bar at the corner of Themistokleous and Graviás.

Year

2026

See

What to see & shop

The Ghika Gallery building, Kolonaki Athens

Kolonaki

Benaki Museum - Ghika Gallery

Where the Greek intelligentsia came to think.

Year

1932

Interior of Phāon in Athens — a curated concept store with design objects and considered lifestyle products

Kolonaki

Phāon

The olfactory boutique the fashion world sent its contacts to.

Year

2024

Ninetto Gallery in Athens — a contemporary art gallery showcasing emerging and established artists

Exarchia

Ninetto Gallery

Four shows a year, international programme, the best light in the city.

Hadrian's Reservoir in Athens — an ancient Roman cistern near the Acropolis, built to supply the city with water

Kolonaki

Hadrian’s Reservoir

Roman cistern below Dexameni Square. Built 125 CE. Still structurally intact.

Year

125

Cine Dexameni open-air cinema in Kolonaki, Athens — one of Greece's oldest outdoor cinemas, set in a garden below Lycabettus Hill

Kolonaki

Cine Dexameni

Open-air cinema above a Roman reservoir. Dexameni Square, Kolonaki.